Tráth na gCeist, Cnoc na Labhras
February 8, 2013
Cló Iar-Chonnacht – Newsletter for schools
February 8, 2013
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Nuachtlitir Futa Fata
February 8, 2013
Agallaimh do Ghaelscoil Cholmcille i mBaile Átha Cliath
February 8, 2013
New Gaelic school planned for Glasgow
February 8, 2013
A NEW Gaelic school is to be created in Glasgow following an £800,000 investment from the Scottish Government.
The primary school will be part of the existing Glendale Campus in Pollokshields. Alastair Allan, the minister for learning, said:
“The continued increase in demand for Gaelic medium education in Glasgow clearly demonstrates that parents are not only recognising the impressive learning benefits that come with a bilingual education, but that we are securing a sustainable and vibrant future for the language in future generations.
“I am delighted to announce this latest funding and look forward to work beginning on the school to create an environment that will inspire pupils and school staff throughout their time there.”
Glasgow’s first Gaelic school, at Woodside, opened in August 2006. Councillor Stephen Curran added: “This money is very welcome.
“Along with investment from Glasgow City Council the provision will create opportunities for over 200 Gaelic speaking pupils and the new school will help provide progression for teachers in Gaelic medium education by extending their prospects in the city and alleviate the pressure on the Woodside campus.”
www.scotsman.com
Tóstal na Gaeilge 2013
February 8, 2013
Seeking Presenters & Participants For A New Lifestyle Television Series For TG4
February 7, 2013
Stirling Film & TV Productions Ltd are currently producing a national lifestyle television series for TG4- based on the idea of turning your unwanted items into profitable goodies. What better way to welcome in 2013 than to say goodbye to all the junk and hello to a better bank balance and a bit of head and home space!
The concept is that participants gather together items from their home, be it clothing, antiques or gadgets, and with some expert advice from our presenters they attempt to turn these items into cash by selling them online through eBay or other online auctions, as well as local fairs or car boot sales. They will each have a target or upcoming occasion or event which they want to raise money for. Some items may have sentimental value and be hard to part with, but these may be the items that make the most money.
We will be holding screen tests for Irish speaking presenters, as well as experts in the field of selling online or at fairs. New talent is welcomed, experience not essential.
If interested please send a self-recorded audition clip of a scenario to include the following in Irish:
– A PTC (Piece to camera) introducing the programme
– A brief interview with a pretend participant
– A brief clip in which you assess a prop i.e. item to be sold. Is it of any worth and might it do well in an online auction?
Please send video applications, along with a CV to pol@stirlingtelevision.co.uk no later than Monday 11th February
Or to:
Pól Penrose
137 University Street,
Belfast,
BT7 1HP
We are also seeking Irish-speaking participants for 6 x programmes to be filmed all over Ireland during the spring and summer months. So if you and your family or colleagues would like to earn some extra cash from your unwanted items for an upcoming event or activity- e.g. a wedding, your own wedding, a holiday, home refurbishment, new equipment, or just want to make some extra room in your house, please fill in the form at http://www.stirlingtelevision.co.uk/news/seeking-presenters-participants-for-a-new-lifestyle-television-series-for-tg4.html to submit your application!
Deadline for applications for participants is Friday 22nd February 2013
Stirling TV Productions has received funding from the ILBF and TG4 for the production.
National Heritage Week 2013
February 7, 2013
17 August 2013 – 25 August 2013
National Heritage Week will take place from the 17th-25th August 2013. One week nationwide celebrating Irelands natural, cultural and built heritage.
National Heritage Week aims is to highlight the rich and varied built heritage that Ireland has to offer and to encourage all owners of historic buildings to open their doors to the public during National Heritage Week.
Up to 400,000 people attended National Heritage Week events in 2010 and in the past two years crowd participated in many free events all over the country. A series of free events will take place all over Ireland to celebrate our culture and heritage.
Events include medieval fairs, night time bat walks, classical music, poetry, theatre, traditional music, storytelling, historical re-enactments, local history walks and talks, maritime and coastal events, food fairs, traditional skills workshops and archaeological digs, traditional thatching techniques exhibitions lus much more.
There’s something for everyone and most events are free!
Many heritage sites and stately homes offer free admission or concessions during the week so everyone can take part and get involved in Ireland’s heritage.
For a full list of what’s happening in your area visit: www.heritageweek.ie
Foilsithe ar Gaelport.com
Éacht Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin
February 7, 2013
10,000 Gaeilge speakers: Dungannon undergoes an Irish renaissance
February 7, 2013
Use of the Irish language in the Dungannon District is rocketing due to the impassioned work of teachers, educationalists amateur enthusiasts and politicians, it has emerged.
The native language is in such fine fettle that the Dungannon district now boasts the second highest proportion of Irish speakers in Northern Ireland. Almost one in five local people claim to speak some Irish (18 percent), second only to the Newry and Mourne District at 20%.
The extent of the language renaissance was revealed in the latest data released from the 2011 Census.
A total of 10,050 Dungannon residents said they had some ability in Irish.
Language campaigners now believe that the creation of Irish language communities in the local district might be a possibility in the future.
Dungannon Council’s Irish Language Officer Seamus Kilpatrick said there had been an enormous shift in attitudes since the last census in 2001.
The Good Friday Agreement has led to a raft of measures to promote the Irish language, as well as a sea-change in the way Irish is taught in local schools.
Irish medium education in the Dungannon District has also been a big success.
However, hostility to the Irish language still remains.
Last October, DUP politicians accused the council of sending a very bad signal for the Unionist community, after it emerged that a receptionist was greeting callers with “Dia Duit”, Lord Maurice Morrow said he had been contacted by members of the public who had been answered in Irish when contacting the council.
“I immediately contacted the council for a response and it appears a member of staff took the liberty of addressing callers in Irish, which of course, is not council policy.
“I have been assured this matter has been duly noted. However, this sort of behaviour throws out a very bad signal for the Unionist/Protestant community, who represent over 40% of the borough population.”
It emerged that the receptionist in question was Irish-speaking and had decided to do this on his own initiative.
http://www.tyronetimes.co.uk/
