Cad é atá speisialta faoi do mháthair féin?
March 8, 2013
Earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta ag teacht le chéile arís do Chomhdháil Chomhairle na Gaelscolaíochta 2013
March 8, 2013
Up to 10,000 expected at Carlow Pan Celtic International Festival this Easter
March 8, 2013
CARLOW is bracing itself for a Celtic invasion as up to 10,000 visitors are expected over the Easter holidays for the 42nd International Pan Celtic Festival, one of the first ‘Gathering’ events of the year for the town.
The six day Pan Celtic International Festival runs from April 2 – 7 and is a unique celebration of Celtic culture which attracts enthusiasts from across Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man.
The international festival is the annual Gathering of the Celts and features a host of free events and some ticketed shows and competitions for singers, songwriters, musicians, dancers, choirs, poets, story tellers and their followers, from across the six participating nations.
Festival Director, Bride de Róiste, looks forward to a fantastic few days and says momentum is really building ahead of this year’s gathering of the clans. “This is an extra special year and we’re delighted to host one of Carlow’s premier ‘Gathering’ events.
“We’ve a great festival line-up and highlights include storytelling and swapping, concerts, book launches, traditional singing and choral competitions as well as piping and drumming, harp, fiddle and dance contests in dozens of venues across Carlow town.”
The highlight for many will be the Pan Celtic International Song Contest on Thursday, April 4. It will feature newly-composed songs in their own Celtic language from each of the six nations, with Ireland being represented by Seoirse Ó Dochartaigh from Donegal, singing Le Do Thaobh, composed by Connemara native Áine Durkin. The song is a moving and poignant tribute to Áine’s late sister.
The entire town comes alive for the festival. Outdoor entertainment includes Celtic dancing, an open-air Ceilí, busking competitions and the festival parade. Festival-goers are also invited to run, walk or jog the Pan Celtic Mile!
The Trad Trail features no less than 40 sessions and 80 musicians in a total of 12 hostelries. There is also a series of workshops which range from baby fiddle to master classes in all traditional instruments, as well as Sean-Nós, Céilí and Breton dance classes.
This year’s programme also features performances from the Garda Band, RTÉ Cór na nÓg, Thurso Pipe Band, Pervish, The Great Trad Train and ARDS CCÉ as well as 3 Orchestras in Concert. Celtic language classes will offer a taste of Scots Gaelic, Manx and Cornish as well as Irish.
A Festival Club in the Seven Oaks Hotel, hosted by a different nation each night, will give a taste of the very best of Celtic entertainment each country has to offer. The festival is a true family event, with workshops and attractions galore for children, a ‘Celtic Taste of Carlow’ artisan farmers’ market and much more.
All fringe events are free of charge and for further details, log on to www.panceltic.ie
An Ré Nua: Ar lorg an tálainn nua is fearr i gceol traidisiúnta/ceol tíre
March 7, 2013
Ceardlann Saor in Aisce do Scríbhneoirí Gaeilge á heagrú ag Cló Iar-Chonnacht i gcomhar le Scoil na Gaeilge agus na Ceiltise, Ollscoil na Banríona, Béal Feirste
March 7, 2013
Stiúrthóir Naíonra
March 7, 2013
Gearrscannán Gaeilge i bPictiúrlann Light House
March 7, 2013
Axe draws closer for struggling schools
March 7, 2013
More than half of secondary schools in the Dungannon District are unsustainable in terms of their current enrolments, according to a new report on the future of education in the Southern Education and Library Board.
Plans to deal with local schools failing to meet viability thresholds were announced in the SELB’s Area Planning report on Thursday.
According to the report, seven out of the district’s ten secondary schools are unviable in terms of their enrolment threshold for years 8 to 12. The Department of Education wants to ensure all secondary schools in the Dungannon district have at least 500 pupils, are getting good results and are not in debt.
Currently there are 317 spare places in local secondary schools, with 128 empty desks at Drumglass, 53 at Aughnacloy High School, 309 at St Joseph’s Coalisland, 21 at St Patrick’s Academy, and 8 at Integrated College Dungannon.
However, the report has called for further consultation to take place this year over the future of Dungannon’s Catholic secondary schools, as well as announcing a stay of execution on the future of Aughnacloy High School and Fivemiletown College, which had to turn away 16 pupils last year because the school had no places for them.
“The issue of cross-border education initiatives is still being developed politically and this may have implications for the planning in the Aughnacloy and Fivemiletown areas”, said the report.
Northern Ireland’s Education Minister has said he is unhappy at the slow progress of some education boards in planning to shut unsustainable schools. Sinn Fein’s John O’Dowd is forming a steering group to speed up the process of closing and rebuilding.
The minister is eager for education boards to close unviable schools. He said that in some areas plans have not moved quickly enough. Mr O’Dowd said that was unacceptable and he wants the Catholic authorities to develop definitive solutions. The SELB report announced that merger plans have drawn closure for Dungannon’s Catholic secondary schools.
Following consultation, the Catholic Council for Maintained Schools has found that the best model for the future of St Patrick’s Academy and St Patrick’s College involves the development of a shared educational campus, while retaining the identity and status of both schools, said the report.
With regards to the proposed merger of St Joseph’s College Donaghmore, and St Joseph’s Coalisland, the CCMS said it had taken into account concerns around Irish Medium provision and the expressed view that St Joseph’s Grammar School Donaghmore is a sustainable and viable school.
The report said: “The proposed model is for an 11 – 19 co-educational school, inclusive of Irish Medium provision, in St Joseph’s Grammar School, Donaghmore with an 11 – 16 co-educational school in St Joseph’s High School, Coalisland.
“The potential for the establishment of a formal partnership to maximize opportunities for pupils in both schools, particularly at post 16, should be researched, evaluated and presented to the Trustees for further consideration by June 2013.”
Dungannon District’s primary schools are the next target and the Education Minister will reveal proposals by the middle of March. There are more than 80,000 empty places in schools and the minister has said some may have to close to improve the quality of education children receive.
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Sparánacht taighde – COGG
March 7, 2013
Áiseanna d’fhoghlaim agus do Theagasc trí Ghaeilge agus do theagasc na Gaeilge – COGG
March 7, 2013
Tugtar cuireadh do chomhlachtaí, d’institiúidí nó do dhaoine aonair iarratais a dhéanamh ar lorg thacaíocht mhaoinithe le haghaidh fhorbairt áiseanna teagaisc agus foghlama do bhunscoileanna agus d’iar-bhunscoileanna Gaeltachta agus lán-Ghaeilge nó do theagasc na Gaeilge i scoileanna uile na tíre.
Ní ghlacfar le haon iarratas i ndiaidh 4pm Dé Luain 25 Márta 2013.
Applications for financial support are invited from companies, institutions and individuals for the development of teaching and learning resources for Irish medium schools or for the teaching of Irish in all schools.
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