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Siansa Gael Linn 2013

March 21, 2013

The grand finale of Siansa Gael Linn which will take place in the National Concert Hall in Dublin on Sunday, 14th April 2013.

Siansa Gael Linn is a competition aimed at young traditional music and singing groups organised and the competition has being going from strength to strength since it was first held in 2001.

On the night eight groups representing secondary schools in Co. Galway, Derry, Dublin Limerick Co. Waterford and Sligo will perform a 10-12 minute performance with emphasis on various elements of music i.e. rhythm, phrasing, notes, etc. to create imaginative links between the tunes/song.

The groups will be judged on their overall performance on the night, incorporating choice of music, arrangement, singing and ensemble playing. And this years judges include the Donegal fiddler, Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, founder of the group ‘Fidil’, the renowned box player and singer Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich from Baile na bPoc in West Kerry and who is a member of trad bands ‘Beginish’ and ‘Boys of the Lough’ they will be joined on the night with the highly respected whistle-player, Mary Bergin, who has worked with ‘Dé Danann’ and ‘Dordán’ over the years.

The young traditional music group Teaspach from Sligo were last year’s winners and they were amongst the performs who took the stage in January during this year’s Templebar Tradfest.

As they are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year, Gael Linn Gael Linn are delighted that President Michael D. Higgins will attend this year’s Siansa final. The concert will be broadcast live from the National Concert Hall on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta at 7.30p.m. and will be compered by the station’s popular presenter, Áine Hensey.

Siansa provides a platform for traditional groups who are aiming to develop their own tradi-tional style as did groups such as Dervish, Solas, Altan, Danú, Téada, etc.

A limited amount of tickets for the event are still available from the National Concert Hall on 01:4170000 or visit www.nch.ie
Don’t miss it !

Féile na bPáistí 2013

March 21, 2013

2 April 2013 – 4 April 2013

Féile na bPáistí will take place in Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo from 2nd-4th April 2013.

Many events aimed at kids will include workshops, drama, exhibitions plus much more.

The festival will take place during the Easter holiday so that children will have the opportunity to participate in various cultural events. A wonderful few days of fun and family activity is promised!

The festival will take place in Áras Inis Gluaire, Co. Mayo. Carmel Balfe will lead a workshop with drumming and a puppet shoe while the talented Fanzini Brothers will perform a magical live show.

Further information:
Áras Inis Gluaire
Béal an Mhuirthead
Co. Mhaigheo
T: 097 81079 / R: t.mccafferty@arasinisgluaire.ie

Website: www.arasinisgluaire.ie

Comórtas Ealaíne Cúla4

March 21, 2013

Intensive Irish Course for Adults – Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge

March 21, 2013

Dianchúrsaí Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge

Feidhmeannach Nua le GAELSCOILEANNA TEO.

March 20, 2013

Comhdháil Chomhairle na Gaelscolaíochta – Míshástacht léirithe faoin Bhille nua Oideachais

March 20, 2013

Tús curtha leis an bpróiseas clárúcháin do Ghaelcholáiste nua i mBÁC

March 20, 2013

Crosfhocal Beo Ar Líne

March 20, 2013

Battle of the Bands live on Raidió na Gaeltachta

March 20, 2013

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s Rónán Beo @3 invites budding musicians to take part in a Battle of the Bands competition – Bruíon na mBuíon – as part of the RTÉ youth week event in April.
If you are a member of a band or a solo musician performing songs in Irish, then make sure to be in on an opportunity to perform your music live on the radio!

The prize for the winning band will be a recording of a 3 track EP in the studio of Tommy McLaughlin of Villagers fame, and an invitation to perform at Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí’s Cabaret Craiceáilte music night in Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal.

The competition is aimed at secondary school pupils throughout the country, and individual musicians or groups are invited to submit a newly composed, contemporary song in Irish to the programme by 5 April via e-mail or post. Applicants are welcome to submit more than one song.
Keep an eye on Raidió na Gaeltachta’s Facebook page for news and updates.

Irish deserves strong support

March 20, 2013

Your editorial (Mar 13) would be comical if it were not so ill-informed.
You offer no evidence for the alleged €1 billion annual spend on Irish. How is this quantified? Is money spent on childcare (good) through the medium of Irish (bad) included? Are schools which don’t teach Irish for more that 20 minutes a day included?

You quote the budget of TG4, which gave us Ireland’s first teen drama and myriad quality TV shows, in comparison with RTÉ Two, for example, which costs much more and adds very little to viewer choice in its rebroadcasting of foreign shows.

Is money spent on gaelscoileanna a spend on education (good) or on Irish (bad)? Does it cost more to ensure that public servants serving Irish speaking areas are bilingual? Answer: No.

Our appalling English-only attitude has left us the odd man out in Europe with no respect for either our own history, culture and language or that of anyone else. Consumerism has not lead to happiness. Self-confidence and self-worth will. Time to see the value of our language, and of ourselves.

Irish has no intrinsic monetary value or use, much like Shakespeare, ballet and laughter. Irish is not much used in working life, like calculus, integration or the history of WWII.

Are we all to be trained to be unthinking cogs in a wheel? Each language is a different way of thinking. We need to think in a different way. And had you checked the record you would see that more Irish is spoken in the European Parliament that Maltese, Estonian or Latvian.

Dáithí Mac Cárthaigh BL
Law Library
Dublin 7

www.irishexaminer.com

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