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Health Louth

€1m secured for Development of Drogheda Hospice Unit – O’Dowd

Local Fine Gael TD, Fergus O’Dowd, has warmly welcomed news this afternoon that €1m in funding has been secured to assist the development of the long awaited Newgrange Hospice Unit in Drogheda. O’Dowd said “This money today is a real boost for the project which is incredibly important to the Drogheda area and in fact […]

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Community Newry

Council Celebrates Young Irish language Writers in the District

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Cathy Mason presented 10 schoolchildren from the district area who took part in a writing competition recently.  The stories written by these young writers were selected to be the inspiration and basis of scripts for a new animation series entitled ‘Unbelievable’. This project is a joint venture […]

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Education Politics

Aontu Supports Irish Language Campaign

Aontú Education Spokesperson and Representative for East Derry, Gemma Brolly encourages the public to support the current campaign calling for urgent action to reverse damages to the place of Irish Language in English Medium Schools and pledges to fight for ‘cothrom na féinne’ for all aspiring linguists within our education system. “For centuries, the Irish […]

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Education Politics

Increased Waiting Lists for Assessment Cannot Continue and Must Be Addressed – Aontu

Aontú Education Spokesperson and Representative for East Derry Gemma Brolly welcomes NICCY’s most recent report ‘More than a Number’ and urges robust actioning of recommendations as a matter of urgency. Ms Brolly began by commenting “I wish I could say that the figures for waiting times and numbers shocked within this report shocked me, however […]

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Politics

Aontú Has Condemned The Undermining of Irish Language Development Across The North

Aontú Education Spokesperson and Representative for East Derry Gemma Brolly has condemned the undermining of Irish Language Development across the North.  “I developed my love of the Irish language at secondary level and I was lucky enough to avail of tuition in Irish to A-levels. I’m extremely disappointed to learn that pupils across the North are being denied […]

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Community Education

Many opportunities to celebrate and use Irish during Seachtain na Gaeilge

Tá an Comhairleoir Barra Ó Muirí an-sásta go mbeidh Seachain na Gaeilge ar líne againn uilig i mbliana. Mhol sé go laidir an obair atá déanta ag Aonad na Gaeilge agus dúirt sé go bhfuil an t-ádh orainn go bhfuil Aonad chomh díograiseach againn.  Tá Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin ag tabhairt […]

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Community

Celebrating Irish Language Week 2021 with an Online Mix of Music, Storytelling and Literature

Ag Ceiliúradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2021 Ar Líne le Meascán Ceoil, Scéalaíochta agus Litríochta Cuideoidh Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin le ceiliúradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge ar líne i mbliana trí chlár speisialta ábhar agus imeachtaí ó 1 Márta go Lá Fhéile Pádraig, 17 Márta. Is í an fhéile is mó ar domhan […]