Cluineann Teachtaí Dála agus Feisirí Pairliminte an t-éileamh ar Acht na Gaeilge sa Tuaisceart
Feabhra 25, 2014
Bhí toscaireacht de Theachtaí Dála, Sheanadóirí agus Feisirí Pairliminte i nDoire inné chun bualadh le gníomhaithe Gaeilge i gCultúrlann Uí Chanáin mar ar chuala siad éileamh go gcomhlíonann Rialtas na Breataine a ghealltanas Acht na Gaeilge a thabhairt isteach chun cearta phobal na Gaeilge sa tuaisceart a chaomhnú agus a chosaint.
Ag tabhairt aithisc do chomhaltaí An Chomhchoiste um Fhorfheidhmiú Chomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta, dúirt Priomhfheidhmeannach na Cultúrlainne, Gearóid Ó hEára go raibh an staid reatha éagórach agus leatromach agus ní thabharfaí faoi i gceart ach trí reachtaíocht.
Dúirt an tUas Ó hEára, “Rinne Rialtas na Breataine gealltanas i gComhaontú an Chéasta gníomh diongbháilte a ghlacadh chun an teanga a chur chun cinn, ina dhiaidh shínigh siad an Chairt Eorpach do Theangacha Réigiúnacha nó Mionlaigh, agus d’aontaigh ag Cill Rímhinn Acht na Gaeilge a thabhairt in reachtaíocht.
“Léiríonn an 4ú Tuairisc de Choiste na Saineolaithe ar an Chairt Eorpach go soiléir go bhfuil teipthe glan ar Rialtas na Breataine a dhualgais idirnáisiúnta maidir leis an Ghaeilge a chomhlíonadh. Is trí reachtaíocht amháin a bheidh cosaint dhlíthiúil ag pobal na Gaeilge. Ba cheart don ChomhChoiste brú a chur ar Rialtas na Breataine maidir leis an cheist thábhachtach seo.”
Mhol an tUas Ó hEára fosta gur chóir don ChomhChoiste dul i ngleic le haondachtas maidir lena mbuairimhse i leith na Gaeilge.
SpeakTalkChat.com
Feabhra 25, 2014
Is Gaeltacht ar líne SpeakTalkChat.com a chuireann ar chumas na mball comhrá le chéile tré Ghaeilge.
Cuireann úsáideoirí a bprofíl féin ar fáil bunaithe ar na hábhair a gcuireann siad suim iontú, ó gharraíodóireacht go hathrú aeráide. Is féidir leo ansin ceangal a dhéanamh leo siúd leis na hábhair suime céanna. Clúdaithe i bhfeidhmiúlacht SpeakTalkChat.com tá físchomhrá- ar an bpoinnte nó sceideáltha, cuartú úsáideoirí, grúpaí/fóraim agus córas teachtaireachta inmheánach. Is féidir leat do chumas le teangacha a chlárú ar cheann de thrí leibhéil -líofa, meánach nó mar thosnaitheoir.
Tá chúig chatagóir ballraíochta, le dhá cheann do dhéagóirí agus ceann do theaghlaigh san áireamh. Tá dhá pholasaí cosanta páistí sna catagóirí do dhéagóirí an chéad cheann dóibh siúd atá 13, 14 nó 15 bliain d’aois agus an dara ceann dóibh siúd atá 16 nó 17. Cuireann an catagóir teaghlaigh ar chumas teaghlaigh ceangal a dhéanamh le chéile.
Tá SpeakTalkChat ar fáil don PC agus do ghléasanna soghluaiste.
Tá catagóir ballraíochta freisin do Oideachasóirí ag an chéad, dara agus triú leibhéal agus ag an leibhéal aosach. Cuireann sé seo ar chumas Oideachasóirí ceangal a dhéanamh le chéile agus lena ndaltaí. Is féidir le múinteoirí rang a mhúineadh tré chianoideachas le SpeakTalkChat.com
Rinneadh an seoladh Beta de SpeakTalkChat ag Oireachtas na Samhna 2013 agus tá an ballraíocht cláraithe ag teannadh le 1000 faoi láthair.
Is áis breise é SpeakTalkChat a chuidíonn le daoine úsáid a bhaint as Gaeilge.
Cuirtear fáilte roimh thuairmí aiseolais.
