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New Council Members of COGG

Minister for Education and Skills announces appointment of the new council members of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta

Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, TD, has announced the appointment of the Council of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) for a new term of office ending in December 2018.

COGG was established under the Education Act 1998 to advise on the provision of Irish in schools generally, and on teaching through Irish in Gaeltacht and Irish-medium schools, to coordinate the provision of textbooks and learning materials in Irish, to provide support services to schools and to engage in research.

The Minister said that COGG has a key role in the development of Irish medium education and Irish language teaching and in ensuring that schools are well equipped with quality learning resources to meet the needs of teachers and students.

COGG plays very important role in the implementation of the Government’s 20 year strategy for Irish and it will have  an important contribution make in supporting  the DES Gaeltacht Education policy which will be launched in 2016.

The Minister thanked the outgoing members of COGG for their commitment and professionalism, and said she was “looking forward to working closely with the new COGG Council over the coming years”.

Members of the new Council of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta

Chairperson appointed by the Minister Dónal Ó hAiniféin
Inspectorate Marina Ní Threasaigh
Gaelscoileanna Teoranta Cathnia Ó Muircheartaigh
Gaelscoileanna Teoranta Yvonne Ní Mhurchú
Údarás na Gaeltachta Aindrias Ó Muineacháin
Údarás na Gaeltachta Daríona Nic Con Iomaire
NCCA Elaine Ní Neachtain
Foras Na gaeilge Sinéad Nic Giolla Cionnaigh
INTO Deirbhile Nic Craith
ASTI Robbie Cronin
TUI Séamus Ó Fearraigh
CCEA Sean Mac Nia

 

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On Y Va!

Special Offer from Forever Languages

Forever Languages have a special offer for our On y va! 1 + 2 books. These are French textbooks for Irish-medium post-primary schools.

On y va! is the only French course taught through Irish available for the Junior Certificate.

On y va! 1 is for 1st year and On y va! 2 is for 2nd and 3rd year. These books were published by Authentik with the support of COGG.

We are offering a 10% discount and free shipping on orders received before the 30th of June 2015. Just mention COGG when you place your order to avail of the discount, or use coupon code COGG when you purchase from our website www.foreverlanguages.com

There are CDs with each book with listening material and the Teachers Notes can be downloaded from www.foreverlanguages.com.

Please contact marie@foreverlanguages.com for further details.

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New Research

New research about the challenges of making sure there are teachers available for Irish-medium post-primary schools in the Gaeltacht and non-Irish speaking areas by Seán Ó Grádaigh.

Follow the link : http://www.cogg.ie/taighde/

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Winners!

taoiseach-2015-award-coggNow in its fourteenth year the eGovernment Awards have become the recognised benchmark for excellence in Ireland’s eGovernment services.

The Awards recognise forward thinking Government
organisations who are pioneering how Government delivers services.

An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta was delighted to be shortlisted in two categories for the 2014 eGovernment Awards, the Accessibility Category and the Irish Language Category. We were honoured to win the award in the Irish Language Category for the newly developed website, www.cogg.ie

COGG’s CEO, Muireann Ní Mhoráin, was presented with the award by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D., at Dublin Castle on Thursday last, January 29th.

The adjudicators highlighted the standard and depth of Irish used throughout the site and the innovate use of social media including iTunes U to connect with its target audience.

They also highlighted the ease of use of the site and the very substantial resources which are accessible from the site.

The website was developed in partnership between The Examcraft Group and Freeman Contingent and is now accessed by thousands of teachers on a weekly basis.

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Congratulations to the company Cartoon Saloon

Congratulations to ‘Cartoon Saloon’ for being shortlisted for an Oscar for the film ‘Song of the Sea’.

‘Cartoon Saloon’ illustrated books in the ‘Séideán Sí’ programme for Gaeltacht and all-Irish schools.

Fingers crossed for good news on 22nd Februaury!

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Winners of Irish Language Book of the Year

THE WINNERS OF THE IRISH LANGUAGE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 ANNOUNCED AT A SPECTACULAR EVENT IN BELFAST

• TADHG Ó DÚSHLÁINE WINS GRADAM UÍ SHÚILLEABHÁIN FOR HIS BOOK ‘ANAMLÓN BLIANA Ó DHIALANNA AN RÍORDÁNAIGH’ (CLÓ IAR-CHONNACHT)

• ÁINE NÍ GHLINN WINS GRADAM RÉICS CARLÓ FOR HER BOOK ‘DAIDEO’ (COIS LIFE)

It was a night to remember (Wednesday 12 November) as two government ministers, a highly talented group of young actors and actresses from Coláiste Feirste and a great audience all came together for a lively musical event at which the winners of the Irish Language Book of the Year awards, Leabhar na Bliana were presented

Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs, Joe McHugh TD and Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín MLA joined in a celebration of the best of Irish language publishing and the city’s Gaeltacht Quarter gave them a welcome like never before.

This year, the winner of Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin for the best book for adults is ‘Anamlón Bliana – ó dhialanna an Ríordánaigh’, edited by Tadhg Ó Dúshláine and published by Cló Iar-Chonnacht . This book gives us a fascinating insight into the tortured mind of poet Seán Ó Riordáin through the diaries he kept from 1940 until his death in 1977. Tadhg, a lecturer of Irish in NUI Maynooth, has written extensively on Irish language literature and has also written short stories and poetry in both Irish and English.

Gradam Réics Carló for the best children’s book was awarded to ‘Daideo’ by Áine Ní Ghlinn and published by Cois Life. This book tells of a chance meeting on a train between a boy on the run from his parents and an old man on the run from his children. An audio version of the book, narrated by the author, is also available on the publisher’s website free of charge. Lecturer, journalist and writer Áine Ní Ghlinn has written twenty two books to date – four poetry collections and eighteen books for teenagers and young people.

“Leabhar na Bliana is a unique literary competition which gives special recognition to the outstanding work done by Irish language publishers while at the same time recognising the important role of writers and artists in the process,” said Liam Ó Maolaodha, Director of Oireachtas na Gaeilge.

Congratulating the award winners, Foras na Gaeilge Deputy CEO Seán Ó Coinn said “Irish language publishing is part of the drive to cultivate a creative and innovative society. This year’s shortlisted books show how writers, illustrators and publishers are combining their talents and ideas to create beautiful new books.

The quality of their work is being recognised all over the world and the potential for further expansion is clear.”

Susan Waring, Head of Drama at Coláiste Feirste said “This was an excellent opportunity for our students to interact with Irish language books and to create dramatic works from the creative inspiration they got from them.”

For more information, contact:

Robert McMillen: Comhrá Media
07463664435

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

Foras na Gaeilge provides the prize fund for the awards while Oireachtas na Gaeilge organise the competition.

Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin offers a prize of €4,000 for the publisher and €3,000 for the author while Gradam Réics Carló has a prize fund of €4,000 for the publisher, €1,500 for the author and €1,500 for the artist/illustrator.

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