Láithreoir Óg á lorg ag RnaG
Aibreán 11, 2013
Mar chuid de Sheachtain na nÓg ar RTÉ, tá Raidió na Gaeltachta ag tabhairt deise do láithreoir óg an clár Béal Maidine a láithriú i dteannta Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha ar an Domhnach 21 Aibreán.
Bíonn Béal Maidine á chraoladh maidin Dé Sathairn agus Dé Domhnaigh ó 8.00 – 10.00r.n. le hÁine Hensey sa chathaoir ar an Satharn, agus Neansaí ar an Domhnach. Cloistear rogha breá ceoil ar na cláir, mar aon le hiarratais agus cur síos ar ócáidí ceoil. Má tá suim agat a bheith san iomaíocht, seol taifead chuig Raidió na Gaeltachta ina gcuireann tú píosa ceoil i láthair as Gaeilge. Ní mór é a dhéanamh roimh Dé Céadaoin seo chugainn, 17 Aibreán, agus ar ndóigh caithfidh tú a bheith ar fáil ar an Domhnach dar gcionn. Beidh Neansaí ag lorg iarrthóir le Gaeilge mhaith, tuiscint ar an gceol agus stíl dheas láithreoireachta. Seol d’iarratas chuig ceolbinnn@rte.ie nó Comórtas Bhéal Maidine, Raidió na Gaeltachta, Casla, Co. na Gaillimhe. Gach eolas ar www.rte.ie/rnag nó leathanach Facebook Raidió na Gaeltachta.
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Comórtas Ealaíne Cúla4
Márta 21, 2013
Tá go dtí 5 Aibreán ag daoine óga chun pictiúr d’aon eilimint ó Aimsir Cúla4 a tharraingt, mar shampla tuar ceatha, an ghrian nó aon rud de do rogha féin, agus é a sheoladh ar aghaidh don chomórtas ealaíne atá á eagrú ag Cúla4 mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge.
Tá Cúla4 i gcónaí ag tacú le Seachtain na Gaeilge agus tá duais iontach, táibléad, á thairiscint acu i mbliana do bhuaiteoir an chomórtais.
Is breá an duais é agus ba chóir tabhairt faoi do phictiúr a tharraingt láithreach agus é a sheoladh chuig Cúla4, TG4, Baile na hAbhann, Co. na Gaillimhe.
Ar ndóigh beidh an buaiteoir in ann Aip Cúlchaint 1 agus Cúlchaint 2 a íoslódáil chun cur leis an spraoi. Tá Aipeanna Cúla4 ar fáil saor in aisce agus is féidir iad a íoslódáil ach dul chuig iTunes nó Playstore agus cuardaigh Cúla4 nó TG4.
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Cúrsa Gramco Irish language summer course for students
Márta 5, 2013
Cúrsa Gramco is a three-week intensive Irish language course written and directed by Séamas Ó Máirtín. The course takes place in St Mary’s College, Galway, for the first three weeks of July.
The course caters for primary, Junior Certificate, and Leaving Certificate students. Each student receives a Gramco booklet specific to his/her course. Gramco’s approach allows students to work in a friendly, supportive, atmosphere. The teachers will fully support students and instil confidence in them so that they will hopefully have a gráfor the Irish language and see it as a living language – teanga bheo.
For students doing their Leaving Cert in June 2014 the course covers examination questions with sample answers in relation to prose and poetry, sample essays, and also grammar. Oral and aural skills will be central to the course as this constitutes 40 percent of the total marks.
Students may avail of a mock oral Irish test at the end of the course. External examiners will conduct these orals. For students doing their Leaving Cert in June 2015 the emphasis will be on oral and aural skills. Gramco caters for two levels in its Junior Cert course — students who have just completed first year, and students who have just completed second year. The emphasis is on writing, speaking, and also on aural skills.
Understanding the different tenses is vital and Gramco therefore focus on these skills. Sample essays and letters are also provided within the booklets. For further information call 091 553393.
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Enjoy a variety of sports as Gaeilge at Coláiste Chiaráin
Márta 5, 2013
Coláiste Chiaráin aspires to be about much more than just learning Irish, although there is of course a significant emphasis on engaging and dynamic classes six mornings a week, tailored towards the Junior and Leaving Certificate cycles, and preparatory work for the oral examinations.
