Conradh na Gaeilge’s Dublin night classes in Irish are gearing up for another term the week starting 28 September 2010, and have a special discount price available for the unemployed again this year.

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Applications are now invited for  the part-time, two year course MA sa Ghaeilge Fheidhmeach/ MA in Applied Irish. The programme was offered for the first time in January 2008 and the  next course will commence in early February 2011. The deadline for applications for the 2011 course is 22 September 2010. ( Application form available to download at www.gaeilgefheidhmeach.dit.ie)

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Eleanor Shaw was recently appointed the new Business, sales and communications Manager with the Irish language magazine Comhar.

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Nuacht1.com is an electronic news service which brings together a variety of Irish language news sources into one amalgamated stream.

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Culture Night will take place on Friday, 24th September 2010.  Many cultural events will take place in various venues all over the capital city.
Events include traditional music sessions, dancing, poetry readings, drama, art exhibitions in various galleries in Temple Bar in the heart of the city plus historic tours in the National Museum of Ireland and other locations.

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Are you single and looking for love? Would you like to meet a partner who speaks Irish? If so, television production company, Wadell Media are currently looking for participants in a new television dating show, ‘Mo Ghrá Gael’.

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Na Píobairí Uilleann presents The Ace & Deuce of Piping in Liberty Hall in Dublin on Saturday, 9th October 2010.

Once again this year a wonderful evening of music is promised when some of Ireland’s finest musicians take to the stage for this once off concert.

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A magical voyage  through the realms of Irish language literature and beyond awaits Irish language speakers living in the capital city this month when the  renowned Irish Literature festival, IMRAM takes place in venues across the city.

This year’s IMRAM Irish Language Literature Festival will take place in Dublin from   14th-29th September 2010.

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In a fortnight Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge intend to get Dublin city talking as Gaeilge by facilitating Irish Language Conversational groups every Monday this autumn.

Beginning on Monday 20 September 2010, the group will meet together every Monday evening for eight weeks in ‘Cois Teallaigh’ in the basement of 46 Kildare Street.

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An Chomhdháil organises seminars across the country, making secondary level students aware of the opportunities which the Irish language affords them.  Such opportunities don’t just exist in Ireland, and with Irish having achieved Official Language status of the European Union, there are more opportunities than ever before, both at home, in Europe and further afield. 

Last year a booklet entitled; Your Career with Irish, was published to explain the opportunities the Irish language affords jobseekers.

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The Irish public were saddened to hear of the passing away of the Irish renowned actor and public figure Mick Lally last week.

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Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin is celebrating this week, on this its first birthday. The Irish language community in Derry city was highly praised when Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin was opened, after a huge overhaul of the Gaeláras building on Great James Street. The Minister Ó Cuív, as well as the Northern Education minister, Caitríona Ruane, were amongst those at the official opening on 4th September 2009.

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Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge are organising a seminar titled ‘Buntáiste Breise na Gaeilge’ all over Ireland in the coming months. 

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The Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey T.D. launched the second phase of a national syllabus for Irish at third level at an event in Dublin yesterday,  6 September.

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18 new naíonraí are to open their doors this year according to figures released by Forbairt Naíonraí Teoranta. This is an increase on the five new naíonraí which opened for the first time in 2009.

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Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey TD, visited a meeting last Wednesday of the member organisations of Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge. 

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TG4 have announced their autumn schedule, with plenty of sport, entertainment, and craic to suit everybody’s needs.

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Galway and Wexford will contest this year’s All Ireland Camogie final in Croke Park this Sunday, 12 September at 4pm.  Both teams will battle it out to bring the O’Duffy cup, which has resided in the Rebel County for the past twelve months, home on Sunday. 

Earlier that same day in Croke Park, Antrim will tackle Waterford in the Junior final, and Offaly will take on Wexford at intermediate level.  With a triple header, it’s a day not to be missed!

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Tá eagrán speisialta den iris COMHAR ar fáil sna siopaí timpeall na tíre faoi láthair.  Is iad baill de Chumann Scríbhneoirí Úra na Gaeilge a chur an t-ábhar ar fad le chéile d’eagrán Mheán Fómhair na hirise seo. 

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Ceol ‘s Comhrá is teideal do ghrúpa óige  nuabhunaithe atá dírithe ar dhéagóirí atá ina gcónaí  i gCaisleán an Bharraigh agus sa cheantar máguaird. 