Lá Gaeilge CLG i gColáiste na Rinne
Feabhra 25, 2014
Is áil le Coiste Cultúrtha na Mumhan CLG a fhógairt go mbeidh an tríú Lá Gaeilge CLG á reachtáil i gColáiste na Rinne, An Rinn, Co. Phort Láirge ar an Satharn 8 Márta 2014. Tugann an teacht le chéile seo deis do dhaoine blaiseadh den Ghaeilge agus den Ghaeltacht a fháil i slí atá taitneamhach agus spéisiúil. Tá sé mar aidhm ag an CLG an Ghaeilge agus ár gcultúr a chur chun cinn i measc na mball agus is ag tógaint ar an mbunús sin a eagraítear an lá seo.
Tá cainteoirí aitheanta mar chuid den lá i mbliana agus aithne go náisiúnta orthu. Beidh plé ar ról an chlub sa chumann ag Eoin Breathnach ó Phort Láirge. Labhróidh Liadh Ní Riada faoi chúrsaí Gaeilge go ginearálta agus stair na teanga go dtí an lá inniu. Roinnfidh Míchéal Ó Muircheartaigh a chuimhní ar shaol an CLG agus labhróidh iar-Uachtarán an Chumainn sa tráthnóna. Beidh deis ag rannpháirtithe an lae plé a dhéanamh ar chúrsaí reatha a bhaineann leis an gCumann Lúthchleas Gael agus críochnófar an lá le cúpla amhrán.
Tuilleadh eolais ar www.munstergaa.ie nó odrisleain@gmail.com nó 087-7938709
Príomhoide Tánaisteach, Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ
Feabhra 24, 2014
Cuireann an Bord Bainistíochta fáilte roimh iarratais ó mhúinteoirí a bhfuil na cáilíochtaí agus an taithí chuí acu do phost an
PHRÍOMHOIDE TÁNAISTEACH
Ag tosnú ar an 1.9.2014
Is meanscoil Dheonach Chaitliceach Lán – Ghaeilge do chailíní í Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ faoi iontaobhas Le Chéile. Is é 404 tinreamh na scoile faoi láthair.
Tá foirmeacha iarratais agus eolas eile ar fáil ó principal@laurelhillcolaistefcj.ie
Glacfar le foirmeacha iarratais i scríbhinn amháin go dtí tráth nach déanaí ná 10am ar an 18ú Márta 2014
Is fostóir comhionannais deiseanna é An Bord Bainistíochta
D’fhéadfaí iarrathóirí a chur ar ghearrliosta.
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, South Circular Road, Limerick
Ó Cuirreáin éirithe as, Ó Domhnaill le ceapadh ag Uachtarán na hÉireann
Feabhra 24, 2014
Rún ainmniúchán an Choimisinéara Teanga rithe i nDáil Éireann agus Seanad Éireann
Agus Seán Ó Cuirreáin ag éirí as a ról mar Choimsinéir Teanga ag an deireadh seachtaine, bhailigh na sluaite sa Spidéal le slán a fhágáil leis an chéad Choimisinéir Teanga ceaptha riamh agus lena gcuid míshástacht a chur in iúl don Rialtas faoin mbealach a bhfuil an státchóras ag caitheamh le pobal na Gaeilge.
Ó Oifig an Coimisinéara Teanga sa Spidéal áit a ngabhadh buíochas le Seán Ó Cuirreáin as an obair a rinne sé thar na 10 mbliana a chaith sé mar Choimisinéir, shiúil an léirsiú go hOifig na Roinne Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta sna Forbacha agus fágadh litir ann don Aire Stáit Donnchadh Mac Fhionnlaoich T.D., ag impí air seasamh a thógáil ar son phobal na Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta agus athrú meoin, athrú polasaí, agus athrú chur chuige a lorg ag leibhéal an Rialtais.
Iarradh ar an Rialtas Acht na Gaeltachta 2012 a leasú ionas go leagfaí síos teorainn Ghaeltachta bunaithe ar chritéir theangeolaíoch agus go gcuirfí polasaí láidir i bhfeidhm ag cinntiú go soláthródh an státseirbhís seirbhís Gaeilge leordhóthanach do phobal na Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta.
Ag glacadh buíochais leis an slua a bhí i láthair ar an Domhnach, chuir Seán Ó Cuirreáin fáilte roimh Rónán Ó Domhnaill mar Choimisinéir Teanga nua atá le ceapadh go luath.
Ritheadh rún ainmniúchán Uí Dhomhnaill i nDáil Éireann ar an Máirt seo caite agus i Seanad Éireann ar an gCéadaoin. Cuireadh fáilte roimh ainmniúchán Uí Dhomhnaill sa dá Theach ach ardaíodh neart ceisteanna agus buarthaí maidir le staid reatha na Gaeilge.