The muinteoiri and cuntoiri are also very conscious that a three-week stay in the Connemara Gaeltacht is a character forming experience and they try to help the children embrace that opportunity.
Good weather means students can visit one of Carraroe’s many stunning beaches, go for walks and cycles, play sport outside including soccer, basketball, and Gaelic football, or enjoy water sports. Sport is an integral part of the Coláiste Chiaráin experience.
The natural resource of Loch an Mhuilinn plays host to kayaking, which is always a favourite with the students.
During the course, well known GAA personalities facilitate the college with their coaching experience and spend afternoons encouraging students to reach their potential in their particular discipline.
Coláiste Chiaráin looks favourably on any group of students who go not alone for the Irish experience but for the GAA coaching experience and would be willing to offer a reduction of the cost if a suitable number decided to attend.
For students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2014 and on there will be a lot of emphasis on oral and aural skills as this constitutes 40 per cent of the total marks.
The success of Coláiste Chiaráin down through the years is due to the dynamic of those attending, and the tears on the final night of the course are atestament to a very positive experience.
For more information contact 091 595167 or 091 595186, eolas@colaistechiarain.ie or www.colaistechiarain.ie.
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Recession busting Irish summer course for only €570
Márta 5, 2013
Tá Coláiste Cholumba ag rith cúrsaí Gaeilge ar an gCeathrú Rua ar feadh caoga bliain.
Le dhá bhliain anuas tá muid ag rith cúrsaí speisialta coicíse chun an seans a thabhairt do gach duine taithí a fháil ar ár dteanga dúchais i gceartlár na Gaeltachta.
Last year Coláiste Cholumba, an Irish summer college in the Connemara Gaeltacht, launched a recession busting two-week summer course to huge success. This year extra spaces have been added to cater for the huge numbers applying. However spaces are very limited and with all courses being oversubscribed last year, all indications are that this trend will continue for 2013. You can now enjoy 14 days of the same Gaeltacht experience with all its spraoi, spóirt, craic and ceol, while learning Irish, which has made Coláiste Cholumba a huge success for
more than 40 years.
These courses are inclusive of accommodation, food, tuition, sports activities, and travel. Also included are the college’s famous theme nights, discos, barbecues, and beach parties. It is hard to imagine a more fun-filled experience in one of the most popular Irish summer colleges. Coláiste Cholumba also runs special courses for those sitting the Leaving Cert and Junior Cert 2014 and for sixth class primary and first year post primary students.
Two-week courses will take place from June 26 to July 10, and from July 19 to August 2. Three-week courses will take place from June 6 to June 25, from June 26 to July 18, and from July 19 to August 10.
For further details visit www.colaistecholumba.ie, phone 091595184, or email colaistecholumba@gmail.com.
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Seachtain na Gaeilge 2013 has something for all
Feabhra 28, 2013
Seachtain na Gaeilge, the rather more than a week-long festival of events celebrating the Irish language, heritage, culture, and life, returns from March 2 to 17.
Events will take place across the city and county, involving music, dance, theatre, debates, competitions, and storytelling, culminating in the St Patrick’s Day Parade. The festival was launched on Monday by TG4 presenter and Seachtain na Gaeilge ambassador Róisín Ní Thomáin, along with pupils from Gaelscoil Dara. The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Give Irish a Go’. The emphasis is on public participation and is aimed at those with little or no Irish, the ‘cúpla focail’, or who are fluent. Is leor Beirt – get talking as Gaeilge
The Is leor Beirt strand of the programme entails a small group of people meeting in a local cafe or in their workplace restaurant to chat together in Irish on a regular basis. “There is no extra cost or time needed to get involved with the Is Leor Beirt network,” said Conradh na Gaeilge’s Siobhán Ní Dhubhfaidh. “The scheme revolves around coffee breaks or lunchtimes that people would be taking anyway, only now they’ll be relaxing in a new setting in the company of other people interested in Irish.” Is Leor Beirt events will be taking place in Lohan’s and The Oslo Hotel in Salthill (Monday March 4, Monday 11, at 8pm); Hennellys Pub, Corrundulla (Monday 4, 8pm); McCambridges, Shop Street (Tuesday 5 and Tuesday 12, 10.30am); Hope’s, Loughrea (Wednesday 6, 11am); Loughrea’s Irish Office (Monday 4 at 10am, Wednesday 13, 11am).