Agus an téarma scoile ina thosach, tá cuireadh tugtha ag an ngrúpa do dhaoine óga teacht  le chéile agus blaiseadh a fháil ar an raon leathan imeachtaí sóisialta a bhíonn á n-eagrú trí mheán na Gaeilge.


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Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey TD, visited a meeting last night of the member organisations of Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge. 

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Beidh Cnocadóirí  Átha Cliath ag dul san iomaíocht le foireann Ghlór na nGael ó Chill Chóca i gContae Chill Dara ar ‘Bhuille Faoi Thuairim’ don chéad chlár sa tsraith is déanaí a chraolfar Dé Sathairn, 4 Meán Fómhair ar RTÉ Raidió 1.


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Tá fógartha go mbeidh 18 naíonraí nua ag oscailt i mbliana. Is méadú suntasach é sin ar an gcúig naíonra a d’oscail i 2009,   de réir figiúirí atá eisithe ag Forbairt Naíonraí Teoranta.



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Beidh staid eacnamaíochta na tíre agus conas mar a chuireann sé sin isteach ar phobail ar fud na tíre faoi chaibidil ag sraith nua teilifíse, ‘Scéal an Airgid’ a chraolfar den chéad uair ar TG4 anocht.

Agus gan amhras beidh cleachtas na mbanc maidir le iasachtú agus conas mar a chuirtear iasachtaí  ar fáil d’fhiontraithe úra agus seanbhunaithe fiú  go mór chun tosaigh sa phlé sa chlár a fuair maoiniú ón gCiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge.



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Cork City Council proposes to draft its second Irish Language Scheme in accordance with Section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003. The primary objective of the Act is to ensure better availability and a higher standard of public services through Irish. Cork City Council now wishes to invite representations in relation to the preparation of the draft scheme from any interested parties.

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Thug an tAire Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta, Pádraig Ó Ciardha, TD, ómós don aisteoir clúiteach Mick Lally a bhásaigh inniu in aois 64 bliain.  “Bhí agus beidh urraim agus ómós ag muintir na hÉireann i gcónaí don aisteoir agus don duine uasal, Mick Lally, as a ghairmiúlacht chríochnaithe, as a umhlaíocht agus as a chroí mór.”  

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The Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey T.D. will launch the second phase of a national syllabus for Irish at third level at an event in Dublin on Monday, 6 September.


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Beidh Ceardlann Scríbhneoireachta le Gréagóir Ó Dúill á heagrú ag Éigse Cholm Cille ar an 9 Deireadh Fómhair. Ní hamháin gur file ardcháile é Ó Dúill a bhfuil naoi gcnuasach filíochta curtha i gcló aige, is fairsing a chuid taithí ar ábhar scríbhneoirí a oiliúint.


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Liet International, a song competition for songs written in lesser-used languages is now seeking applications from singers and song writers for the final of the annual song contest. 
 


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Beidh an seimineár “Buntáiste Breise na Gaeilge” á reáchtáil ag Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge in ionaid éagsúla timpeall na tíre sa chéad tréimhse den scoilbhliain úr. 

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D’fhógair Ógras, óg-eagraíocht Chonradh na Gaeilge go bhfuil deontas de €30,000  faighte acu chun scéimeanna agus imeachtaí óige a reáchtáil i gCúige Uladh.

Dheimhnigh Foras na Gaeilge an tseachtain seo, go bhfuil an t-airgead á chuir ar fáil d’Ógras faoin Scéim Óige 2010-2011.
 


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Le linn na seachtaine seo chugainn, beidh fógra Gaeilge do sheirbhísí Fujifilm le cloisteáil tar éis na nuachta ar Today Fm, gach uair an chloig ón 7am-11pm ó Dé Luain go dtí Dé Domhnaigh.  D’fhógair Fujifilm Ireland le déanaí go bhfuil an Ghaeilge anois ar fáil mar rogha ar a mbothanna grianghraf timpeall an domhain.  Ní hamháin go bhfuil Fujifilm ar thús cadhnaíochta ó thaobh na teicneolaíochta de, ach tá siad anois ar an gcéad gnólacht riamh, chun fógra urraíochta trí Ghaeilge a ghlacadh ar stáisiún raidió náisiúnta in Éirinn. 

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The Irish language has gained prominence abroad in recent years due to greater learning opportunities and in particular with its strong online presence on TG4, Raidió na Gaeltachta and online magazine www.beo.ie.


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Bhí Seán Bán Breathnach, Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile, Jó Ní Chéide agus Cormac Ó hEadhra, láithreoirí le RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, ar chuid de láithreoirí raidió RTÉ a bhí i láthair ag seoladh sceideal raidió an fhómhair ar RTÉ i nDomhnach Broc inné.


