(Gaeilge) Coláiste Íosagáin ar an scoil friothálach ‘is fearr’ i measc scoileanna gan táille agus Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair ar an scoil ‘is mó feabhas’
January 25, 2016
SCHOOLS CAN’T MEET ‘THE DEMAND FOR IRISH’
January 21, 2016
BALLINCOLLIG’S schools can’t meet the demand for Irish language education, according to Gaelscoileanna.
The national campaign group will host an information session in the Oriel House Hotel at 8pm this evening to provide parents with information on how a new primary school earmarked for the town could become a gaelscoil.
The town’s Irish education is currently provided by Gaelscoil Uí Ríordáín, but this school is oversubcribed, as are all primary schools in the town.
Last year, the Department of Education and Skills announced a number of education developments to meet the demands of Ballincollig’s growing population, including a new primary school, with work to commence in September 2017.
Gaelscoileanna want parents to get on board demand to have the new school designated as an Irish-medium multi-denominational school.
An Foras Pátrúnachta plan to apply for patronage of the school. This group are the largest patrons of Irish-medium schools in the country.
Gabriel Ó Cathasaigh, principal of Gaelscoil Uí Ríordáín, said he would welcome another Irish langauge school to the town.
“It’s a very exciting idea. I’m delighted with it, if it can happen at all,” he said.
Mr Ó Cathasaigh has been with the school since it first opened in 1983, teaching the junior infants class of just 17 pupils. “It’s grown every year since then,” he said.
Now, the school caters to 700 pupils, and will grow to 800 in the coming years.
The school was upgraded in 2012, but has now had to cut back on the number of junior infants to prevent it become over crowded in the next few years.“We could take in double if we had the room. There is a huge demand for places, a demand that we can’t meet.
“It’s very disappointing to me when people present for a place and can’t get one,” he said.
He said he would support not just a second gaelscoil, but a multi-denominational one too, as An Foras Pátrúnachta hope to provide.
“Any child can get a place in a Ballincollig school regardless of their religion, but it would be nice to have a multi-denominational school too,” he said.
He said that children who learn through Irish are bi-lingual from an early age, and can easily learn other languages later in life too.
http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/schools-cant-meet-the-demand-for-irish/1603711/
(Gaeilge) Caithfear an Ghaeilge agus an Bhreatnais a chosaint ón Bilingualish’ agus an ‘dátheangachas nua’
January 20, 2016
(Gaeilge) Do scoileanna i nDún na nGall amháin a cheadaigh Roinn na Gaeltachta maoiniú ‘pobail agus teanga’ ó thús 2015
January 19, 2016
(Gaeilge) Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí – Taispeántas Eolaí Óg agus Teicneolaíochta BT
January 18, 2016
St. Catherine’s College, Armagh, wins first place for best project done through Irish in BT Young Scientist competition
January 18, 2016
Congratulations to the pupils In the Irish language stream in St. Catherine’s College, Armagh, who won first place for the best project done through Irish in the BT Young Scientist competition in Dublin.
This story illustrates two things: that Irish is a modern language and that it can be used in everyday life, and in the world of science. Moreover, the award demonstrates the high quality of Irish medium education: anything can be taught through Irish.
This point was proven also in last week’s Derry Journal. The paper carried an advertisement from St. Bridget’s College, Carnhill, listing the facilities of the school and the achievements of its pupils. Some of the pupils gave their opinions about the college. One boy, Tiarnán Ó Coigligh, a former pupil of Gaelscoil Éadain Mhóir, wrote: ‘I chose St.Bridget’s College because it gave me a chance to practice my Irish and some of my friends go there.’ Tiarnán is in First Year. Any Irish teacher would be happy if his or her pupils were able to write Irish like that after five years of secondary education.
