Enjoy a variety of sports as Gaeilge at Coláiste Chiaráin
March 5, 2013
Coláiste Chiaráin aspires to be about much more than just learning Irish, although there is of course a significant emphasis on engaging and dynamic classes six mornings a week, tailored towards the Junior and Leaving Certificate cycles, and preparatory work for the oral examinations.
The muinteoiri and cuntoiri are also very conscious that a three-week stay in the Connemara Gaeltacht is a character forming experience and they try to help the children embrace that opportunity.
Good weather means students can visit one of Carraroe’s many stunning beaches, go for walks and cycles, play sport outside including soccer, basketball, and Gaelic football, or enjoy water sports. Sport is an integral part of the Coláiste Chiaráin experience.
The natural resource of Loch an Mhuilinn plays host to kayaking, which is always a favourite with the students.
During the course, well known GAA personalities facilitate the college with their coaching experience and spend afternoons encouraging students to reach their potential in their particular discipline.
Coláiste Chiaráin looks favourably on any group of students who go not alone for the Irish experience but for the GAA coaching experience and would be willing to offer a reduction of the cost if a suitable number decided to attend.
For students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2014 and on there will be a lot of emphasis on oral and aural skills as this constitutes 40 per cent of the total marks.
The success of Coláiste Chiaráin down through the years is due to the dynamic of those attending, and the tears on the final night of the course are atestament to a very positive experience.
For more information contact 091 595167 or 091 595186, eolas@colaistechiarain.ie or www.colaistechiarain.ie.
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Recession busting Irish summer course for only €570
March 5, 2013
Tá Coláiste Cholumba ag rith cúrsaí Gaeilge ar an gCeathrú Rua ar feadh caoga bliain.
Le dhá bhliain anuas tá muid ag rith cúrsaí speisialta coicíse chun an seans a thabhairt do gach duine taithí a fháil ar ár dteanga dúchais i gceartlár na Gaeltachta.
Last year Coláiste Cholumba, an Irish summer college in the Connemara Gaeltacht, launched a recession busting two-week summer course to huge success. This year extra spaces have been added to cater for the huge numbers applying. However spaces are very limited and with all courses being oversubscribed last year, all indications are that this trend will continue for 2013. You can now enjoy 14 days of the same Gaeltacht experience with all its spraoi, spóirt, craic and ceol, while learning Irish, which has made Coláiste Cholumba a huge success for
more than 40 years.
These courses are inclusive of accommodation, food, tuition, sports activities, and travel. Also included are the college’s famous theme nights, discos, barbecues, and beach parties. It is hard to imagine a more fun-filled experience in one of the most popular Irish summer colleges. Coláiste Cholumba also runs special courses for those sitting the Leaving Cert and Junior Cert 2014 and for sixth class primary and first year post primary students.
Two-week courses will take place from June 26 to July 10, and from July 19 to August 2. Three-week courses will take place from June 6 to June 25, from June 26 to July 18, and from July 19 to August 10.
For further details visit www.colaistecholumba.ie, phone 091595184, or email colaistecholumba@gmail.com.
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Seachtain na Gaeilge i gCeatharlach
March 5, 2013
Feighlí le Gaeilge
March 5, 2013
Buaiteoirí Scléip 2013 – Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, Doire, 1 Márta 2013
March 4, 2013
Féile Litríochta do Dhéagóirí
February 28, 2013
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2013 has something for all
February 28, 2013
Seachtain na Gaeilge, the rather more than a week-long festival of events celebrating the Irish language, heritage, culture, and life, returns from March 2 to 17.
