€661,071 sanctioned for the promotion of the Irish Language in November 2012
November 21, 2012
The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has sanctioned the collective value of €661,071 to bodies, groups and clubs based both within and outside the Gaeltacht.
This funding will go towards projects which are currently in development in the Gaeltacht areas of Co. Kerry, Co. Galway, Co. Donegal and Co. Waterford. The highest quantity of grants went to youth organisations and Summer Colleges with a value of €61,634 going to 11 Irish colleges across the country and €18,787 of that going to Coláiste Chiaráin in An Cheathrú Rua.
Minister of State Dinny McGinley sanctioned €5,000 to support the development of the Rugby Training Scheme in Corca Dhuibhne for the 2012/13 school year and €6,965 to the Gaoth Dobhair Scouts Club to buy camping equipment.
Among the larger grants which were sanctioned this month was a sum of €74,738 to Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta in Galway to found a new archive at Áras Shorcha Uí Ghuairim, Carna, Galway of material broadcast by RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta since its inception in 1971. It is hoped that the newly developed archive will comprise material which has national and international value.
A further €470,000 was awarded to aid the development of www.abair.ie, a research project at Trinity College Dublin. Watch this video to learn more about this project: Gaelport.com
In terms of Arts funding, the Minister of State sanctioned €4,475 to Scoil Cheoil Shliabh Liag to enable the committee to pay the costs of children’s music classes in the area. As well as that, €8,000 went to ‘Crann Óg’, na Doirí Beaga, Donegal to help promote the arts in the local area and €750 went to the committee of Machaire’s Junior Band in order to buy new instruments.
Among the other grants announced were €9,471 to the committee of Ionad Pobail Charraig Uí Bhaoill to buy a lawn mower and €6,082 which went to Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne to buy a photocopier and two projectors.
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