Fin-Tech event for teenagers launched by Co. Louth Gaelcholáiste student
April 4, 2017
The Young Developers Conference (YDC) is a first of its kind tech event is to launch on Saturday 13th May this year. YDC will provide teenage tech enthusiasts / developers / would-be entrepreneurs the opportunity to meet some of the most successful Irish tech entrepreneurs and people from the world of Irish fin-tech. The participants can hear about the entrepreneurs’ experiences with tech project finance. This unique event will allow Ireland’s finance professionals the opportunity to meet tomorrows potential tech CEOs.
The YDC concept originated with 16-year-old Dundalk Coláiste Lú transition year student Cormac Kinsella in 2016. His objective in launching YDC is to get the smartest and most talented coders talking to the financial sector. Assisting in event organising are three other 16-year-olds – (Gytis Daujotas from Clondalkin, Cormac Salman from Drogheda and Oisín Ó’Duibhir from Limerick). In addition Trinity College Dublin School of Physics and the Walton Club have also been hugely supportive in hosting and advising on this event.
Tickets for YDC can be booked online at ydc17.com for as little as 2 euro each.
Coders interested in presenting a project can forward their details to projects.ydc17.com.
In 2013, at the age of 13, Cormac and Cían Martin-Bohan were the youngest app developers in Ireland when they released their first App (Open Share) which allowed multiple social media updates from a single input. The following year he released the Focal.ie Irish / English dictionary App which has since been downloaded by c. 12,000 Irish language enthusiasts. In 2015 Cormac was invited by Ciaran Cannon TD to be one of the founding members of The Digital Youth Council of Ireland. This year Cormac & Cormac Salman have launched two Apps: Local Trade; a convenient buy & sell items App in your local area and Sence Clothing; an App for browsing branded clothes from different vendors in a single place.
Bain Úsáid Aistí in Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath
April 4, 2017
Scoláireachtaí BÚA in ITBÁC 2017/18
‘Bain Úsáid Aisti’ in ITBÁC
BÚA – ‘Bain Úsáid Aisti’ in ITBÁC! Seo cur chuige nua atá á eagrú ag Oifig na Gaeilge, ITBÁC do mhic léinn le Gaeilge chun an Ghaeilge a spreagadh, a chur chun cinn agus a fhorbairt trasna na hInstitiúide.
Cuirfear scoláireachtaí ar luach €500 ar fáil do mhic léinn le Gaeilge chun an Ghaeilge a úsáid agus a chur chun cinn i bpríomhchampais na hInstitiúide tré dheiseanna spreagúla agus bríomhara a fhorbairt d’úsáid na Gaeilge san Institiúid.
Beidh deis iontach ag na mic léinn ceannródaíocha a roghnófar le bheith:
• gníomhach in eagrú imeachtaí sóisialta agus cultúrtha spreagúla Gaeilge in ITBÁC
• ag forbairt scileanna cumarsáide trí chur chun cinn na Gaeilge sna meáin shóisialta, foilseacháin, míreanna físe agus eile
• ag éileamh agus ag tacú le forbairt seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge agus le feiceálacht na teanga in ITBÁC
• rannpháirteach i gcinntiú thodhchaí na Gaeilge sa champas nua i nGráinseach Ghormáin
• ag spreagadh úsáid na Gaeilge sa phobal agus ar bhonn laethúil – sa bhaile, le cairde, san ionad oibre, ar scoil agus eile
• ag cur chun cinn na Gaeilge trí úsáid a bhaint aisti ar bhealaí spraíúla, cruthaitheacha, mealltacha agus nuálacha!
Beidh Scoláireachtaí €500 á mbronnadh ar gach mac léinn a n-éiríonn léi / leis a bheith mar cheannródaithe ‘BUA in ITBÁC’ don bhliain acadúil 2017/18 agus riachtanais an tionscnaimh a chomhlíonadh.
Má tá Gaeilge agat, spéis agus fuinneamh agat an teanga a spreagadh agus a fhorbairt in ITBÁC, bí i dteagmháil linn!
Fáilteofar roimh iarratais ó mhic léinn atá ag déanamh staidéir ar aon chlár in ITBÁC agus ó mhic léinn a bheidh ag freastal den chéad uair ar an Institiúid i mí Mheán Fómhair 2017.
Tá an Fhoirm Iarratais le fáil anseo
Spriocdháta d’Iarratais: 1 Iúil 2017
Roghnófar na hiarrthóirí rathúla ar bhonn foirmeacha iarratais agus agallamh.
Táimid ag súil go mór le cloisteáil uait!
BÚA – ‘Bain Úsáid Aisti’ – Use Irish in DIT is a new initiative organised by Oifig na Gaeilge – DIT’s Irish Language Office, for DIT students with Irish to encourage, inspire, promote and develop the use of Irish across DIT.
