Gaelscoileanna conference this weekend
November 17, 2010
Gaelscoileanna Teo. will hold their annual national conference in Tullamore, Co. Offaly from Friday 19th – Saturday 20th November 2010.
As part of this year’s conference many lectures and educational discussions will take place throughout the two day event. Radio commentator, Mícheál Ó Muirceartaigh will speak at the event as will Minister Pat Carey TD with Éamonn Murtagh, Assistant Chief Inspector with the Department of Education and Skills to open the conference.
On Friday morning there will be a chance to listen to a panel of experts debating the central role of Irish-medium education in the 20 year strategy for the Irish-language.
Gormlaith Ní Thuairisc from RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will be chairperson at this particular session. The public will also have the opportunity to hear Minister Carey’s thoughts just prior to the publication of the strategy.
Various educational experts will speak on a variety of topics of interest to teachers and schools at the conference workshops which will provide both food for thought and inspiration for many.
This year’s very special guest Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh will address the conference about the importance of Irish-medium education, past, present and future.
Guest speakers from universities and schools all over the country will give various lectures.
Various educational related workshops will be conducted throughout Friday and Saturday morning and many information stands will be seen this event to circulate information on the Irish language and language learning resources in schools.
For further information visit: www.gaelscoileanna.ie
Feachtas tiomsaithe airgid do Ghaelscoil Ráth Tó
November 16, 2010
AGM for Irish language teachers
November 16, 2010
Comhar na Muinteoirí Gaeilge will host its Annual General Meeting this Saturday 20th November in The Alexander Hotel, Fenian St, Dublin 2. Dr. Muiris Ó Laoire will give a presentation on the practical ways of developing/promoting spoken Irish in the classroom by giving a detailed account of the various strategies in practicing spoken Irish in the classroom and measuring student’s ability.
Secondary school teachers will get suggestions on preparing students for the new oral curriculum for the 2012 Leaving Cert which will count for 40% for Irish in the Leaving Cert.
Those attending the meeting will also see the launch of Comhar na Muinteoirí Gaeilge’s journal Teagasc na Gaeilge 9 which focuses on situations that relate to teaching and learning Irish.
Further information may be found by contacting Anna Davitt or Saffron Rosenstock at (01) 639 8448/5 or anna@cnmg.i/saffron@cnmg.ie.
Gabh le Gaeilge seolta i mBéal Feirste
November 16, 2010
Students look to future Irish language careers at Liberty Hall
November 16, 2010
Continuing on its tour around Ireland, the Irish language careers seminar, ‘Buntáiste Breise na Gaeilge’ (the added advantage of Irish) took place in Liberty Hall in the heart of Dublin city on Thursday 4th November 2010.
Over 400 students from post-primary schools in Co. Dublin were present at the bilingual information seminar where well-known personalities and professionals from various sectors spoke on the advantages which the Irish language has afforded them in their chosen careers. Amongst the speakers were Spin 1038 DJ Eoghan Mac Diarmada, who presents Pop4 on TG4.
RTÉ Sports presenter Evanne Ní Chuilinn from Kilkenny spoke about ther own experiences working in broadcast journalism and the advantages which knowledge of two languages had afforded her both professionally and socially.
Anna Davitt, Director with Comhar na Múinteoirí Gaeilge in Dublin focused on her own personal experiences and outlined how Irish has shaped her career path opening up opportunities in the education sector which may not have been open to her but for her love of the
language.
Colm Mac an Iomaire, a noted solo-artist who performs with The Frames and The Swell Season gave an inspiring insight into this own experience growing up in Dublin in an Irish speaking household.
Colm also mentioned that he didn’t realise the full advantages of bilingualism and the importance of Irish as a national identity until a later stage when he began to travel abroad with his music.
The former Ros na Rún and Fair City actress Doireann Ní Chorragáin spoke about the doors which the language opened for her in her acting career. Doireann now has a successful career as a voice-over artist and is now focusing on drama and script writing for TG4 and RTÉ.
This was the ninth seminar of its kind which Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge have organised in the past two years. Other seminars were held in Dublin, Castlebar, Killarney, Cork, Galway, Belfast and Letterkenny.
Organisations and universities from all over Ireland were present on the day with information stands and share their knowledge and information with students on entry requirements and course descriptions of various third level courses.
A similar seminar will be held in the Tullamore Court Hotel in Tullamore on Thursday, 18th November 2010 where 350 students from schools from Co. Offaly, Westmeath, Co. Meath Kilkenny and Tipperary have already registered.
Guest speakers will include RTÉ/TG4 journalist Irene Ní Nualláin from Mullingar, as well as the talented Tipperary hurler, an Irish speaker and a teacher in Nenagh Darragh Egan.
