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After 19 years on road Gaelscoil gets €3.15m home
A Gaelscoil that started out in a dancehall 19 years ago moved to a permanent home in a ¤3.147 million purpose-built school in Clonakilty, Co Cork, yesterday. There were high-fives from local priest...
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Interview is TG4 coup but fails to cast light as familiar defences offered
It is something of a coup for TG4 to land the first in-depth interview with Brian Cowen since he stepped down as taoiseach in early 2011 The former Fianna Fáil leader’s interview with Máirtín Mac...
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Maratón cainte Bhliain na Gaeilge
Tá dul chun cinn mór á dhéanamh faoi láthair lena socruithe chun curiarracht a bhaint amach sa Guinness Book of Records leis an gcomhrá Gaeilge leanúnach is faide a eagraíodh riamh. Cuirfear tús leis...
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Pupils march their way to new school
It was a long, long, road which, in the end, culminated in a short walk that brought a town to a standstill. People lined the streets of Clonakilty , Co Cork, yesterday to cheer hundreds of pupils as...
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Schools plan adds 7,500 places
Unions say 15 new schools, 3 extensions are barely adequate to meet demand INTO says 10,000 pupils starting school will add to overcrowding at primary level Fifteen new schools will open across the...
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‘Serious’ lack of Irish translators in the EU Parliament
A “SERIOUS” shortage of Irish language translators in Brussels is the main reason why the European Parliament’s website is not translated into Irish. Irish language group Stadas filed an official...
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Tributes flow for Daithi’s writer dad
TRIBUTES have been paid to author and writer Maidhc Dainin O Se, father of Rose of Tralee and ‘Daily Show’ host Daithi. Mr O Se passed away suddenly at the family home in Carrachan, Ballydavid, in...
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Author and language enthusiast Ó Sé dies
The death has taken place of the author, poet, musician, and Irish language enthusiast, Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé. From Carrachán near Baile na nGall in the west Kerry Gaeltacht, Mr Ó Sé died suddenly at his...
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Review of Leaving Cert results
Sir, – This weekend many Leaving Certificate students will be requesting a review of their marks, with the hope of achieving higher grades so that they can attain entry to their preferred course in...
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Minister overhauls school enrolment policies
Application fees, waiting lists and interviews banned by new legislation Parent-friendly appeals system to be put in place should disputes arise Schools will no longer be allowed to charge application...
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An lucht léinn
Creidtear go minic go mbíonn léachtóirí ollscoile ina suí go te i dtúr eabhair, ag déanamh taighde ar rudaí nach bhfuil suim ag a lán daoine iontu. Ach caithfidh tú dul siar sa stair agus sa litríocht...
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Daithi pays moving tribute to author, musician and dad TV
PRESENTER Daithi O Se revealed he learnt the secret of a successful marriage from his parents — one person thinks he's the boss, and the other knows she is. Daithi was speaking at the funeral Mass of...
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A Gaeilgeoir and champion of Irish language writing
Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé, who has died at the age of 71, was a multi-talented author and musician. The renowned Kerry character was father of broadcaster Dáithí Ó Sé. Maidhc Dainín, from Cillchuain,...
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New entry rules will prevent schools from ‘cherry-picking’ pupils
THE biggest shake-up ever of school entrance rules will ban booking deposits, while putting a strict cap on the number of past-pupils’ children who can be enrolled. Key legislation published today...
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Legislation to create more fair and transparent school enrolment process
New rules will stop State schools from using ‘low-level discrimination’ The Minister for Education will gain significant new powers to ensure fairness and balance in the enrolment policies of our...
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Devil in the detail of Quinn’s new admissions
Bill Legislation could cause headaches for boards of management Booking deposits are unpopular but serve a function: to discourage multiple applications to different schools There was a measured...
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SPRAOI ag Tuistí agus Leanaí ar ais don fhómhar
Tiocfaidh SPRAOI, an grúpa dátheangach Tuistí/Leanaí, le chéile do théarma nua an fómhair ag tosnú an Satharn seo chugainn, 7ú Meán Fómhair ag 11 a chlog ar maidin. Bunaíodh SPRAOI an samhradh seo...
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Rince sa Sean-Nós i gCeatharlach
Anois agus deireadh tagtha leis an samhradh, na daltaí ar ais ar scoil agus na hoícheanta ag éirí fada tá daoine fásta ag smaoineamh ar chúrsaí oíche a dhéanamh iad féin. Céard faoi thriail a bhaint...
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Overhauling school admission
A commitment to introduce a fair and transparent admission system for primary and secondary schools represents a small advance. The draft legislation from Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn is likely...
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Ranganna Gaeilge an fómhair do dhaoine fásta i gCeatharlach
Tá críoch an tsamhraidh buailte linn agus le míonna an fhómhair agus an gheimhridh ag síneadh amach romhainn is iomaí duine atá ag smaoineamh ar chlárú do chúrsa oíche. Tá an-áthas ar Ghlór...
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