Meeting re Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, 5th March 2014
March 4, 2014
Meeting about Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh in Bewleys, Leopardstown, BÁC 18 at 8pm tomorrow.
Pat the pipe Píobaire
March 4, 2014
The radio drama “Pat the pipe Píobaire” will be launched in The Glens Centre on tuesday 11th of March at 6pm. It’s a mockumentary based on the book of the same title by Colm Ó Snodaigh and published by Coiscéim.
It was produced by An Puball Gaeilge and was directed and adapted for Radio by Proinn Ó Duigneáin agus Rossa Ó Snodaigh. They both have acting roles as do the well known actors and performers Dónal O Kelly, Sorcha Fox, Lochlann Ó Mearán, Des Bredin, Breandan de Gaillí, and two newbies Muiris Ó Conchubhair and Ruth Smith.
Jacques Pellen provided the theme music from his CD A Celtic Procession and Eoin Dillon mimicked the piping efforts of the main character Pat.
It was recorded in The Glens Centre (cluainín) and An Stiúdeó Dearg (BÁC) with sound supervison by Ray Duffy.
The mockumentary will be broadcast on Raidió na Life 106.4 in two parts on Fridays 14th and 21st of March at 8.30pm.
This project was funded by the BAI’s ‘sound and vision scheme’ and by Foras na Gaeilge.
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2014 has arrived
March 4, 2014
The annual Irish language festival will take place from 1-17 March with events to celebrate the language happening all over Ireland and abroad
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2014 kicked off in Killarney at the weekend with an open-air concert by the group Seo Linn as a part of Ard-Fheis Chonradh na Gaeilge 2014.
The beginning of the festival was also marked in Dublin where a ‘Game for Gaeilge’, a challenge match between Castleknock GAA and CLG Na Gaeil Óga took place. The match was played in Somerton Park, the home ground of this year’s festival ambassador, Ciarán Kilkenny, and there were several other special guests including the Sam Maguire Cup. Celebrations also took place in Belfast where Lynette Faye, another ambassador for this year’s festival, attended Queen’s University Féile GAA along with representatives from Líofa 2015.
Thousands of events take place every year as part of the festival that promotes the Irish language and culture in Ireland and places all over the world. Events include conversation gatherings, traditional music, sean-nós and Irish dancing, historic walks, poetry reading, lessons, speed dating as Gaeilge, children’s events, storytelling, concerts, and many cafés will hold conversation circles. The festival gives everyone a chance to experiment and have fun with Irish, whether they are fluent speakers or only dipping their toe in the language for the first time.
Speaking in Killarney at the weekend, Brenda Ní Ghairbhí, Bainisteoir Sheachtain na Gaeilge, said that it’s important the events cater to the interests of the community and we are extending an open invitation to all to take part in the festival and to use whatever Irish they may have at events or at home, at work, with friends, on social networks or any other way. “Irish belongs to all of us”, said Ní Ghairbhí.
Among the main events taking place this year are: Rith 2014, the national marathon run from Baile Bhúirne to Belfast between 7-15 March; Cinemobile will go on a mini tour around the country from 5-7 March with showing the best of Irish language cinema to school children; Gaelspraoi as part of the St. Patrick’s Festival will take place in Dublin from 14-17 March and the festival will come to a close with Ceiliúradh Phobal na Gaeilge in Belfast City Hall on St. Patrick’s Day.
Seachtain na Gaeilge events are run nationwide and worldwide by community groups, schools, local authorities, libraries, cultural, sport and music organisations and more besides. The list of Seachtain na Gaeilge events is available on www.snag.ie and on the festival app, SnaG 2014, which is available to download for free on iTunes and on Google Play.
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Féile Ongar 2014
March 4, 2014
As part of this year’s Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations the Irish language community in Ongar, Dublin 15 are organising Féile Ongar. This festival Irish will take place from 7th -10th March 2014. Events include concerts, childrens shows and entertainment, historic talk with Pádraig Ó Snodaigh (Vice-President of Conradh na Gaeilge), Bodhráin workshop with Ian Ó Ríordáin plus various Irish language classes.
A programme of events is available Here
For more information contact ó Paula Melvin, Oifigeach caidrimh phoiblí Mhuintir na Gaeilge Ongar
T: 086 158 90 63 / R: paulamelvin@hotmail.com
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Féile na Gaeilge faoi lán seoil i gCeatharlach
March 4, 2014
Ciorcail Ghaeilge na seachtaine i gCeatharlach
March 4, 2014
Rith Linn!
March 3, 2014
NCCA Newsletter
March 3, 2014
You can read the newsletter online here.
Seachtain na Gaeilge ag Gaelscoil Moshíológ
March 3, 2014
Irish language under threat
March 3, 2014
A chara, – Irish has been described as a functionally useless language (Eanna Coffey, February 25th). This may come as a surprise to the 200 Irish speakers of An Ghaeltacht-sur-Seine here in Paris.
The Irish are remarkable among “English speakers” on mainland Europe in their appreciation for and willingness to learn other functionally challenged local languages such as French, German and Spanish. A great many from other English-speaking countries are notorious for keeping to English-speaking circles and expecting the locals to speak English.
Not so the Irish, and particularly those who can speak some Irish. They have great respect for other people’s languages, plus a willingness and ability to learn them. This comes from first having respect for their own language.
This is not only useful, it also creates enormous goodwill towards the Irish and Ireland, and dare I say it, could perhaps be considered functional!
– Is mise,
CIARÁN Mac GUILL,
Cathaoirleach,
An Ghaeltacht-sur-Seine
Conradh na Gaeilge, Paris branch,
Rue Gaston Paymal,
Clichy,
An Fhrainc.
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