Comhluadar Week in the Gaeltacht
Documentary programme about the Comhluadar/Glór na nGael Gaeltacht Week
for Irish-Speaking families, which took place in August. Very
interesting, and lovely to hear all the kids.
http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=17%3A10333499%3A18237%3A19-10-2014%3A Labels: Brian Ó Broin, Ciarán Ó Muirí, Comhluadar, Families, gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Glór na nGael, Marcas Mac Ruairí, Teaghlaigh
Seachtain Comhluadar sa Ghaeltachta
Clár doiciméadach faoi Sheachtain Gaeltachta Chomhluadar/Glór na
nGael, a tharla i mBaile an Fheirtéaraigh mí Lúnasa. An-suimiúil, agus
cuirfidh glórtha na bpáistí gliondar ar do chroí!
Eagraítear an tseachtain seo gach bliain do theaghlaigh a bhfuil an Ghaeilge mar chéadteanga acu.
http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=17%3A10333499%3A18237%3A19-10-2014%3ALabels: Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Brian Ó Broin, Ciarán Ó Muirí, Comhluadar, Fachtna Ó Drisceoil, gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Glór na nGael, Marcas Mac Ruairí
Irish-Language Quangos and Peter McGuire
Regarding
Peter McGuire's comment ("So Many Quangos, So Little Irish", 19th
March, 2013) that major International companies are hiring staff from
Continental countries rather than from Ireland "due to the lack of
qualified European-language graduates from within Ireland", I'd like to
remind him that Irish is actually a modern European language. Furthermore,
almost exactly as many students take Continental languages in the Leaving Cert
as take Irish.
On top of that,
Ireland hits well above its weight when it comes to employment in technology
and international business (for which English is the unquestioned lingua franca anyway). If Google is
employing Germans ahead of Irish people, it's only in cases where they need
native German speakers. Nothing in our education system will change that.
Regarding Quangos (a much-abused word) I'm
amused to see McGuire characterize Comhluadar, the wonderful and hard-working
Irish-language parenting organization, as "significant and powerful".
They employ three people and operate out of a single third-floor office in
Harcourt Street.Labels: AE, Aontas Eorpach, Brian Ó Broin, Comhluadar, Éire, EU, gaeilge, German, irish, Irish Times, Language Pedagogy, Languages, Peter McGuire, Quangos, Teangacha
Seoladh Thógamar Le Gaeilge Iad i gClub an Chonartha, Baile Átha Cliath, Márta 2012
Seoladh
Thógamar le Gaeilge Iad go hoifigiúil i gClub an Chonartha, Sráid Fhearchair, i mí na Márta, 2012. Seo
físeán beag den seoladh, agus óráidí Bhriain Uí Bhroin agus Mhuirinn Uí Mhóráin (le Feargal Ó Cuilinn mar fhear an tí).
Thógamar le Gaeilge Iad was officially launched in the Conradh na Gaeilge Club, Harcourt Street in March of 2012. Here's
a small video of the launch, with speeches by Brian Ó Broin and Muireann Ní Mhóráin (and Feargal Ó Cuilinn as M.C.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEA5ArnWBgI&list=UUGoiEOv3Z-SreK3oKGriUcw&index=1&feature=plcpLabels: Bilingualism, Brian Ó Broin, Children, Comhluadar, Dhátheangachas, gaeilge, irish, Muireann Ní Mhóráin, Parenting, Thógamar le Gaeilge Iad, tuismitheoirí