Read more: http://www.derryjournal.com/news/columnists/talented-pupils-1-7159272#ixzz3xaRltery
(Gaeilge) ‘Stádas dátheangach’ fógartha do Chathair na Gaillimhe
January 13, 2016
(Gaeilge) Scéim d’fhostaíocht in earnáil na Gaeilge seolta ag Ollscoil Uladh
January 13, 2016
Exciting Year Ahead At Gaelscoil Na Laochra Birr
January 13, 2016
2016 is going to be an exciting year for the children, parents and staff of Gaelscoil na Laochra who recently received the go ahead for their new school building on Wilmer Road in the heart of Birr town.
The news was met with relief and excitement by all and everyone is looking forward to work beginning on the building this month. It is a big job renovating and restoring the building that was originally the old convent. While many of the traditional external features will remain, the inside will be completely renovated into four bright and spacious classrooms, one multi-purpose hall, toilets and office. Work will also be completed on the walled garden. The children are excited to keep an eye on the building progress when they are in the town park or at the library.
When the planning was approved, there was a real sense of excitement about the new premises. That being said the school has been looked after so well by the Birr Town Soccer Club, the clubhouse was transformed back in August and the location has provided the school with a great start. The kids will surely miss the spacious pitches and Astro pitch! They provided great opportunities for PE, outdoor learning and nature walks.
As we launch into 2016, the school has really had a wonderful first term. Gaelscoil na Laochra was delighted to welcome the armed forces to meet the 22 gaeilgeoirí and three teachers as they delivered the Proclamation and Irish Flag. The school’s oldest pupil Luke Lally read from the Proclamation, a very proud moment for all. The children have also dipped their toes into many other projects too – chess lessons, tin whistle, Science Week, Math Weeks, MS Readathon, Goal Jersey Day. The children also collected food for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas appeal. Never a dull moment!
The Gaelscoil is opening the doors with an Enrolment Week and Open Day in the coming weeks (date to be confirmed) allowing prospective parents the opportunity to call out and meet the staff and hear all about the school and its morning and afterschool homework club. In the meantime, anyone interested in finding out more can contact the school on (087) 4394549 or gaelscoilnalaochra@outlook.com . Tús maith leath na hoibre! 2016 is off to a great start!
www.midlandtribune.ie
Fermoy school finally gets go-ahead for new premises
January 13, 2016
A school’s long-running campaign for a new home is coming closer to a conclusion after Cork County Council granted planning permission to a significant new school development in Fermoy.
The local authority has granted permission for a three-storey, 24-classroom Gaelscoil on a two-hectare site in Fermoy. The move would bring to an end years of complaints over conditions in the existing school.
Concerns of overcrowding at Gaelscoil de hÍde on Fermoy’s main street prompted petitions, letter-writing campaigns and a march that brought the town’s traffic to a standstill.
It is now estimated that the approximately 400 pupils of the school will move into the new premises on the outskirts of the town by December, barring any objections to the development.
“Initially sanctioned by the Department of Education in 2011 the wait to get to this stage has been unacceptably long and the process, at times, vague and unwieldy”, the Gaelscoil de hÍde New School Action Group said in a statement yesterday.
“Today we celebrate progress on this project but our frustration that it has taken so long to come about is not concealed,” the statement added. Gaelscoil de hÍde principal Sean Mac Gearailt described the latest development as a relief and thanked politicians for supporting the work of parents and staff.
“Unfortunately some of our older pupils won’t see the fruits of their parents’ labours,” Mr Mac Gearailt said.
He also said the new site will provide children with a proper playground, and remove the school from Fermoy’s main street. This would prove beneficial for children’s safety and for the town’s traffic, he said,.
Cork East minister Seán Sherlock said the school will be built using the Department of Education’s Rapid Design and Build Programme.
He said the programme is no different to traditional builds, except that it utilises a different form of contract and has a faster build programme. Mr Sherlock said parents who might have concerns about the build should view the Gaelscoil in Midleton, which is being built using the same programme.
“This is an important milestone that will secure Gaelscoileanna in Mainisitir Fhear Maí for a very long time to come,” he said.
www.irishexaminer.com
