There are plenty of interesting articles on a range of topical matters in this month’s edition of Nuachtlitir Ghaelchultúir, including articles on the company’s most recent publication, Gníomhaíochtaí Gasta, and the excellent new app PoetryBeo. You’ll also find heaps of advice and information about various language courses being run by Gaelchultúr and other organisations.
With Bliain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Year) in full swing and The Gathering generating interest in Irish culture internationally, 2013 is a particularly important year for the Irish language. If you want to get involved in the celebration, why not attend one of Gaelchultúr’s Irish language evening classes this summer!
Are you a primary school teacher? Are you always trying to find effective ways to teach Irish? Are you looking for fun activities to develop better communication in the classroom? Gníomhaíochtaí Gasta will help you achieve those goals!
Would you like to improve your written Irish and your grammar skills? If so, why not take part in Gaelchultúr’s Intensive Preparatory Course in Written Irish which will be held between May and August 2013.
The next MA in Applied Irish programme will commence in the Dublin Institute of Technology this autumn and it will be an excellent opportunity for participants to acquire the language skills necessary to function effectively in various Irish language sectors.
The Diploma in Teaching through Irish (Art), offered for the first time last year, proved a great success, and art teachers and students of art will have the opportunity to undertake the course again this September.
Many organisations and individuals have expressed an interest in the Certificate in Professional Irish since it was first offered in October 2012 and Gaelchultúr has now developed a new course at Level 5 to meet the growing demand.
Deal of the Month for April is a discount of 50% on the price of QuickGuide Irish Grammar (€4.95 instead of €9.95) when you purchase it with Gníomhaíochtaí Gasta.
Dúil, Liam Ó Flaithearta’s captivating collection of short stories, is April’s book of the month on ClubLeabhar.com.
If you’d like to do something special for the next long weekend, why not head to the Féile na Bealtaine festival in Corca Dhuibhne (the Dingle Peninsula), Co. Kerry.
A bilingual production of the ancient legend Clann Lir can be seen in The Ark in Temple Bar, Dublin 2, from 16 to 20 April.
If you’re rich in language but strapped for cash, it’d be worth your while trying Saol’s new online crossword. You could win €50 and you won’t even need to buy a stamp to submit your entry!
A place on Gaelchultúr’s summer term of Irish language evening classes to be won!
Congratulations to the winners of the January competition who’ve each won a voucher worth €40 for Gaelchultúr’s online shop, siopa.ie!
The famous English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins exhorted that poetry be read with the ears rather than the eyes, and that’s something Leaving Cert students can do now, thanks to the excellent new PoetryBeo app.
“Song of the month” aims to encourage the readers of this newsletter to learn songs in Irish and sing them themselves.
A list of important dates relating to events being run by Gaelchultúr and by other organisations.
Copyright © 2021 Gaelchultúr Teoranta
Gaelchultúr Teoranta, 11 Clare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland, D02 TD34
Phone numbers: (01) 484 5220
Send us an email
