Na Laochra is Lú
April 16, 2013
Na Laochra is Lú has been shortlisted for this year’s Children’s Book of the Year Awards
A rivetting new work from a first time author in which the diminutive fairies, Ruán and Éadaoin, are given daunting tasks to perform in order to stop the return of the pernicious Taibhse Dána. They do of course succeed but not without some help from a few unlikely sources. Steve Simpson’s illustrations really bring the whole book to life.
48 pages
€6.50
Paperback
ISBN 978-1-85791-098-8
€63,000 grant for Coláiste UISCE
April 16, 2013
It was announced today that the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will allocate a grant of €63,000 to Coláiste Uisce in Mayo.
The grant will go towards the further development of Irish as a community and household language in Béal an Mhuirthead through various initiatives and will focus particularly on the enrichment of Irish among the younger population.
Gaeltacht teenagers and Gaelcholáiste students will be encouraged to take part in a new course which will be designed to develop participants’ leadership skills which will in turn benefit students of Coláiste Uisce.
Announcing the grant, Minister of State Dinny McGinley T.D. said, “When I launched the Family Language Support Programme in April 2012 it specified that the Department would be undertaking a number of initiatives aimed specifically at young people in the Gaeltacht.”
“By funding this course Gaeltacht teenagers with a high standard of Irish will be offered the opportunity of attending a course which will strengthen their leadership skills, enabling them to influence the language behaviour of those around them.”
He also said that the allocation represents the Government’s commitment to the implementation of the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language and his own Department’s commitment in assisting the strengthening of Irish as a community and household language in the Iorras peninsula.
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RnaG celebrating Seachtain na nÓg
April 16, 2013
This week RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will celebrate all things ‘Tots, Tweens and Tweens’ as part of RTÉ’s Youth Week.
All week on Irish Aniar at 09.08am there will be a series of interviews with young people living in the west of Ireland. There will be an open discussion on the following questions: What do they like about living in a rural Gaeltacht area? What are the challenges they face? Are there services for young people? Are they getting equal treatment to young people in other areas?
On 17 April on An Saol ó Dheas at 12.08, Helen Ní Shé will visit Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in Dingle to speak to young people in the region about the different aspects of their lives. The programme will also include packages from Meánscoil San Nioclás in the Waterford Gaeltacht, and Coláiste Ghobnatan in the Cork Gaeltacht.
The winners of Rónán Beo @3’s Battle of the Bands competition will be announced on the show this Friday, 19 April. The competition challenged secondary school students all over the country to compose modern songs in Irish and the winning song will soon be unveiled.
Sinéad Ní Uallacháin will be speaking to young primary school children about their opinion of the painting ‘American Gothic’ by Grant Wood on Saturday morning 10 am on Thall ‘s Abhus.
On Sunday, Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha will be joined by a young co-presenter from 8am – 10am. Neansaí held a national competition offering a chance to a young person interested in radio and music to co-present her show Béal Maidine.
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Folúntais Mhúinteoireachta i nGaelcholáiste Luimnigh
April 16, 2013
Gaelscoil na mBeann – Aitheanta agus Oscailte go hoifigiúil
April 16, 2013
Coláiste Ghlór na Mara – Information night for parents 23.04.2013
April 16, 2013
Múinteoirí Gaeilge – Campaí Samhraidh
April 15, 2013
Dianchúrsa Gaeilge do mhúinteoirí in iar-bhunscoileanna Gaeltachta agus lán-Ghaeilge
April 15, 2013
New educational resources – Placenames Database of Ireland
April 15, 2013
These educational resources are provided as a tool for teachers and students. Placenames are a central part of Irish heritage. We hope that these resources will awaken an interest in them. The resources are in Irish and are printable.
Further information and resources are available to download from www.logainm.ie.
Grant of €435,266 sanctioned for new community facility in An Cheathrú Rua
April 15, 2013
State Minister Dinny McGinley has sanctioned 80% of the cost for the renovation of an old factory in An Cheathrú Rua.
This allocation of €435,266 is being awarded to Comharchumann Mhic Dara to transform the old factory in order to serve the needs of the public and to provide accommodation for local summer colleges.
Minister McGinley said “This investment will strengthen the efforts both of the Comharchumann and of the local community to promote the Irish language in the area.”
The renovations will make 8 school rooms, 4 offices, a sports hall, toilets, and changing rooms available in one location.
Two Irish colleges, Coláiste Chiaráin and Coláiste Cholumba have been operating in An Cheathrú Rua for a number of years. Due to a lack of suitable space, both colleges depend heavily on local accommodation – between schools, community halls and offices in the area. This investment will be of a huge advantage and support to the continuous work of these colleges.
The investment will also be advantageous to language planning in the area in the way that a large Irish language family support unit will be built on the site as suggest in the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language.
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