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(Gaeilge) Meabhrúchán faoin Spriocdháta do Chlár Gaeilge ICUF

February 27, 2015

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(Gaeilge) Comhdháil Chomhairle na Gaelscolaíochta 16 Márta

February 27, 2015

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(Gaeilge) Comhairleoirí ag tacú le feachtas iarbhunscoil lán-Ghaeilge a bhunú i bPort Laoise

February 27, 2015

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(Gaeilge) Sraith cruinnithe poiblí fud fad an tuaiscirt le Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta

February 27, 2015

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New Spongebob film to be made available in Irish language in cinemas nationwide

February 26, 2015

Paramount Pictures Ireland, in association with TG4, have announced that ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ will be available for the first time through the Irish language in Irish cinemas nationwide.
Dubbing production has begun in Dublin on this local project by Macalla Teoranta, the team who dub the popular ‘SpongeBob Squarepants’ TV series that is broadcast on TG4. The first-of-its-kind movie will be released in both Irish and English on March 27th.

Based on the highly acclaimed Nickelodeon TV series, ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’, from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, sees SpongeBob Squarepants, come ashore for his most super-heroic adventure yet. The movie, which has already grossed over $125m in the US, stars Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence. It is produced by Paul Tibbitt and Mary Parent.

Speaking about the unique project, Niamh McCaul the General Manager of Paramount Pictures in Ireland said: ‘We are delighted to have this opportunity to work with TG4 and release ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ in our national language. A first for a Hollywood studio, I hope Irish audiences will support this initiative in March when we celebrate all things Irish.’

The TV series ‘SpongeBob Squarepants’ has been broadcast in English since 1999 and on TG4 through the Irish language since 2000. The timing of the movie release through Irish is particularly appropriate. March is a fantastic period of national celebration, with St.Patrick’s Festival and Seachtain na Gaeilge both taking place during the month.

Lís Ní Dhálaigh Acquisitions & Output Director in TG4 said: ‘TG4 has been SpongeBob’s home in Ireland since 2000 and the series has been a prominent element of our kids’ schedule since then. For thousands of young people in Ireland, the characters in SpongeBob are Irish speakers! This first-ever nationwide theatrical release of a major kids’ movie in the Irish language illustrates TG4’s mission to provide an entertaining, engaging point of contact with the Irish language for kids everywhere. Tá muid ag súil go mór leis.’

Jane Farley from Macalla Teoranta adds: ‘We’re delighted to be giving SpongeBob and his gang a voice ‘as gaeilge’ on the big screen. We have a well-established and experienced cast of actors who have voiced many hours of SpongeBob and are relishing this project. We’ve had fun dubbing the television series over the years but a cinema release in 3D is a new dimension!’

‘Spongebob an Scannán: Spúinse as Uisce will be released in participating cinemas on March 27th.

http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4288052&tpl=archnews&force=1

Folúntas: Cúntóir Riachtanas Speisialta i nGaelscoil na gCeithhre Maol, Béal an Átha

February 26, 2015

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Folúntas: Bainisteoir in Ionad Cúram Leanaí Ráth Chairn

February 26, 2015

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Concern school divestment policy causing ethnic segregation

February 26, 2015

Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan is being urged to reverse plans to create “competing” school patrons at primary level amid claims that it is exacerbating ethnic segregation.
The plan to divest schools from Catholic patronage in order to boost parental choice was the main recommendation of the forum on patronage and pluralism set up by her predecessor Ruairí Quinn.
But Dr Dympna Devine, head of the UCD School of Education, said the policy is helping to “institutionalise segregation. That mightn’t be the intention but it is the outcome”.

She was commenting on data published by The Irish Times this week showing that 23 per cent of primary schools cater for four in five immigrant children. In 20 schools, more than two-thirds of pupils were recorded as being of a non-Irish background.

Dr Devine, who has studied the integration of immigrant children in education since the late 1990s, said “parental choice is fine but not everybody has the same resources, or the same local knowledge”.

She said there was an emerging phenomenon internationally of “bourgeois schools” impacting on educational policy. These were particularly evident in Wales, with Welsh language schools, and here with Gaelscoileanna, which had the lowest intake of both immigrant children and pupils with defined special educational needs.

“People are looking for something ‘added’ for their children’s education. If I send my child to ‘this’ school instead of ‘that’ I am exercising my parental choice but it’s based on my knowledge, expectations and sense of entitlement for my children,” she said.

“For immigrant parents, they are still figuring out the system. They tend to be clustered in a particular area with the lowest rental costs and they don’t have the same choice.”

Labour TD Joanna Tuffy, who chairs the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection, also called for a rethink of the “divestment” policy.

“The idea of greater choice of patrons and divesting in order to facilitate that choice is the direct opposite of education being inclusive. We are essentially dividing children up and sending them to schools on various grounds that in practice are including religion, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic background,” she said.

“Also the idea is a nonsense in the context of town or village with one school. That school should obviously cater for all local children irrespective of religion.”

Ms Tuffy said schools in rural towns under Catholic patronage were generally inclusive, and “I don’t think it will be progress to move away from having most schools run by Catholic patrons to having those schools exclusively for Catholics, alongside schools exclusively for other faiths, Irish medium schools, Educate Together Schools and VEC Community Schools.

“I believe the objective should be over time to move to a state multi-denominational model bringing all stakeholders on board and in the meantime anything that can be done to make all schools more inclusive including via enrolment policy legislation should be done.”

Fianna Fáil Senator Averil Power, a committee member, said school patrons were generally very active in promoting inclusion, “the reason the Catholic Church wants to divest is because they want to make their remaining schools more Catholic, or as Catholic as possible.

“In a true republic, children of all ethnic, social and religious backgrounds would go to the same school.”

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/concern-school-divestment-policy-causing-ethnic-segregation-1.2117120

Are you following Gaelscoileanna Teo. on Facebook?

February 26, 2015

Gaelscoileanna Teo. is pleased to announce that we are now using Facebook to share news and updates from the Irish-medium education sector. The organisation recognises the importance and the huge benefits of the internet and social media to share relevant information, news stories and updates, and also for marketing and publicity purposes.

(Gaeilge) An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíocht Scéim mhaoinithe áiseanna teagaisc 2015

February 25, 2015

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