Events will take place across the city and county, involving music, dance, theatre, debates, competitions, and storytelling, culminating in the St Patrick’s Day Parade. The festival was launched on Monday by TG4 presenter and Seachtain na Gaeilge ambassador Róisín Ní Thomáin, along with pupils from Gaelscoil Dara. The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Give Irish a Go’. The emphasis is on public participation and is aimed at those with little or no Irish, the ‘cúpla focail’, or who are fluent. Is leor Beirt – get talking as Gaeilge
The Is leor Beirt strand of the programme entails a small group of people meeting in a local cafe or in their workplace restaurant to chat together in Irish on a regular basis. “There is no extra cost or time needed to get involved with the Is Leor Beirt network,” said Conradh na Gaeilge’s Siobhán Ní Dhubhfaidh. “The scheme revolves around coffee breaks or lunchtimes that people would be taking anyway, only now they’ll be relaxing in a new setting in the company of other people interested in Irish.” Is Leor Beirt events will be taking place in Lohan’s and The Oslo Hotel in Salthill (Monday March 4, Monday 11, at 8pm); Hennellys Pub, Corrundulla (Monday 4, 8pm); McCambridges, Shop Street (Tuesday 5 and Tuesday 12, 10.30am); Hope’s, Loughrea (Wednesday 6, 11am); Loughrea’s Irish Office (Monday 4 at 10am, Wednesday 13, 11am).
Similar events include a coffee morning with Age Action West and the Cumann Craic in the Age Action West office, the Small Crane, at 12 noon on Tuesday 5. Club Áras na nGael will host oíche na bhfoghlaimeoirí social night with ceol agus craic for Irish language learners from 8.30pm. On Friday 8 there will be a coffee morning and conversation at An Comharchumann, Cill Rónáin, from 11am; an Irish taster class in Teach na Gaeilge, Maigh Cuillin (3pm for beginners, 3.30pm learners, 4pm higher, 4.30pm grammar class). Admission is free. For more information contact 086 – 00660483. The public can also practice their Gaeilge at the coffee morning in The Galway Cakery, Moycullen (Saturday 9, 11am); parent and toddler morning, Teach na Gaeilge, Maigh Cuilinn (Monday 11, from 10am); coffee morning, Café Áras na Gaeilge, NUIG, (Monday 11, from 10am); My First Gaeilge, Áras na Gaeilge, NUIG, (Monday 11, from 3pm).
Coffee morning, Gaelscoil Riada, Athenry (Tuesday 12, 11am); Ciorcal cómhra with wine and cheese reception, Aras na Gaeilge, NUIG (Tuesday 12, 3pm); Ciorcal comhra with caint agus craftmaking in Teach na Gaeilge, Moycullen (8pm, also Tuesday 12, for more information (086-0660483). On Wednesday 13 NUIG will host its ‘No English Day’; while Áras na Gaeilge, NUIG will hold an Irish breakfast (10pm) and My First Gaeilge (3pm); Oíche na bhfoghlaimeoirí in Club Áras na nGael, social night for Irish language learners, from 9.30pm. Concerts, events and talks SnaG begins on Saturday with NUI Galway’s Drama Festival for the Colleges, celebrating and hosting theatre as Gaeilge. For more information see www.drama-gaeilge.com
On Tuesday 5 Club Áras na nGael on Dominick Street will host a Breton night from 8pm; and the Róisín Dubh will host an ‘Irish Silent Disco’ from 10pm. On Wednesday 6 there will be a screening of the films Cré na Cille and Kings in Áras na Gaeilge, NUIG at 6pm; and Celtic rock band The Waylanders will play Kelly’s, Bridget Street at 9pm.
Thursday 7 will see an Irish trad session in The Western hotel, Prospect Hill, at 9.30pm and on Friday 8 there will be a talk entitled Cultural Resistance in the Basque Country in Áras na nGael, Dominick Street, at 7pm. On Tuesday 12 there will be a music session in the Westside Library, Galway at 6.30pm; a lecture on the poet Raifteirí with NUIG’s Prog Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh at 8pm; and the Irish Silent Disco at the Róisín Dubh at 10pm. Thursday 14 will see the sean nós night in Maigh Cuillin with Johnny Mháirtín Learaí, Josie Sheáin Jeaic, Máirtín Tom Sheainín, Máire Phete Uí Dhroighneáin, Treasa Bn Uí Chonaill, Treasa Uí Cheannbháin, Róisin Elsafty, Joe John Mac an Iomaire, Seosamh Ó Fátharta, Pól Ó Ceannbháin, and Catríona Ní Cheannbháin in Regans Pub at 9pm, admission is free.
