A chairde,
1. Bhí thar 200 i lathair ag cruinniú poiblí a d’eagraigh CONCOS i nGaillimh inne faoi pholasaithe Gaeilge na bpáirtithe don toghchan. Léiríodh míshástacht laidir maidir le polasaí Fhine Gael abhar roghnach a dhéanamh dén Ghaeilge san Ardteist. D’aontaigh na hiarrthoirí Fine Gael a bhí i lathair, Sean Kyne agus an Seanadaóir Fidelma Healy Eames iarratas a dhéanamh ar Enda Kenny buaileadh le toscaireacht ón chruinniú go luath. Níl aon freagair faighte fos ó Enda Kenny ar an t-iarratas eile a rinne eagraíochtaí Gaeltachta agus Gaeilge buaileadh leis taréis an chruinniú náisiúnta a bhí acu i nGaillimh ar an 21 Eanair.
2.
Tá Guth na Gaeltachta agus Coiste na mBan Tí i dTír Chonaill ag eagrú cruinniú sa Chrannóg i nGaoth Dobhair ar an Mháirt seo chugainn, 15 Feabhra, ag a 7 a chlog. Beidh cuireadh tugtha dona iarrthoirí toghcháin freastal ar an gcruinniú agus a bpolasaí i leith na Gaeilge agus go háirithe i leith na Gaeilge mar chroí ábhar san Ardteist a chuir in iúil. Iarrtar ar an phobal freastal ar an chruinniú seo le tacaíocht laidir a léiriú don teanga agus don Ghaeltacht
3.
I suirbhé IPSOS-MRBI a rinneadh faoi dearcaithe i leith an Ghaeilge, dúirt 61% gur chóir go mbeadh an Ghaeilge mar chroí ábhar don Ardteist(tacaíocht 65% i measc an aoisghrúpa 15-24). Tá an suirbhé iomlán le fáil ar www.cnmg.ie.
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Le meas,
Éamonn Mac Niallais
Urlabhraí
Guth na Gaeltachta
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Leagan Béarla /English version
A chara,
1. Over 200 people attended a public meeting in Galway yesterday organised by the Irish Summer Colleges Association(CONCOS). Election candidates were invited to present their policies as regards the Irish language and the Gaeltacht. There was very strong dissatisfaction voiced with Fine Gael’s policy of making Irish an optional subject for the Leaving Cert. The Fine Gael candidates present, Sean Kyne and Senator Fidelma Healy Eames agreed to forward a request to party leader Enda Kenny to meet with a delegation of representatives from the meeting. No answer has been received from Enda Kenny to date to a previous request for a meeting by Gaeltacht and Language organisation subsequent to a national meeting in Galway on January 21.
2. Guth na Gaeltachta and Coiste na mBan Tí i dTír Chonaill are organising a public meeting in the Crannóg in Gaoth Dobhair next Tuesday, 15 February ar 7 o clock. Election candidates will be invited to come and present their policies on the Irish language, the Gaeltacht and the status of Irish as a Leaving Cert subject. This is an opportunity for the community to demonstrate their strong support for the Irish Language and the Gaeltacht and everybody is invited to attend.
3. In an IPSOS-MRBI survey on attitudes towards the Irish language, 61% said that Irish should be a core subject for the Leaving Cert(in the 15-24 age group, support for the Irish language was at 65%). The complete survey can be accessed at www.cnmg.ie <http://www.cnmg.ie/> .
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le meas,
Éamonn Mac Niallais
Urlabhraí
Guth na Gaeltachta