Similar events include a coffee morning with Age Action West and the Cumann Craic in the Age Action West office, the Small Crane, at 12 noon on Tuesday 5. Club Áras na nGael will host oíche na bhfoghlaimeoirí social night with ceol agus craic for Irish language learners from 8.30pm. On Friday 8 there will be a coffee morning and conversation at An Comharchumann, Cill Rónáin, from 11am; an Irish taster class in Teach na Gaeilge, Maigh Cuillin (3pm for beginners, 3.30pm learners, 4pm higher, 4.30pm grammar class). Admission is free. For more information contact 086 – 00660483. The public can also practice their Gaeilge at the coffee morning in The Galway Cakery, Moycullen (Saturday 9, 11am); parent and toddler morning, Teach na Gaeilge, Maigh Cuilinn (Monday 11, from 10am); coffee morning, Café Áras na Gaeilge, NUIG, (Monday 11, from 10am); My First Gaeilge, Áras na Gaeilge, NUIG, (Monday 11, from 3pm).
Coffee morning, Gaelscoil Riada, Athenry (Tuesday 12, 11am); Ciorcal cómhra with wine and cheese reception, Aras na Gaeilge, NUIG (Tuesday 12, 3pm); Ciorcal comhra with caint agus craftmaking in Teach na Gaeilge, Moycullen (8pm, also Tuesday 12, for more information (086-0660483). On Wednesday 13 NUIG will host its ‘No English Day’; while Áras na Gaeilge, NUIG will hold an Irish breakfast (10pm) and My First Gaeilge (3pm); Oíche na bhfoghlaimeoirí in Club Áras na nGael, social night for Irish language learners, from 9.30pm. Concerts, events and talks SnaG begins on Saturday with NUI Galway’s Drama Festival for the Colleges, celebrating and hosting theatre as Gaeilge. For more information see www.drama-gaeilge.com
On Tuesday 5 Club Áras na nGael on Dominick Street will host a Breton night from 8pm; and the Róisín Dubh will host an ‘Irish Silent Disco’ from 10pm. On Wednesday 6 there will be a screening of the films Cré na Cille and Kings in Áras na Gaeilge, NUIG at 6pm; and Celtic rock band The Waylanders will play Kelly’s, Bridget Street at 9pm.
Thursday 7 will see an Irish trad session in The Western hotel, Prospect Hill, at 9.30pm and on Friday 8 there will be a talk entitled Cultural Resistance in the Basque Country in Áras na nGael, Dominick Street, at 7pm. On Tuesday 12 there will be a music session in the Westside Library, Galway at 6.30pm; a lecture on the poet Raifteirí with NUIG’s Prog Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh at 8pm; and the Irish Silent Disco at the Róisín Dubh at 10pm. Thursday 14 will see the sean nós night in Maigh Cuillin with Johnny Mháirtín Learaí, Josie Sheáin Jeaic, Máirtín Tom Sheainín, Máire Phete Uí Dhroighneáin, Treasa Bn Uí Chonaill, Treasa Uí Cheannbháin, Róisin Elsafty, Joe John Mac an Iomaire, Seosamh Ó Fátharta, Pól Ó Ceannbháin, and Catríona Ní Cheannbháin in Regans Pub at 9pm, admission is free.
