Scéalta Eile | Other Stories

SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE - CLÁRAIGH D'IMEACHT ANOIS | REGISTER YOUR EVENT NOW
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Tá an t-ullmhúcháin do Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2011 faoi lán seoil anois! Ba mhaith linn a chur in iúl go mbeidh Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl ón 5ú-17ú Márta 2011.

Tá ag éirí thar cinn leis an bhféile le cúpla bliain anuas. Brathann rath na féile ort agus ar na daoine go léir a chuireann imeachtaí ar siúl. Ní bheadh an fhéile in ann marachtáil gan sibh. Táimid ag súil go mór leis an méid is mó daoine a mhealladh le páirt a ghlacadh sa fhéile Ghaeilge is mó in Éirinn. Ba bhreá linn dá mbeadh tú linn arís i 2011!

Cláraigh d'imeach ar líne ar www.snag.ie. Tá súil againn go mbeidh tú páirteach do Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2011! Déan teagmháil linn má tá ceist agus nó cúnamh ar bith uait. Beimid lán-sásta cabhrú leat.

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The preparations for Seachtain na Gaeilge 2011 are well underway! We wish to inform you that Seachtain na Gaeilge will take place from the 5th -17th March 2011.

The festival has gone from strength to strength in recent years. The festival's success depends on you and everyone who gets involved to organise events. We are hoping to get as many people as possible involved in Ireland's biggest Irish language festival. We would love if you were with us again in 2011!

Register your event now on our website, www.snag.ie. We hope you will be with us again for Seachtain na Gaeilge 2011! Please contact us if you have any questions or if you need any assistance, we will be more than happy to oblige.

Seachtain na Gaeilge        T: 01 475 7401             R: caitriona@snag.ie          I: www.snag.ie
DÉANTA IN ÉIRINN - AONACH CEARDAÍOCHTA | CRAFT FAIR

Mar chuid d'imeachtaí Sheachtain na Gaeilge beidh Aonach Ealaíon agus Ceardaíochta ar siúl in Áras Inis Gluaire ar an Déardaoin 17ú Márta. Táimid ag lorg gach saghas ealaíon agus ceardaíocht agus táirgí atá déanta sa cheantar nó sa tír nó táirgí a bhfuil gnéith Gaelach ag baint leo. Bí i dteagmháil linn gan mhoill más maith leat earraí a dhíol ag an aonach.

As part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations, Áras Inis Gluaire arts and crafts fair on Thursday, 17 March. We welcome all kinds of arts, crafts and products that have been made locally, or in Ireland, or have an Irish/Gaeilge aspect. Please contact us a.s.a.p. if you are interested in selling your wares on the day.

Áras Inis Gluaire          T: 097 81079           R: l.padden@arasinisgluaire.ie            I: www.arasinisgluaire.ie
FÉILE LOVE: LIVE MUSIC 2011
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Féile náisiúnta is ea an Love:live music a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar an gceol beo sa tír seo. Beidh an fhéile ar siúl ar an 8 Aibreáin, 2011. Iarrtar ar eagrais ceoil, bannaí ceoil, ceolfhoireann, ceoltóirí, srl, imeacht ceoil a eagrú ar an lá, is cuma cé chomh mór nó beag. Má tá spéis agat a bheith páírteach nó má tá tuilleadh eolais faoin bhféile de dhíth, téígh i dteagmháil le Aisling Ryan ag 01 6719429 nó info@lovelivemusic.ie

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Following a successful inaugural year Music Network are preparing to coordinate a second love:live music. Friday 08 April 2011 is the date for the 2011 event and we hope that many of you will participate in what is an extraordinary celebration of music in Ireland. So, put the date straight into your diary and keep an eye on the website for more information.

LOVE: LIVE MUSIC 2011           T: 01 671 9429           R: info@lovelivemusic.ie
NUACHT na nÓG - TABHAIR BUNTÁISTE DON DALTA | GIVE STUDENTS AN ADVANTAGE
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Is forlíonadh speisialta seachtainiúil é Nuacht na nÓg. Tá ábhar faoi leith ann atá dírithe ar dhaltaí scoile, go háirithe i dtaca le teagasc na Gaeilge sa seomra ranga. Is féidir an t-ábhar a úsáid sa seomra ranga chun cluastuiscint a chur chun cinn, stór focail a mhéadú, díospóireacht a chothú agus tuiscint ghinearálta a fheabhsú.

Tá raon leathan d'ábhar cúltaca ar fáil chomh maith ar ár suíomh. Tá ábhar ar fáil don rang OSPS agus OSSP. Sheol muid trí chóip saor in aisce chuig gach scoil in Éirinn. Ba bhreá linn bhur dtuairimí agus moltaí faoi agus tiocfaidh muid ar ais chugaibh arís maidir le síntiúis a ghlacadh más spéis libh sin.