That same evening will see a trad session in The Western Hotel, Prospect Hill (9.30pm) and a céilí with JCI Galway, Club Aras na nGael, at 9pm. Dara Ó Cualán will give a lecture on the Galway Oireachtas 1913 in the Galway City Museum at 2pm on Saturday 16. Music events for St Patrick’s Day (Sunday 17) include the St Patrick’s day Trad Music Session in Club Áras na nGael, from 2pm and Don Stiffe and Marcus Ó hIarnáin in The Forge, Moycullen, at 8pm. Storytelling for children SnaG will host storytelling events as Gaeilge for children in the Galway City Library (Friday 8 and Friday 15, 11.15am), in the Westside Library (Friday 8 and Friday 15, at 3.30pm), a reading morning for children in the Moycullen Bookshop (Saturday 9, 11am); The programme is available from Conradh na Gaeilge, Áras na nGael, 45 Dominick Street (091 – 567824, conradh@bradan.iol.ie, www.arasnangael.ie)
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Roinn na Gaeltachta grants to attend Coláiste Ghobnait
February 28, 2013
Roinn na Gaeltachta awards grants on an annual basis to students from the mainland attending Coláiste Ghobnait. We look forward to accepting more students for the school year 2013-2014.
The Department grant covers the student’s accommodation
Coláiste Ghobnait has many benefits:
- The student will be lodging with a family on the island where Gaeilge is the everyday language
- Students will have a great opportunity to improve their Gaeilge. Gaeilge is the spoken daily among the islanders and the school community. This opportunity provides the perfect total immersion environment for a safe and positive experience in the Gaeltacht. (40% of the examination marks are allocated for the Oral Irish examination at Leaving Certificate Level)
- There is a bonus mark awarded to students who do their examinations through Irish
- Wide range of subjects available
- Low pupil teacher ratio
- All modern facilities available
- Net books are used by all the students in the Junior Certificate Cycle and first year students in the Leaving Certificate Cycle
- Video conference facility available in the college
- Astroturf pitch available
- Football pitch
- Basketball courts
- Tennis court
- Volleyball
- Handball
- Everybody lives within close proximity to the school
- All facilities are close by.
Programme for Transition Year
- The main aim of the transition year programme is to foster the student’s love and respect of the Irish language and culture through total immersion.
- Due to the fact that they are living on the island they gain self independence and confidence.
- As you are aware 40% of the Leaving Certificate Examination is allocated to the Oral Irish Examination.
- They reside with families where Irish is the spoken everyday language of the family.
- The students enter the BT Young Scientist competition.
- They do projects in all subjects.
- They interact with the elders – for example they have been involved in a project called Wiseways with the elders this year.
- They write and perform a play for the Christmas Show. The Christmas Show is attended by the entire school and the community of Inis Oírr.
- We begin the Christmas Holidays with the celebration on Mass. The national school and the local community also attend.
- They learn set dancing.
- They go on a school tour.
- They visit an activity centre in Petersbourg in Conamara.
- There is a football pitch, astroturf, basketball courts, tennis courts, handball alleys and volleyball facilities available on the island.
- The students participate in a P.E class every week.
- They enter various competitions: music, debates, creative writing, art.
- They help and participate in The French Day and Lá na Gaeilge which are held annually in the school.
- They do two weeks work experience with an employer of their choice with regards to their future careers.
- The ECDL Examination is provided in the college. On the successful completion of the ECDL Examination each student is awarded a Certificate.
It is worthwhile visiting the following websites:
- www.inisoirr-island.com
- www.colaistelaichtin.ie
Further Information:
Coláiste Ghobnait, Inis Oírr, Oileáin Árann, Co. na Gaillimhe.
Teil/faics: 099 75016
Ríomhphost: priomhoide.cg@cogalvec.ie
Seoladh Sheachtain na Gaeilge na Gaillimhe
February 28, 2013
Léiriú dorcha do “Pinocchio” ar camchúirt le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge 2013
February 27, 2013
