(Gaeilge) Folúntas: Múinteoir Tacaíochta Foghlama i nGaelscoil Uí Earcáin, Baile Átha Cliath
June 29, 2015
(Gaeilge) Folúntas: Stiúrthóir Cúnta i Naíonra Ríocht na Sí, Luimneach
June 29, 2015
Green light for £1.3million new build at Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach
June 29, 2015
Education Minister John O’Dowd has given the green light to a £1.3million accommodation project for Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach, Crumlin.
The new four classroom-based system build accommodation, funded through the Department’s Accommodation Fund, will replace the school’s existing mobile accommodation.
It will be sited off the Glenavy Road in Crumlin.
Mr O’Dowd said: “This new purpose-built accommodation will give teachers and pupils at Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach four new teaching spaces, along with ancillary space and multi-purpose rooms.
“Development plans also include a hard play area as well as informal grass play areas for sport and leisure activities so children can develop their skills outside the classroom too.
“This is a significant investment which will also give a welcome boost to the local construction industry and I look forward to seeing the new school when work completes in October 2015.”
Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach Principal Stephen Wallace said: “We are extremely excited about our new Gaelscoil and the future of Irish-medium education in Crumlin.
“The new Gaelscoil will provide a safe and fun environment where we can learn and grow together.”
He added: “We have been greatly supported by the Gleann Darach community to make this vision a reality.
“We would also like to thank the Education Minister, John O’Dowd, the previous Education Minister Caitríona Ruane, Pilib Ó Ruanaí from Iontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta and Debbie Phillips from the Department of Education for their support over the years.”
(Gaeilge) Bord nua ceaptha do COGG
June 25, 2015
Fógraíonn an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna ceapachán chomhaltaí nua na Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta
June 25, 2015
Planning application error delays new school
June 25, 2015
Parents of children at a run-down school have expressed “bewilderment” at an error in a planning application which will lead to another setback in a long-running battle to construct a new building.
Gaelscoil de hÍde New School Action Group in Fermoy, Co Cork, had mounted a lengthy campaign to get a new facility to replace archaic, cramped, conditions which 410 pupils are enduring.
After many false dawns and taking to the streets in protest, they had eventually been informed recently that the Department of Education had given the green light to build a new school on a site transferred to the department by Cork County Council.
However, the planning application sent to the county council on behalf of the Department of Education contained an error and the local authority determined it had to be resubmitted.
As a result, the process of building the new school has been further delayed.
“We’ve fought so hard to get to this point and while we’re delighted that things are finally happening it’s very demoralising to discover such a needless admin error means the wait must go on,” said Vivienne Dempsey, chairperson of the Gaelscoil de hÍde New School Action Group.
“Instead of making progress, we’re going backwards and the last three weeks have been wasted.”
Gaelscoil de hÍde principal Seán MacGearailt also said it was hard to believe such a simple error had occurred which would hold up the planning process.
“Any delay hurts because, potentially, it means our boys and girls must remain in the old cramped building for longer than they should,” Mr MacGearailt said.
“Don’t forget we were told that this school was to open last September (2014), and here we are waiting, waiting, waiting,” he said.
Currently, the pupils occupy a former vocational school on MacCurtain Street in the town centre. The original school had been designed to cater for half that number.
All-Ireland winning Kerry GAA player Tomás Ó Sé, who is a teacher at the school, once described conditions in the building as so poor that caged animals in Fota Wildlife Park had more space than the pupils.
Mr MacGearailt, however, said he still expects the new 24-classsroom gaelscoil to be opened by September 2016 as had been promised by government ministers last February.
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(Gaeilge) Folúntas: Múinteoir Páirtaimseartha i gColáiste Íosagáin, Baile Átha Cliath
June 24, 2015
(Gaeilge) Folúntas: Múinteoir Ionaid i gColáiste Íosagáin, Baile Átha Cliath
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(Gaeilge) Folúntas: Cúntóir Riachtanas Speisialta i nGaelscoil Adhamhnáin, Dún na nGall
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