Ar €69 is féidir trí chóip a fháil agus 42c an ceann ina dhiaidh sin, gach seachtain ar feadh na scoilbhliana. Tá lascaine speisialta againn freisin i gcóir ordaithe móra. Is féidir breathnú ar an leagan digiteach don pháipéar air ár suíomh.

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Nuacht na nÓg is a weekly educational supplement to the Irish language national newspaper Gaelscéal. It is focused on second level students, and in particular on the teaching of Irish. Nuacht na nÓg is a fantastic resource in the class room - its contents can be used to aid aural comprehension, increase vocabulary, develop debates and increase general understanding.

In addition to this, there is a wide range of supplementary educational material available on our website for the SPHE, CSPE class through Irish. We welcome your opinions and recommendations.

For €69.00 we can offer you three free copies of the paper and 42c a copy for every copy after for every week of the school year until the end of 2011. We can provide a special discount for large orders. You can view the digital version of our paper on our website.

Gaelscéal           T: 091 897766              R: eolas@gaelsceal.ie           I: www.gaelsceal.ie
OIDEACHAS CEOIL na hÉIREANN | IRISH MUSIC EDUCATION
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Is acmhainn nua nuálaíoch é Oideachas Ceoil na hÉireann (www.irishmusiceducation.ie) don phobal oideachais cheoil in Éirinn.  Bunaíodh an suíomh chun snáitheanna éagsúla an oideachais ceoil in Éirinn a nascadh, malartú smaointe, eolais, acmhainní agus saineolais a chothú agus a bheith mar acmhainn sholúbtha atá in ann freagairt do riachtanais thacaíochta taighde agus cleachtais atá ag teacht chun cinn in oideachas ceoil.

Trí réimse leathan gníomhaíochtaí cosúil leis an suíomh Gréasáin idirghníomhach, na príomh-ailt mhíosúla, an grúpa cleachtais, an grúpa léitheoireachta, an chomhdháil toncheartaithe agus an tionscadal mapála ceoil, tá sé mar aidhm ag an tionscnamh seo na gnéithe éagsúla a bhaineann le hoideachas ceoil a nascadh.

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Irish Music Education (www.irishmusiceducation.ie) is an innovative new resource for the music education community in Ireland that has been set up to connect the diverse strands of music education in Ireland, foster the exchange of ideas, knowledge, resources and expertise and be a flexible resource that can respond to the emerging support needs of research and practice in music education.

Through wide ranging activities such as the interactive website, monthly lead articles, practice group,  reading group, voicing conference and mapping music project, this initiative aims to connect the diverse aspects of music education.

Oideachas Ceoil na hÉireann         R: irishmusiceducation@gmail.com           I: www.irishmusiceducation.ie
POINTE TEAGMHÁLA CULTÚRTHA 2011 | CULTURAL CONTACT POINT 2011

Ba mhian leis an bPoitne Teagmhála Cultútha, Éire, cloisteáil faoi imeachtaí, seimineáir, nó comhdhálacha ar bith atá beartaithe ag eagraíochtaí le haghaidh 2011 a bhfuil raon idirnáisiúnta acu agus a bhainfeadh tairbhe as comhairle ón bPointe Teagmhála Cultúrtha.

The Cultural Contact Point, Ireland would like to hear of any events, seminars, conferences that organisations have planned for 2011 that have an international remit and might benefit from the input of the CCP.

An Chomhairle Ealaíon           T: 01 618 0200            R: ccp@artscouncil.ie         I: www.artscouncil.ie
BLIAIN EORPACH na hOIBRE DEONAÍ 2011 | EUROPEAN YEAR OF VOLUNTEERING 2011
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"Má tá toradh le bheith ar ár gcuid mianta maidir le domhan níos fearr agus níos sábháilte a thógáil, teastóidh cúnamh na n-oibrithe deonacha uainn níos mó ná mar a theastaigh riamh," a dúirt Kofi Annan. Is leis an intinn sin a thugann 100 milliún duine as an Eoraip a gcuid ama agus a gcuid saineolais chun cabhrú le daoine a dteastaíonn cabhair uathu, agus a dhéanann obair sna pobail ina bhfuil cónaí orthu. Is iomaí bealach a bhíonn ag daoine le difríocht a dhéanamh sa saol. Chun aird a tharraingt ar na hiarrachtaí sin agus tuilleadh saoránach a spreagadh le bheith rannpháirteach, chuir an Coimisiún Eorpach tús le Bliain Eoprach na hOibre Deonaí 2011.

"If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever," Kofi Annan said. It is in this spirit that 100 million Europeans dedicate their time and expertise to help those in need and give back to their communities. There are thousands of ways people make a difference. To highlight these efforts and encourage more citizens to join in, the European Commission kicked off the 2011 European Year of Volunteering.

An Coimisiún Eorpach             I: http://europa.eu/volunteering/