Scholarships to the value of €500 will be offered to students with Irish to promote the use of the language across DIT’s main campuses by organising exciting and inspiring opportunities to speak and to engage with the language!
Students will be required to:
• promote the use of Irish in engaging, creative, fun and innovative ways
• actively organise exciting social and cultural Irish language events across DIT
• promote Irish in DIT communications – social media, print, visual content etc.
• seek and support the development of Irish language services and the visibility of the language in DIT
• participate in ensuring the use of Irish in the new campus in Grangegorman
• inspire the use of Irish in our everyday lives and in the community – at home, with friends, at work, at school etc.
The Scholarships will be awarded to each student who successfully participates in the ‘BÚA in DIT’ initiative during the academic year 2017/18 and meets the conditions of the scheme.
If you have Irish, are inspired and energised in promoting and developing the Irish language in DIT, we want to hear from you!
Applications are welcome from current DIT students from all courses as well as first year students beginning in September 2017.
The BÚA 2017/18 Application Form is available here
Application Deadline: 1st July 2017
Successful candidates will be chosen on the basis of application form and interview and we look forward to hearing from you!
Siobhán Nic Gaoithín & Gráinne Ní Bhreithiún
New gaelscoil will support growth of Galway gaeltacht
April 4, 2017
The Gaeltacht Minister says the new Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh building in Knocknacarra will support the future growth of the Galway gaeltacht.
Junior Minister Sean Kyne turned the sod on the site of the new school building at an event this afternoon.
A contractor was appointed late last year for the major building project, which had been subject to planning delays.
The new building will have 24 classrooms and capacity for up to 720 pupils, and will be located opposite the pitches at Millars Lane.
Minister Sean Kyne says the school will act as a hub for the development of the area’s Gaeltacht language plan.
Principal of Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Dairiona Nic Con Iomaire says the new school will be used by the whole community.
Source: The Connacht Tribune
(Gaeilge) Ainmniúchán Smedias do Chraoltóirí Raidió na Life
April 3, 2017
(Gaeilge) Sárscoil Fibín
April 3, 2017
(Gaeilge) Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta: polasaí lochtach lagbhríoch
April 3, 2017
(Gaeilge) Múinteoir Naíonra ag teastáil i nDún Búinne
April 3, 2017
Tá múinteoir ag teastáil uaidh an Naíonra Thír na nÓg, lonnaithe i nDún Búinne, Co. na Mí. Tá sé rialta go bhfuil sé de chumas ag iarrthóirí Gaeilge a labhairt agus is gá go bhfuil cáillaíocht leibhéal a 5,6 nó 7 bainte amach acu. Má tá suim agat cur isteach ar an bpost, is féidir glaoch a chur ar Mháire ar 0879928812.
‘Factchecker’ forced to change verdict on Catholic schools
March 31, 2017
TheJournal.ie has been forced to change the verdict of its FactCheck on the enrolment policies of Catholic schools following a challenge from the Iona Institute.
Iona’s Maria Steen appeared on RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live a few weeks ago to debate the admissions policy of denominational schools. Ms Steen said that with regard to certain measures, Catholic schools were more diverse than multi-denominational schools, citing ESRI research about the proportion of pupils from lone-parent families, less affluent households and from the Traveller community.
This was challenged on the programme by Paul Rowe of Educate Together as “palpably not true” and “absurd”.
Initial verdict
The Journal’s ‘FactCheck’ then investigated Ms Steen’s claim and its initial verdict was that what she said was ‘mostly false’. This was strongly challenged by the Iona Institute which presented The Journal with the research to back up her claim and FactCheck has now changed its verdict to ‘mostly true’.
The report ‘School Sector Variation Among Primary Schools in Ireland’ was published in 2012, based on data gathered in 2007 and 2008, it was written by the ESRI and funded by Educate Together.
The research compared the religious, socioeconomic, Travelling community, and other backgrounds of pupils at three primary school types: Catholic; multi-denominational (mostly Educate Together); and minority faith schools (Church of Ireland, Jewish and Muslim).
It showed that Catholic school pupils had a greater tendency to be from less affluent and lower socio-economic backgrounds, and there was greater socio-economic diversity among pupils at Catholic primary schools.
It also showed that a higher percentage of Catholic school students came from a lone-parent family than students from other types of schools (18% as opposed to 15% and 9%).
http://irishcatholic.ie/article/%E2%80%98factchecker%E2%80%99-forced-change-verdict-catholic-schools
(Gaeilge) Ag Treorú na Foghlama sa Ghaeloideachas
March 31, 2017
(Gaeilge) Coláiste Pádraig Leamhchán curadh na hÉireann i gComórtas Tráth na gCeist Feachtas
March 30, 2017
