Gaelscoil de hÍde ag bogadh
June 6, 2013
Campaí Samhraidh do pháistí
June 6, 2013
Scléip on Raidió na Gaeltachta, Saturday June 8th @ 11am
June 5, 2013
On Saturday June 8th at 11am the first programme in a new five programme series focused on the annual talent contest Scléip, organised by Gaelscoileanna Teo. will be broadcast on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Last year, about 500 students took part in the competition. In this series we will hear the passion, the nerves, the talent and the winners of Scléip 2013. On June 8th we will hear the first round of the competition, recorded live in the Axis Theatre in Dublin. Presented by Fiachna Ó Braonáin. Produced with funding from the BAI’s Sound and Vision scheme.
Raven Productions and Raidió na Gaeltachta recorded the regional heats and final of Scléip 2013 and will broadcast the programmes on the dates below:
- Babhta 1 recorded in the Axis, Baile Munna, Baile Átha Cliath: 8 June 2013 @ 11.00 am
- Babhta 2 recorded in the Firkin Crane, Corcaigh: 15 June 2013 @ 11.00 am
- Babhta 3 recorded in the Riverbank, Droichead Nua, Cill Dara: 22 June 2013 @ 11.00 am
- Babhta 4 recorded in the Chultúrlann Uí Chanáin, Doire: 29 June 2013 @ 11.00 am
- Final: 6 July 2013 @ 11.00 am
Family Fun Day in Gaelscoil na Giúise
June 5, 2013
Gaelscoil na Giúise in Firhouse will be holding a family fun day for the children who will be attending the new Gaelscoil and their parents this Saturday, June 8th. The event will take place between 11am and 1pm at Firhouse Community Centre. For more information call 01 6294110 or email eolas@foras.ie.
First Aid Course in Irish in Loughrea
June 5, 2013
Please note that a Basic First Aid Course will be held Saturday, the 8th and 29th June, in Loughrea, in Gaeilge Locha Riach’s office. The numbers are limited and the total cost per person is €50.
This is a 2 day first aid course aimed at those not needing a legally certified course. It may be appropriate for those in charge of youth or sports groups. It covers many aspects of the OFA course however to a lesser level.
Certified: Slán Sábháilte (valid for 2 years)
Course Duration: 16 Hours.
Course content:
- Patient Assessment
- CPR & Defibrillator Training
- Trauma
- Fractures
- Bleeding
- Burns
- Medical
- Cardiac
- Stroke
- Epilepsy, Diabetes and Asthma
CPR Cert. from the Irish Heart Foundation and First Aid Cert from Slán Sábháilte.
Call to book your place on 091 870718 or email oifig@lochariach.com
Cé a scríobhfaidh na plécháipéisí?
June 5, 2013
Ag tacú leis an nGaeilge
June 5, 2013
Names chosen for the new schools opening in 2013!
June 5, 2013
GAELSCOILEANNA TEO. would like to give a warm welcome to Gaelscoil na Giúise (Firhouse, Dublin 24), Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua (Stepaside, Dublin 18) agus Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha (Kildare Town), 3 new irish-medium primary schools due to open in September 2013. There was great excitement recently when the schools’ principals and parents chose names for them; ‘Gaelscoil na Giúise’ refers to the fir trees from which Firhouse, the school’s location, gets its name, ‘Sliabh Rua’ is a historical name for the nearby Three Rock Mountain and as Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha’s permanent location is to be in the old McGee Barracks, the school community decided to recognise the history of the site in the school’s name.
We wish these new schools the very best as they prepare to open their doors for the first time in September. An Foras Pátrúnachta will be patron of all three schools and they will be coeducational and mulitdenominational. Contact Clare on 01 8535193 or cspainneach@gaelscoileanna.ie for general information on new schools, and contact An Foras Pátrúnachta directly for information on enrolment. There are places available for September 2013!
An bhfuil sé deacair cinneadh faoi do thodhchaí a dhéanamh ag an aois seo?
June 5, 2013
Uncertainty surrounding the short-term funding of Irish Language organisations
June 4, 2013
At a meeting of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) last March, Ministers agreed to extend the existing core funding arrangements to 19 Irish language organisations until 31 December 2013.
Addressing Dáil Éireann last Thursday, Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Dinny McGinley T.D. confirmed this decision.
While the six month extension would provide brief relief, the organisations themselves are seeking a longer-term solution. The relief was not long lived however, as shortly after the NSMC meeting in March, Foras na Gaeilge informed organisations that they were now initiating a new process to deal with applications for funding for the extended period and outlined cuts of between 5% and 6% as guideline figures. These cuts were to be made on the overall core-funding figure, and would not be applied to all organisations in the same manner.
Foras na Gaeilge drafted new priorities, based on particular themes, and organisations were informed that funding would now be allocated based on these priorities only. Organisations were informed that the new funding process would see winners and losers amongst the 19 organisations as funding applications would only be processed in accordance with the new criteria.
The Board of Foras na Gaeilge will meet on 28 June 2013, to review the applications and approve funding for organisations for the period 01 July 2013 – December 2013. The date of this meeting means funding decisions will be made on Friday for the period beginning the following Monday, and organisations will not be aware of their funding allocation until the new period has already begun.
In a written response to a parliamentary question posed to him, Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Dinny McGinley T.D., stated that new models of funding are being analysed by Foras na Gaeilge, in conjunction with the core-funded organisations, with other key stakeholders and with the public, through public consultations in both jurisdictions. The Minister noted again the decision by the NSMC to provide interim funding based on the current core-funding arrangements until 31 December 2013.
Speaking on this topic, Kevin De Barra, Director of Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, the umbrella body for the Irish language voluntary movement, said “while the Minister has made efforts to clarify the situation, the waters are being muddied once more by information provided by Foras na Gaeilge which is at odds to that confirmed by the Minister”.
De Barra said he hopes the issue will become clearer over the next few weeks with a meeting of the NSMC scheduled next week, and said: “it is a pity that this situation has arisen again, where once again things are left to the last minute, with a Board meeting scheduled for Friday 28th June and the core-funded bodies clueless as to what allocation of funding they can expect to receive for a period which begins on the following Monday”.
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