That same evening will see a trad session in The Western Hotel, Prospect Hill (9.30pm) and a céilí with JCI Galway, Club Aras na nGael, at 9pm. Dara Ó Cualán will give a lecture on the Galway Oireachtas 1913 in the Galway City Museum at 2pm on Saturday 16. Music events for St Patrick’s Day (Sunday 17) include the St Patrick’s day Trad Music Session in Club Áras na nGael, from 2pm and Don Stiffe and Marcus Ó hIarnáin in The Forge, Moycullen, at 8pm. Storytelling for children SnaG will host storytelling events as Gaeilge for children in the Galway City Library (Friday 8 and Friday 15, 11.15am), in the Westside Library (Friday 8 and Friday 15, at 3.30pm), a reading morning for children in the Moycullen Bookshop (Saturday 9, 11am); The programme is available from Conradh na Gaeilge, Áras na nGael, 45 Dominick Street (091 – 567824, conradh@bradan.iol.ie, www.arasnangael.ie)
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Seoladh Sheachtain na Gaeilge na Gaillimhe
Feabhra 28, 2013
Rinne ambasadóir Sheachtain na Gaeilge agus láithreoir TG4, Róisín Ní Thomáin, clár na Gaillimhe do Sheachtain na Gaeilge a sheoladh ag tús na seachtaine seo.
Bhí Róisín timpeallaithe ag daltaí Ghaelscoil Dara agus í i mbun na hócáide, tráthúil go leor agus líon ollmhór scoileanna páirteach i Seachtain na Gaeilge na bliana seo. Cuirfear tús le Seachtain na Gaeilge na Gaillimhe an deireadh seachtaine seo romhainn le Féile Náisiúnta Drámaíochta na gColáistí tríú leibhéal. Rannpháirtíocht an phobail atá mar theachtaireacht Sheachtain na Gaeilge na bliana seo agus go deimhin tugann clár na Féile deis do gach mac máthair, bíodh siad líofa nó lag sa teanga, páirt ghníomhach a bheith acu in imeachtaí na seachtaine.
Chomh maith le clár imeachtaí na féile tá craobhacha Chonradh na Gaeilge ar fud chontae na Gaillimhe i mbun feachtais chun lucht gnó, scoileanna agus grúpaí pobail a mhealladh i dtreo deiseanna a chur ar fáil don phobal chun an Ghaeilge a úsáid leis an bhfeachtas Seachtain na Gaeilge – Give Irish a Go. Cheana féin tá lear mór den lucht gnó agus grúpaí eile rannpháirteach san fheachtas seo. Tá Clár na Gaillimhe ar fáil anois ó Oifig Chonradh na Gaeilge ag 45 Sr. Doiminic. Deir Siobhán Ní Dhubhfaidh ó Chonradh na Gaeilge “ó thús mhí Eanáir táimid ag obair le grúpaí Gaeilge, grúpaí pobail, bunscoileanna agus meánscoileanna, cumainn tríú leibhéal, lucht gnó agus réimse leathan grúpaí eile agus daoine aonair ag ullmhú an chláir agus tá áthas orainn go bhfuil sé ar fáil anois. Táimid i mbun an chláir a dháileadh fud fad an chontae anois nó is féidir le daoine teagmháil a dhéanamh linn ag 091 567824, conradh@bradan.iol.ie nó tá fáil air freisin ag www.arasnangael.ie.
Dúirt Siobhán go mbeidh dlúthbhaint ag Seachtain na Gaeilge na bliana seo leis an scéim Is leor Beirt, an gréasán náisiúnta de chiorcail comhrá atá forbartha ag Conradh na Gaeilge. Bainfear leas as Is leor Beirt chun sraith imeachtaí a chur ar fáil don phobal le linn Sheachtain na Gaeilge.
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Contracts signed for purchase of Gaelscoil de hÍde site
Feabhra 27, 2013
The new Gaelscoil de hÍde at Oranmore has taken a major step towards becoming a reality after contracts were signed for the purchase of a site.
The acquisition of land for the school finally cleared the way for the project to advance. The purchase of the site was the main stumbling block in delaying the new building. Gaelscoil de hÍde was included in the Department of Education’s five-year building programme last March and it was envisaged that construction would commence on the project in 2015.
The proposed new school will be a 16- classroom national school, with a two-class special needs unit, and ancillary accommodation with a general purpose room. The developers are now in the process of signing the contracts and it is expected this will be completed by March 16. Outline planning permission has already been granted.
The next step is the design stage and an application for full planning permission. Gaelscoil de hÍde currently has almost 300 pupils and 20 staff, all of whom are housed in temporary accommodation with no playground space or other resource facilities.