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Tá athraithe móra i ndán do cheann de na hinstitiúidí Gaeilge is mó clú air sa tír - An Siopa Leabhar de chuid Chonradh na Gaeilge ar 6 Sráid Fhearchair, Baile Átha Cliath 2 - faoi stiúir an bhainisteora nua, Daragh Ó Tuama, agus an chúntóra úir aige, Cian Taaffe.

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D’fhógair Foras na Gaeilge le déanaí gur ceadaíodh maoiniú do 54 tionscnamh ar fud na tíre faoi Scéim na nImeachtaí Óige.

Cuirfear breis agus €215,000 ar fáil do thionscnaimh éagsúla d’fhonn daoine óga a spreagadh chun a gcuid Gaeilge a úsáid taobh amuigh d’uaireanta scoile. 


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Derry City Council is currently seeking artists, artist teams, or arts organisations to work alongside the Council’s Arts and Regeneration Officer and the Irish Language Officer to develop and deliver a good relations project to explore the role of the languages of Irish, English and Ulster-Scots within the context of cultural identity.


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Lá mór spraoi agus siamsaíochta a bheidh ann i mBaile Loch Garman ar an 28 Lúnasa, áit a bheidh scoth na gceoltóirí agus togha na n-amhránaithe le cloisteáil ar stáitse i gCearnóg Selskar mar chuid d’fhéile ‘Ceol Cé’.

Tá an fhéile á reáchtáil ag Na Macallaí, eagras áitiúil a chuireann an Ghaeilge chun cinn in oirdheisceart na tíre. Ar na haíonna atá fógartha ar chlár na féile go dtí seo tá Liam Ó Maonlaoi, Gavin Rolston, Clive Barnes agus Luan Parle, amhránaí a bhuaigh Gradam Meteor in 2007.


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Are you single and looking for love? Would you like to meet a partner who speaks Irish? If so, television production company, Wadell Media are currently looking for participant in a new television dating show, ‘Mo Ghrá Gael’.

The company will starting filming the six part series in Belfast on August 16th and will  head to Galway on August 18th and it is still on the look out for bubbly and fun participants to take part in the show.


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Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin has been shortlisted for another major award. Last week, the cultural centre which serves the Irish speaking community in Derry was announced on the shortlist for an international  award for architecture.

The purpose-built centre, which is located in the heart of the historic centre of the city was nominated in the category for community-based buildings.


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Are you confused about how to use your computer to write in Irish? Or do you know a colleague or friend who struggles to use accents such as the síne fada on their computer?

A new website Scriobh.ie, which was launched last week aims to advise all computer users- even the most computer illiterate and point them in the right direction of online solutions and resources which can help with various aspects of writing in Irish.
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This week  a copy of  the CD ‘Pléaráca an Riadaigh’ can be won by one lucky subscriber to the Eolas e-zine.
The talented musicians and singers Seán Ó Riada,  Seán Ó Sé and Darach Ó Catháin have been renowned for their talents for many years.


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The Pádraig Ó Cuanacháin competition is well under way again this year, an awards competition which recognises companies who promote the Irish language in Cork city and county. 

Speaking about the wide range of applications received to date, Development Officer with Gael Taca, Áine Ni Shléibhín said “Businesses are doing their best to stand out from the crowd.  They recognise that the Irish language is an advantadg to their business which can be seen by locals and tourists alike”.


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Tánaiste and Minsiter for Education and Skills, Mary Coughlan, TD, has recently announced major reforms in the system employed in recognising new second level schools.  An Tánaiste intends to set out a framework of criteria, which will be used as assessment criteria, to allow for a transparent system for recognising new schools. 


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In her new book, “Language an Conflict in Northern Ireland and Canada – A Silent War”, which was launched at the weekend, Janet Muller contributes a valuable insight into the link between Language Planning and modern ‘Conflict Resolution’.

The examples of Quebec in Canada and the author’s own background in the North of Ireland are used to highlight the influence of conflict and language policy on the promotion of minority languages, and the return of the “new era” for the Irish language which was promised after the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.



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Four new Gaelscoileanna recently received official recognition from the Department of Education, Northern Ireland for the next school year.
Parents and local organisations responded with great joy to the announcement which followed an intensive campaign by community groups to establish Irish language medium schools in Maherafelt and Limavaddy in Co. Derry, Kilkeel in Co. Down and in Ballymena in Co. Antrim.


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