The rise of An Ghaelscoil
June 13, 2012
An Foras Pátrúnachta and Gaelscoileanna Teo., will hold 2 public meetings at the end of the month to discuss 2 new gaelscoils that will open in Dublin in 2013.
The meetings will take place in Stepaside, Dublin 18, and Tallaght, Dublin 24, and will provide information regarding the new schools to both local communities.
Both schools are due to open in September 2013 under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta.
The schools are part of a scheme announced by Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn in March 2012, which will see 16 primary schools open in the year 2012-2013 nationwide, 4 of which will be gaelscoileanna.
As well as gaelscoileanna in Stepaside and Tallaght, a new gaelscoil will also open in Knockacarra, Galway, in September 2013 and Gaelscoil Chuilinn in Mulhuddart, County Dublin is due to open in September of this year.
The 2011 Census showed that the number of Irish speakers in Ireland has risen by 7.1%, an obvious factor in the rising demand for local gaelscoileanna.
Caoimhín Ó hEaghra, General Secretary of An Foras Pátrúnachta, the largest single patron for Irish-medium schools, said, “the new Gaelscoileanna will greatly add to these areas and will satisfy the huge demand there for Irish-medium education.”
The public meetings will take place at the end of June and people from the local communities, parents and volunteers are all invited to take part. Representatives from both organisations, An Foras Pátrúnachta and Gaelscoileanna Teo., will be on hand to answer any questions and provide information on the benefits of sending your child to a gaelscoil. Parents will also be given the opportunity to pre-register their child for enrolment in the new gaelscoileanna.
The first meeting will take place in Stepaside on Tuesday, 26th June 2012, in Bewley’s Hotel,
Central Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 at 8.00pm.
The meeting to discuss the new gaelscoil for the Firhouse/Oldbawn area will take place on Wednesday, 27th June 2012, in the Malsron Hotel, Whitestown Way (N81), Tallaght, Dublin 24 at 8.00pm.
Both meetings are open to the public.
For more information contact: Caitríona Bairéad, 01-6294110, caitriona@foras.ie; or Clare Spáinneach 01- 853 5193, cspainneach@gaelscoileanna.ie.
