Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2016 nominees announced by Gaillimh le Gaeilge
March 23, 2016
Gaillimh le Gaeilge have announced the nominees for Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2016, and two new national media sponsors for the Gradam, the Sunday Business Post and TG4.
Gaillimh le Gaeilge has been running Galway’s own bilingual business award, Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh, for the past 14 years and Gradam 2016 is shaping up to be one of the best yet, with 20 top-quality Galway businesses nominated for the prestigious award. The Gradam is named in honour of the late Seosamh Ó hÓgartaigh, founding member and company secretary of Gaillimh le Gaeilge, and celebrates companies and organisations in Galway City that use Irish in the day-to-day running of their businesses and who, in doing so, contribute to Galway’s vibrant atmosphere and reputation as a city of culture. This year’s nominees as well as previous nominees and winners deserve a special mention in 2016 due to the role Galway’s vibrant bilingual atmosphere played in securing Galway’s status as Ireland’s first bilingual city and her place on the shortlist for the European City of Culture 2020.
“The Irish language is an integral part of Galway City life, and this is evident in the work that our 20 nominees for Gradam 2016 have done to promote the language over a diverse range of sectors,” say organisers. “11 of our 20 nominees are entering the Gradam for the very first time, and Gaillimh le Gaeilge feels that this strongly reflects the growing interest in and support for the Irish language in Galway city.”
The nominees for Gradam 2016 are divided into four categories: Retail, Hospitality and Tourism, Services and Other Companies. A winner will be chosen in each of these four categories, and these four category winners will then go head-to-head for the prestigious title of overall winner. Gaillimh le Gaeilge would like to thank their sponsors for providing prizes and benefits worth €25,000 in total, as well as offering extensive publicity and acclaim for the Gradam’s overall winner each year.
Na hainmniúcháin ná (the nominees are):
Retail Category sponsored by Galway Bay FM
Áil Rúin, An Gailearaí Beag, Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Faherty’s Paint
Tourism and Hospitality sponsored by Fáilte Ireland
Brasserie on the Corner, Clayton Hotel Galway, Connacht Hotel, Lally Coaches, Péarla na Mara, Teach na Céibhe, The House Hotel
Services Category sponsored by Snap Galway
C-SideSound, Newcastle Medical Centre, Richard Hughes Optician, Top Oil
Other Companies Category sponsored by Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge
OLYART, Mór Public Relations, Galway Technology Centre, COPE Galway.
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March 23, 2016
Oireachtas na Gaeilge recently announced a brand new and exciting Irish language film competition to add to their media awards this year.
With interest in the Irish language in Dundalk growing, people from the area are being encouraged to enter.
The competition is open to recently produced Irish language films that are no more than 30 minutes long.
Entries to the competition are limited to films that have been completed between the 1st March 2015 and 5th April 2016. However, there is no limit with regards to the genre, theme, style or budget of the production.
“We’re delighted to announce this new short film competition as part of our annual media awards”, says Liam Ó Maolaodha, Director of an tOireachtas.
“This competition offers a new platform to Irish language filmmakers and it provides an important opportunity to exhibit their work to the Irish language media sector”, he said.
Screenings of the short films will be held in the Salthill Hotel, Galway, on Friday May 13th ahead of the awards ceremony that evening. The format of the film should be MP4 and entries are welcome online through YouTube or Vimeo. The closing date for entries is Tuesday April 5th
For more information please visit www.antoireachtas.ie
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Celebrations across the community as new build for Gaelscoil Aodha Rua Dungannon approved
March 18, 2016
A major capital investment in Dungannon’s only Irish medium primary school – Gaelscoil Aodha Rua – for a brand new building, will “completely change the landscape” of the school, its Principal has told the TIMES.
Education Minister, John O’Dowd, pledged £40 million to ten schools across the north, with St Peter’s PS in Collegelands also included, for “new state of the art facilities”.
Gaelscoil Aodha Rua Principal, Móna Uí Dhochartaigh, said the entire school community was looking forward to having an enhanced learning area, alongside new dining, sports, library and outdoor play facilities.
“Minister O’Dowd’s announcement of Capital Investment in our new build project marks the beginning of an exciting stage in the development of Gaelscoil Aodha Rua and of Irish Medium Education in our local area”, said Mrs Uí Dhochartaigh. “This investment will completely change the landscape of our school and will offer our pupils the opportunity to learn and to grow in a spacious, modern, custom-built permanent brick building.”
Welcoming the countless messages of support and congratulations from not only parents, pupils and staff, but other schools and organisations from within the wider local community, Móna continued: “Our school is a community school and since our establishment we have had the privilige of working in partnership with a wide range of Irish language, cultural and sporting organisations, all of whom will also benefit from this announcement and from the enhanced facilities, which will continue to be used by the local community after school hours. I pay tribute to our 88 pupils, whose enthusiasm for learning has provided constant encouragement to the school management team to strive towards this day. I thank our parents whole-heartedly for their patience and committment and for believing that this day would actually come and I commend the staff and Board of Governors of the school who have worked tirelessly to bring this dream to fruition. I also pay tribute to those who have played their part in the development of Irish Medium Education in the Dungannon area for many years now and who paved the way towards the success and prosperity that we now enjoy. I am privilged to be part of the community that is Gaelscoil Aodha Rua and I look forward to bringing the new-build project to fruition for the good of our current pupils and for generations of children to come who will receive their education through the medium of Irish in our town. Tá Gaelscoil Aodha Rua ag dul ó neart go neart agus tá todhchaí geal romhainn sna blianta atá le teacht.
Read more: http://www.tyronetimes.co.uk/news/tyrone-news/celebrations-across-the-community-as-new-build-for-gaelscoil-aodha-rua-dungannon-approved-1-7281799#ixzz43FAYYNwp
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