The cost of renting the pre-fab accommodation amounts to €200,000 a year. The news has been welcomed by Galway West TDs Independent Noel Grealish and Fine Gael’s Brian Walsh. The acquisition of the site for the new school has cleared the way for development to be fasttracked,” said Dep Walsh. “I have made this case directly to the Minister for Education.”
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Éacht Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin
Feabhra 7, 2013
Tá éacht déanta ag Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin, An Cheathrú Rua, agus Craobh shinsearach na hÉireann de Chomórtais Díospóireachta Ghael Linn 2013 buaite acu. Is é seo an cúigiú bliain i ndiaidh a chéile don scoil Craobh na hÉireann a bhaint amach i ndíospóireachtaí Ghael Linn.
Thug Fionnuala de Bhailís, Síofra Ní Shé agus Muireann Ní Fhatharta Corn Uí Chadhain leo ag na babhtaí ceannais a bhí ar siúl i gColáiste na Tríonóide an tseachtain seo caite. Anuraidh bhí an lá ag an scoil agus iad ag filleadh ar an gCeathrú Rua mar sheaimpíní sóisearach na hÉireann agus sna trí bhliain roimhe sin is í Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin a thug leo an Chraobh shinsearach. Léiríonn na torthaí seo díograis múinteoirí na scoile chomh maith ar ndóigh le cumas cainte na ndaltaí. Ní nach ionadh cuireadh an-fháilte abhaile roimh an fhoireann agus Máirín Ní Dhomhnaill, an múinteoir a threoraigh an fhoireann ó thús deireadh an comórtas.
Sa bhabhta ceannais fuair siad an ceann is fearr ar Phobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Phobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair, agus Choláiste Eoin, Baile Átha Cliath.
Is é an Seanadóir Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, a bhí mar aoichainteoir ag an ócáid, agus mhol sé na rannpháirtithe óga as bua na cainte a bheith acu uilig. Bhronn sé buanchorn agus duais €1,000 ar an bhfoireann bhuacach agus duais €250 an fhoireann ar na foirne eile.
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Foclóir Béarla-Gaeilge nua seolta
Eanáir 31, 2013
Rinne Uachtarán na hÉireann, Micheál D Ó hUigínn, an Foclóir Béarla-Gaeilge nua a sheoladh an tseachtain seo caite ag ócáid sa Ghailearaí Náisiúnta i mBaile Átha Cliath.
Is é seo an chéad fhoclóir náisiúnta Béarla-Gaeilge ó foilsíodh foclóir de Bhaldraithe i 1959. Is féidir teacht ar an bhfoclóir nua ar líne, saor in aisce, ag www.focloir.ie. Tá nach mór aon trian d’ábhar iomlán an fhoclóra ar fáil faoi láthair. Cumhdaíonn sé sin thar 80% de ghnáthúsáid an Bhéarla. Beifear ag cur leis an leagan ar líne i mbliana agus an bhliain seo chugainn, agus foilseofar an leagan deiridh ar líne agus mar leabhar araon i 2015. “Tá an Foclóir nua ag teacht le gnás an lae inniu san fhoclóireacht chomhaimseartha sa mhéid gurb í an úsáid an tslat tomhais maidir le cad é a chuimsítear i bhfoclóirí. Tá ábhar Béarla an Fhoclóra nua bunaithe ar an tslí a n-úsáidtear an teanga sin in Éirinn agus mar an gcéanna tá an t-ábhar Gaeilge bunaithe ar Ghaeilge na Gaeltachta sa lá atá inniu ann,” arsa an Dr Pádraig Ó Mianáin, eagarthóir an Fhoclóra. “Ba mhian linn an Ghaeilge bheo a chur chun tosaigh, agus tá comhaid fhuaime as na trí mhórchanúint ag dul leis an ábhar chomh maith mar áis bhreise do lucht foghlama na teanga,” ar sé.
Tá breis agus 7,000 ceannfhocal san fhoclóir reatha, ina bhfuil 1.3 milliún focal de théacs agus thar 40,000 frása samplach mar aon le comhaid fhuaime agus treoracha cuimsitheacha gramadaí. Beidh thar 40,000 ceannfhocal san iomlán san fhoclóir faoin am a mbeidh sé críochnaithe i 2015.
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