YoughalOnline.com will be broadcasting the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade live on the street. Webcast Starts at 3:00pm (GMT) approx. We are preparing for a much better webcast this year having switched from Ustream to Livestream as our service provider. Click Here for webcast.

Láinseáil Seachtain na Gaeilge 2011 – Launch of Irish Week 2011

Tharla Seoladh Seachtain na Gaeilge in Ionad na hÉalaíne Eochaille ar an 7ú d’mhí Márta, 2011. Láinseáil an aoi-chainteoir, Liam Suipéal, an seachtain go hoifigiúil, fear ón gColáiste na Rinne a thug bronnadh ar bhuntáistí a bhaineann le labhairt ár theanga dúchais. D’fhreastail Méara an Bhaile, Máire Ní Fhoghlú agus a chomhghleacaithe comhairleoirí Baile Eochaille. D’fhreastail Cathaoirleach an CLG Eochaille, David Kilgannon agus Micheál de Buitléar ó Chomhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann chomh maith. D’fhreastail daltaí agus múinteoirí ó gach ceann de na scoileanna in Eochaill agus an ceantar dúchais. Bhain siad an-taitneamh as an gceol ón ngrúpa áitiúil Lár na Cruinne. Bia agus sólaistí a bhí le fáíl ar an óiche sin ón gConradh na Gaeilge.

Ghabh Donacha Ó Cearúil, rúnaí an brainse áitiúile buíochas ar gach éinne a bhí i láthair agus thug sé bronnadh ar na heachtraí atá ar súil i rith na seachtaine. Mar shampla, beidh Comórtas Fhuinneoge na Siopaí ar siúl, Dioscó na hÓige agus Tráth na gCeist sa CLGChlub Áras agus beidh gach scoil ag déanamh ‘Cabaret as Gaeilge’. Chun críoch a chur leis na seachtaine, beidh an Paráid Lá Fhéile Pádraig bliantiúile ag tosnú ar an 17ú d’mhí Márta, 2011. Beidh an-craic againn gan dabht!

Launch of Irish Week 2011 – Láinseáil Seachtain na Gaeilge 2011

The launch of Seachtain na Gaeilge took place in The Mall Arts Cente, Youghal, on Monday 7th March 2011. The launch began with guest speaker Liam Suipeál from Coláiste Na Rinne who gave a brief presentation of the benefits of speaking our native tongue. The launch was attended by the Mayor of Youghal, Mary Linehan Foley and fellow Youghal Town councillors. Chairman of the Youghal GAA David Kilgannon was also in attendance as was Micheal de Buitlear from Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann. Pupils and teachers from each of the schools in Youghal and the surrounding area atteneded the launch and enjoyed the music of local group Lar Na Cruinne. Food and refreshments were provided by the Youghal branch of Conradh na Gaeilge.

Donacha Ó Cearúill, secretary of the local branch of Conradh na Gaeilge thanked all who attended and gave a brief outline of the wonderful events taken place during Seachtain na Gaeilge which included the popular shop window competition, Teenage Disco/Trath na gceist in the GAA Club Áras and each school doing a “Cabaret as Gaeilge” culumating of course in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Youghal on the 17th March 2011.

 

YoughalOnline.com will be broadcasting the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade live on the street. Webcast Starts at 3:00pm (GMT) approx. We are preparing for a much better webcast this year having switched from Ustream to Livestream as our service provider. Click Here for webcast.