Susan Folan from Galway city who lectures with Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, which is part of NUI Galway and focuses on third level Irish language education will give an insight into her own career as an interpreter and opportunities in Ireland and abroad for highly skilled language graduates.
Other guests include RTÉ’s sport presenter Evanne Ní Chuilinn while Bríd Ní Chofaigh who worked as a Development Officer with Comharchumann Ráth Chairn in the Meath Gaeltacht will share her experience working within the midlands Gaeltacht promoting the language within the community on a daily basis.
Seminar to focus on developments in all-island Irish Medium Education
November 16, 2010
The North South Irish-language Education Standing Committee is organising a day seminar on research in the sector at the Clarion Hotel, Dublin Airport on the 6th December 2010.
Those who have carried out research, who are currently carrying out research, or who intend to carry out research, on any aspect of Irish-language education are invited to make presentations at the event. Short sessions of 15 to 30 minutes will be allocated for each presentation.
The North South Irish-medium Education Standing Committee was established in May 2009 following on active liaison between Irish-medium education organisations north and south.
The committee has met three times and it is made up of a number of representatives from Irish-language organisations.
The focus of the Committee is to achieve positive outcomes for young people, parents and interested parties within the Irish-language education sector by sharing information and identifying areas for cross-border sharing and cooperation.
The Standing Committee is seeking to provide an opportunity for researchers on Irish-language education to exchange information on research on Irish-medium education being carried out throughout the island and further afield.
It also hopes to provide Irish-language education administrators and providers with an opportunity to access information on research in order to assist them in carrying out their work.
It is hoped that the seminar will be of interest to principals and directors of preschools, education trainers and Irish language administrators.
Those interested in making a presentation or attending the event should contact snichoinn@comhairle.org.
Seimineár Lae do dhaltaí na hArdteistiméireachta
November 15, 2010
35 children enrol in unrecognised school, Gaelscoil Ráth Tó
November 8, 2010
35 families registered their children to start in Gaelscoil Ráth Tó in September at an induction meeting for the school in Rathoath, Co. Meath on Thursday, 02 November 2010, despite still waiting to get official recognition from the Department of Education and Skills.
Parents and children attended the meeting in Gaelscoil Ráth Tó to meet the school principal and receive information on the school’s progress.
The Department of Education and Skills will be announcing shortly where new schools will open in 2011; the Rataoth community expect to be on that list and that Gaelscoil Ráth Tó, which opened in September this year without recognition, will be recognised and sanctioned.
The large attendance and the continued parental demand in the area confirms the urgent need to recognise Gaelscoil Rath Tó.
School Principal Tricia Ní Mhaolagáin said: “Twenty children that were on the waiting list for Gaelscoil Ráth Tó lost out last year when the school was refused recognition. Are another generation of Rathoath children to miss out on the benefits of an all-Irish education or will the Department of Education and Skills do the right thing and support Gaelscoil Ráth Tó by giving it official recognition?”
Register your school for Irish language seminar in Offaly
November 3, 2010
The Buntáiste Breise na Gaeilge Irish language opportunities tour, organised by Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, is well underway with events taking place tomorrow in Dublin, and in Offaly on 18th November 2010. These seminars are aimed at second level students, in the senior cycle in schools across the country.
During the seminars the extra advantages which the Irish language provides to graduates in the workplace are discussed. To date, An Chomhdháil has held these seminars in Killarney, Dublin, Galway, Cork, Castlebar, Belfast and Letterkenny.
The speakers are inspirational, aspirational and motivational, and their words encourage students to consider Irish as a career option. Among those speaking at tomorrow’s event in Dublin are RTÉ sports presenter, Evanne Ní Chuilinn, TG4 music presenter, Eoghan Mac Diarmada, Director of Comhar na Múinteoirí Gaeilge, Anna Davitt, ‘The Frames’ star, Colm Mac an Iomaire, and former Fair City star, Doireann Ní Chorragáin.
Among those who will speak at the event in Tullamore are, RTÉ/TG4 journalist, Irene Ní Nualláin, Development Officer for Ráth Chairn Co-op, Bríd Ní Chofaigh, RTÉ sports presenter, Evanne Ní Chuilinn, and the teacher and Tipperary hurler, Darragh Egan.
As part of the seminar, questions from the students are welcomed, which gives rise to lively debate. Representatives from third level institutions were on hand with exhibition stands, to inform students of the various Irish language courses available to them after they leave school.
While spaces are full for the Dublin seminar, there is still time to register your school for the seminar in Tullamore on 18th November. If your school would like to take part in the interactive seminar, please contact Brígíd, at 01 679 4780 / brighid@comhdhail.ie.
Cath na gclubanna scoile!
October 29, 2010
