There are plenty of interesting articles on a range of topical matters in this month’s edition of Nuachtlitir Ghaelchultúir, including articles on the Bernard Dunne’s Bród Club television series, the new Irish Oral exam in the Leaving Cert, and COGG’s recently-launched iTunes U channel. We hope you enjoy it!
Is the new Leaving Certificate Irish Oral exam keeping you awake at night? There’s no need to worry – Gaelchultúr has the solution to your problem!
Former boxing champion Bernard Dunne is aiming to get 100,000 Irish people to commit online to using Irish in their daily lives. This campaign is a core part of the six-part television series Bernard Dunne’s Bród Club, which is being broadcast on RTÉ 1 every Monday at the moment.
Gaelchultúr is making a new “Frása an Lae” (Phrase of the Day) video available online every day of the year, giving those interested in Irish an opportunity to learn lots of useful sentences.
Students from various parts of Ireland are undertaking a new part-time course, Diploma in Teaching through Irish (Art), which began in January. This course is being run by the National College of Art and Design, in conjunction with Gaelchultúr.
We’ve chosen the Irish version of Junior Scrabble, a giant floor puzzle for children, as Deal of the Month on siopa.ie, and it can be purchased at a big discount until the end of April.
Rith 2012 is in full swing at the moment and people all over the country are hitting the roads to show support for the Irish language.
ClubLeabhar.com had a collection of poetry, Filíocht Ghrá na Gaeilge, as book of the month for the first time in February, and ClubLeabhar.com administrator Michelle Ryan recently interviewed the editor of the book, Ciarán Mac Murchaidh. Love is also the theme of March’s book of the month, Filleann Seoirse, the first novel from Éilís Ní Anluain.
Three copies of the multimedia Irish course Gaeilge gan Stró! – Lower Intermediate Level to be won.
Congratulations to the winner of the January/February competition who has won a copy of her choice of Gaelchultúr’s publications, as well as a three-month subscription to the e-learning course of the same name!
Daltaí na Gaeilge, a not for profit corporation based in the United States which promotes and teaches the Irish language, has recently launched an attractive and user-friendly new website.
COGG (An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta) recently launched a new iTunes U channel which contains a collection of audio and visual material that will be a very useful resource for Irish speakers, and for primary school teachers in particular.
A list of important dates relating to events being run by Gaelchultúr and by other organisations.
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