Tús na n-Oibreacha ar fhoirgneamh buan do Ghaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa
Feabhra 15, 2016
Tháinig DEICH mBLIAIN d’obair chrua agus tiomantas chun críche nuair a d’iompaigh Phil Reilly agus Cathal Mac Cearáin fód chun tús na n-oibreacha ar fhoirgneamh buan do Ghaelscoil Feasa Bhradáin ar Bhóthar an Mhuilinn a cheiliúradh.
Scoil nua-aimseartha atá oiriúnach do pháistí an 21ú haois, a bheidh suite taobh thiar de na seomraí réamhdhéanta atá ann. Osclóidh sí i mí Bealtaine 2017 tar éis togra tógála a thógfaidh 16 mí.
Tom Kelly a ghearr an ribín
Ag an suíomh ar an Luan, is iad Tom Kelly agus Cathal Mac Cearáin a d’iompaigh fód. Bhí na sceitimíní le braith sa aer agus áthas an domhain ar chomhaltaí a chaith 10 mbliana ag streachailt chun an fhoirgneamh buan seo a fháil.
Sceitimíní ar na páistí!
Bhí Cathal Mac Cearáin mar chathaoirleach ar an gcoiste bunaithe, agus is Cathaoirleach é ar an mbord bainistíochta ó osclaíodh an scoil sa bhliain 2007. D’oibrigh Cathal agus Siobhán Ní Dhúill (príomhoide) go dlúth leis an Roinn Oideachais agus leis na polaiteoirí áitiúla chun an pointe seo a shroichint. Is iad ailtirí Van Dijk a ceapadh chun an scoil nua-aimseartha seo a dhearadh agus P.J Mc Loughlin a thógfaidh an fhoirgneamh a chuimsíonn 16 seomra ranga, seomraí tacaíochta foghlama, seomraí acmhainne, aonad do pháistí le riachtanais speisialta, halla scoile, ionad bhog-shúgartha, clós shúgartha shóisearach agus dhá chúirt cispheile. I 2013, bhí an scoil san áireamh ar liosta tógála do 2015/16.Ag labhairt dó ag fáiltiú sa scoil, chuir an tUasal Mhic Cearáin, Cathaoirleach an Bhoird Bhainistíochta fáilte roimh gach duine chuig an ócáid agus dúirt go raibh siad ag tús an deireadh de ‘thuras fhada agus céasmhar’. Ghabh sé buíochas le Phil Reilly as a chuid tacaíochta sna laethanta tosaigh nuair a d’athchóirigh sé na seomraí feistis i CLG Naomh Colmcille chun scoil a dhéanamh astu thar oíche!
Martin Mc Loughlin, Tom Kelly, Cathal Mac Cearáin agus Tommy.
Thagair Siobhán an príomhoide do Confucius a thug le tuiscint nuair nach bhféadfaí spriocanna soiléire a bhaint amach, ní raibh le déanamh ach na céimeanna gníomhaíochta a athrú agus sin a déanadh sa scoil seo faoi threoir Chathail Mhic Cearáin a d’oibrigh gan stad gan staonadh chun an pointe seo a shroichint.
Thug sí ómós freisin do thuismitheoirí, mhuinteoirí, foireann na scoile agus do h-airí oideachais agus polaiteoirí áitiúla a bhí ina gcúnamh mór maraon le lucht an fhreasúra.
TEN YEARS of hard work and dedication finally came to fruition as Mr. Phil Reilly and Cathal Mac Cearáin turned the sod to mark the beginning of works on the new Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa on the Mill Road.
The new state-of-the-art school, which will be situated behind the current prefabs is due to open in May 2017 after an 16-month build.
At the site on Monday, Tom Kelly and Cathal Mac Cearáin turned a very wet sod at the site where not even the rain could dampen the spirits of those gathered to witness the event, some of whom have been part of the school’s struggle for 10 years.
One of those people is Cathal Mac Cearáin who was cathaoirleach of the founding committee and has been cathaoirleach of the Board of Management since the school opened in 2007. Cathal and principal Siobhán Ní Dhúill have worked closely with the Department of education and all local politicians in order to get to this stage. Van Dijk architects have designed a state of the art school which P.J Mc Loughlin will build. It encompasses 16 classrooms, learning support rooms, resource rooms, a special needs unit, school hall, soft play area, junior play area and two basketball courts.
In 2013, the school was included in the building list for 2015/16.
Speaking at a reception in the school, Mr. Cathal Mac Cearáin, Chairperson of the Board of Management welcomed everyone to the event and said they were at the beginning of the end of a “long and torturous journey.” He thanked Phil Reilly for his support in the early days when he refurbished the changing rooms in St. Colmcilles GAA and turned the clubhouse into a school overnight!
Siobhán the principal referred to a Confucius quote which suggested that when obvious goals could not be reached, you did not adjust the goals but the action steps and that, she said, was what the school had done, under the guidance of Cathal Mac Cearáin who had an “indefatigable and unwavering drive”.
She paid tribute also to parents, staff, Ministers for education and local politicians who had been of great assistance both while in government and in opposition.