Léirigh muintir an fhreasúra an-díomá le cinneadh Sheáin Uí Chuirreáin éirí as a ról agus mar a rinneadh sa Spidéal ag an deireadh seachtaine, tugadh ardmholadh dó agus dá fhoireann as an méid a baineadh amach thar thréimhse 10 mbliana.
Mar chuid den phlé a bhí ann maidir leis an ainmniúchán, moladh an slua 10,000 duine a shiúil ar shráideanna Bhaile Átha Cliath le déanaí mar chuid de Lá Mór na Gaeilge agus leagadh an-bhéim, sa Dáil agus sa Seanad, ar éilimh an fheachtais. Cáineadh an chaoi a gcaitheann an Rialtas leis an nGaeilge agus maíodh gur gá don Rialtas díriú ar riachtanais phobal na Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta.
Is é Uachtarán na hÉireann a cheapann an Coimisinéir Teanga ar chomhairle an Rialtais agus tá curtha in iúl ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta go bhfuil na socruithe cuí á gcur in áit le hOifig Mhichíl D. Ó hUiginn chun séala an Uachtaráin a bhronnadh ar an Uasal Rónán Ó Domhnaill an-luath.
Foilsithe ar Gaelport.com
Céilí Mór & Féile i gCorcaigh
Feabhra 24, 2014
An dtaitníonn rince leat? Chuir ort do chuid bhróga agus téir chuig Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí ar an 2ú Márta! Beidh go leor Craic, Ceol agus Rince ann, chomh maith le margadh! Beidh an céilí agus an féile ar siúl mar chuid de Mhí na Gaeilge 2014. Bígí Linn!
Do you enjoy dancing? Put on your dancing shoes and go to Grand Parade on the 2nd of March. There will be plenty of music, dancing and craic, as well as a Market. The Céilí and Festival is running as part of Irish Month 2014! Join Us!
https://www.facebook.com/events/410759889027061/
Why are Irish language groups protesting?
Feabhra 24, 2014
Several Irish-language organisations, led by Conradh na Gaeilge, have organised large rallies, including one in Dublin attended by 10,000 people.
The latest was held in Connemara yesterday to coincide with the last day in office of the Coimisinéir Teanga, Seán Ó Cuirreáin. He resigned early as language commissioner because of his frustration with the State’s commitment to the first official language. Ó Cuirreáin and the Irish language movement believe this Government – and the “permanent government” of public servants – have displayed a marked indifference to the language’s fate. They argue that Irish as a daily spoken language is in grave peril and that we are nearing the day when then the last of the native speakers is born.
What is the basis of those criticisms?
There are a number of grounds. Outside of the education sphere, the State’s approach to the Irish language encompasses two documents, one legislative and one political. The legislation is the Official Language Act, introduced by former minister Éamon Ó Cuív, which gave a statutory basis for the first time to the rights in respect of the language enshrined in the Constitution. In short, anybody who wishes to engage in Irish with the State or any of its agencies or bodies is entitled to do so. Some provisions of the Act – such as the requirement for bodies to translate into Irish annual reports and other important documents – became the subject of harsh criticism. As far back as 2004, Fine Gael’s John Deasy was identifying huge translation costs for documents that were never read in the Irish form.
However, one of the roles of the Coimisinéir Teanga was to ensure the Irish language obligations were being honoured. Among the more egregious cases he highlighted were the absence of Irish-speaking gardaí in the Donegal Gaeltacht of Gweedore (subsequently fully addressed by An Garda Síochána) as well as Revenue’s practice of having press releases translated into Irish in batches every three months to save costs, which rendered them pointless. The Act has seen some positive developments, particularly in relation to signage (and some documents). Both TG4 and Raidió na Gaeltachta are important contributors, and new movements such as Gaelscoileanna and Irish language activity on social media have become so widespread that they cannot be ignored at the political level.
