CAHERDANIEL

CÚRSAÍ I RITH AN EARRAIG

Beidh roinnt cúrsaí again arís sa Comhchoiste mar is gnáth. Safe Pass, Manual Handling agus Cúrsa Cóicearacht le John Casey ag tosnú go luath, Má tá suim agat in aon chúrsa dean teagmháil linn ar 066 9474888. Cúrsa Occupational First Aid ag tosnú ar an Céadaoin 1ú Feabhra @ 9.30 go 3in, Luain agus Céadaoin. Eolas Breise ó Áine 066 9474888

DÁTAÍ DON DIALAINN

Éigse na Brídeoige 3ú go 5ú Feabhra ag ceilliuradh 25 bliain ar an bhód. Oscailt Oifigiúil i gCathair Dónal san Halla leis an Aire Seán Kyne TD agus an Scannán Fís na Fuiseoige le chur i láthair ón léirtheoir Aodh Ó Coileán. Tar éis sin beidh Oíche Amhránaíocht le aíonna na hÉigse agus ámhránaithe áitiúla sa Piobaire Dall. Ar an Sathairn in Ionad na Dromada beidh Ealaíontóirí Áine Uí Cheallaigh, Louis agus Lisbeth Mulcahy agus Ríonach Ní Néill ag cur síos ar a saol, a saothar agus tábhacht an dátheangachais dóibh. San iar neoin san Óstán an Sea Lodge sa Coireán beidh seminear Ag an gCros Bhóthar Uíbh Ráthach dhá theangach? Agus beidh an tOllamh Muiris Ó Laoire mar Cathaoirleach agus Adrain Cain ó Oileán Mhannainn. An oiche sin san áit céanna beid Ceolchoirm na hÉigse leis an Albiez Trio agus oíche mór geallta.

Beidh Aifreann na hÉigse i Séipéal Naomh Mhichíl Baile na Sceilg 11rn agus á craoladh be oar Radio na Gaeltachta. Direach I ndiaidh sin beidh Ceardlanna Croiseanna Bhríd san Ionad Pobal , Dún Géagán agus Ceardlann Mhainnise chomh maith deis chun cúpala focal Manx a fhoghlam. San iarneoin 2.30in beidh Ceolchoirm sa Séipéal Naomh Mhichil le Binneas, a cairde agus Ceoltoirí Óga Uíbh Ráthaigh. Beidh an swisúin seo á thaifeadadh ag Radio na Gaeltachta agus Fáilte roimh cách.

COURSES DURING SPRING

We will be running a number of courses as usual during Spring, Safe Pass, and a Cookery Course with John Casey starting early in the New Year. An Occupational First Aid course with Annmarie Lynch will be starting on Wednesday February 1st 9.30 am go 3pm and on Mondays and Wednesdays for the following 2 weeks. If you are interested in any of these please contact us on 066 9474888

DIARY DATE

Eigse na Brídeoge will be celebrating 25 years this year. Bígí Linn February 3rd to 5th. The official opening will be on Friday Evening in Caherdaniel Hall at 7.30 with the Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs Seán Kyne TD.

This will be followed by a showing of the film Fís na Fuiseoige with a presentation from the director Aodh O Coileán. This prizewinning film explores the close bond between Irish Poetry and the landscape. Free admission. This will be followed by a night of song from guests of the Éigse and friends in the Blind Piper from 10pm and everyone is welcome.

On Saturday morning in Dromid there will be four artists speaking of their lives, work and the importance of bi-lingualism in their world. In the afternoon at the Sea Lodge there will be a panel discussion on the future of Irish in Iveragh chaired by Professor Muiris O Laoire and addressed by Adrian Cain from the Isle of Man who is the Manx language officer. At the same venue that evening there will be a rousing concert of traditional music from the Albiez Trio followed by an informal session.

This year’s Éigse mass will be held in St Michaels Church Dungegan at 11am and this will be broadcasted live on Radio na Gaeltachta. Immediately afterwards in the Community Centre there will be two workshops on making the St Bridget’s Cross and the Manx language so avail of the opportunity and learn a cúpla focal of Manx. At 2.30 pm in the same church there will be a concert featuring material from the Binneas Collection with Peter and Rosaleen Mullarkey, Tim Dennehy, Seán Garvey, Selena Ní Chonaill, Marian O Neill, Stephen Scales and Ceoltoirí Óga Uíbh Ráthaigh. This will be recorded by Radio na Gaeltachta. Admission Free. Farm ShopThe Farm Shop will be open every Friday from 10am to 4pm until further notice.

DANCING

Congratulations to Ava Galvin, Aoibheann Galvin and Caoilainn Breen who were very successful at the weekend at the CRDM Cork open feis. Between them they won 11 trophies and 4 med- als. The girls are pupils of the Bernie O’Sullivan school of Irish dancing in Kenmare .