... which has led to calls for an increase in the number of Irish language primary schools. Reporting that over 5,000 primary ... infant’s level; the article quotes a spokesman for the Irish Language Schools organisation stating that waiting lists for Irish ... education in the medium of Irish. Last year Caomin O'h Eaghra, General Secretary of "An Foras Patrunachta", an organisation ...
Emmett McIntyre - Aug 25 2014 - 1:48pm - 0 comments
Eibhlin O'Neill's blog In this article in Yn Commeeys Celtiagh - Celtic League Mannin it is reported that Denis Halliday, a former Irish UN official is to return the Presidents Medal he had recieved at ... of an honorary degree by the University to former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny. Denis Halliday's actions are due to what he ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Nov 15 2017 - 2:30pm
... blog For over 22 years the Savannah Irish Festival has been bringing traditional Irish Music, Laughter and Dance to ... The McKrells, Open the Door for Three, Gabriel Donohue, Tom O’Carroll, Harry O’Donoghue, the Glor na Daire Dancers, Irish Dancers of ...
Emmett McIntyre - Feb 11 2015 - 4:28pm - 0 comments
... blog The success of the Milwaukee Irish Fest since its founding in 1981 is not letting up. Organisers are ... has established permanent institutions, such as the "Irish Fest Centre" and the “Ward Irish Music Archives”. The Archives have ...
Emmett McIntyre - Aug 12 2014 - 1:53pm - 0 comments
Eibhlin O'Neill's blog A protest, organised by the Irish language rights group Misneach, took place outside the Flying Enterprise Bar & Restaurant in the Irish City of Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) this afternoon. This comes after reports ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Sep 9 2016 - 11:15pm - 0 comments
... reports circulated this week on further damage done to the Irish tongue by Dublin policy makers. Put together, the recent actions by ... be Enough Irish Speaking Civil Servants", Mr. Donnchadh O hAodha, who is President of the Gaelic League, makes the charges highlighted ...
Emmett McIntyre - Nov 10 2013 - 3:10pm - 0 comments
... sounding over fresh evidence of erosion of support by the Irish Government for the restoration of the Irish language. Put together, the ... The web site "galway bay fm" report that Senator Trevor O' Clochtartaigh, spokesman for the Irish Language and Gaeltacht for the ...
Emmett McIntyre - Nov 11 2013 - 9:14pm - 0 comments
Emmett McIntyre's blog The Irish Independent in an article on it's web page under the headline "The Number Of Children Learning Through Irish has Trebbled in Two Decades", report on a surge in demand for placement ... a Gaelscoil in the Dublin suburb of Stepaside, Conchur O' Raghallaigh, makes the following observation on what drives parents ...
Emmett McIntyre - Nov 14 2013 - 9:03pm - 0 comments
... between the Celtic peoples. When they started out, only the Irish and Manx had any form of self-government. Wales and Scotland have now ... Mairín Ní Dhonnchadha, Dr Andrew Breeze, Dr Dagmar O’Riain-Raedal, Dr Dan MacCarthy, Professor Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin, Dr John ...
Transceltic team - May 10 2015 - 7:06pm
Emmett McIntyre's blog The Irish Independent recently reported that the number of pupils being taught in Irish at the Primary level has reached record levels in the recent academic ... of second-level education in the medium of Irish. Caomin O'h Eaghra, General Secretary of "An Foras Patrunachta", an organisation ...
Emmett McIntyre - Nov 26 2019 - 5:15am