The second document was the 20-year strategy for the Irish language, now in its third year of operation. Its aim is to increase the number of daily speakers from 83,000 to 250,000. Mr Ó Cuirreáin said recently that after the first three years that “it would be difficult to meet anybody who thinks the target is realisable”. How does the Government compare with previous administrations in its attitude to Irish? Unlike previous governments, the Minister with responsibility for Irish, Dinny McGinley, is a junior rather than a senior minister. A lack of interest is evident across Government. A recent decision by the Department of Public Expenditure to end the 6 per cent bonus for Irish in Civil Service entrance exams was portrayed as a further nail in the coffin. Ó Cuirreáin has argued that under current rules it will take 28 years to increase the percentage of Irish speakers in the Department of Education (a key department) from a miserly 1.5 per cent to 3 per cent. Allied to that is a programme for Government commitment to consider getting rid of obligatory Irish for the Leaving Cert and a sense among language activists of antipathy towards the language within the public service. So was yesterday’s march important?Irish language groups, such as Conradh na Gaeilge, say that the Irish speaking community is getting angry at its second-class status.
www.irishtimes.com
Imperative that we support our language
Feabhra 24, 2014
I, like many thousands, took part in the “La Mór na Gaeilge” rally recently and the majority of the protesters were young people, particularly students of Gaelcholáistí.
A large number of participants came from all parts of Ireland. As the father of four children attending a Gaelcholáiste in West Dublin, it is imperative that the Government clearly states its honest intentions with regard to the future of the Irish language. Funding for Irish-language bodies and Gaeltacht regions have been drastically reduced in every budget since the onset of the economic crisis. These cuts have had a detrimental effect on the cultural, artistic and educational communities of Ireland. May I through the medium of your esteemed newspaper urge the people to make the Irish language a big issue in the run-up to the May elections?
Paul Doran
Clondalkin
Dublin 22
www.examiner.ie
‘Slan to Sean’ protest over Irish services
Feabhra 24, 2014
HUNDREDS of people turned out in Connemara to mark the last day in office of the country’s first Irish Language Commissioner.
Sean O Cuirreain’s second term as Coimisineir Teanga ended officially yesterday with a protest by Irish language activists and supporters in the heart of the country’s largest Gaeltacht area. The Slan le Sean protest came in the wake of Mr O Cuirreain’s resignation at the failure of the Government to ensure the provision of adequate services as Gaeilge to Irish speakers. And it followed last week’s demonstration in Dublin – attended by an estimated 10,000 people – over the lack of action by government to assert the rights of Gaeilgoiri. The protest got under way yesterday with a tribute to the work of Mr O Cuirreain during his two terms as the country’s first Irish Language Commissioner.
Thanking all those attending for their support, Mr O Cuirreain said: “I have always found it ironic that the State, which requires all students to study Irish up to Leaving Cert level, then fails to facilitate them and actually actively prevents them from using the language in dealing with state bodies.” He wished his successor as commissioner, Ronan O Domhnaill, every success in his new role. Mr O Domhnaill has worked for a number of years as political correspondent with TG4. Afterwards, a letter of protest was handed in to the headquarters of the Department of the Gaeltacht in Furbo.
www.independent.ie
Feachtas ar son meánscoile i gcathair Dhoire
Feabhra 24, 2014
Leathchéad duine a d’fhreastail ar chruinniú i gcathair Dhoire le feachtas a thosnú ar son meánscoil Ghaeilge a bhunú sa chathair.
Níl soláthar meánscolaíochta sa chathair ó cuireadh críoch le Coláiste Cholmcille in 2008. Trí ghaelscoil atá i nDoire féin agus tá dhá cheann eile sa cheantar máguaird
Léirigh tuismitheoirí a míshástacht le linn an chruinnithe faoin easpa dul chun cinn atá déanta ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta faoin cheist.
Bunaíodh coiste le hagóidí agus picéid a reáchtáil sa tréimhse amach anseo le haird a tharraingt ar an ábhar.
Dúirt Ionadaí na Roinne Oideachais le Meon Eile “…má léirítear éileamh soiléir d’iar-bhunscolaíocht trí Ghaeilge i nDoire go mbunófar Oideachas trí Ghaeilge faoi réir an airgid ar fáil agus an fhormheasa chuí.”
Chuir an tAire Oideachais John O’Dowd grúpa comhairliúcháin ar bun le féidearthachtaí meánscolaíochta inbhuanaithe a fhiosrú ó thuaidh i Lúnasa 2013.
Tá an grúpa le tuairisc agus moltaí a chur faoi bhráid an Aire Oideachais ag deireadh na míosa seo.
Ceithre bhall atá sa ghrúpa comhairliúcháin; An Saineolaí Oideachais Helen Ó Murchú, Pól McAlister ó Chigireacht Oideachais agus Oiliúna, Mícheál Ó Duibh ó Chomhairle na Gaelscolaíochta agus Paul O’Doherty ó Chomhairle na Scoileanna Caitliceacha faoi Chothabháil.
Féach an físeán ar www.meoneile.ie
