 Scéal Dún-na-nGall ar an Idirlíon / County Donegal on the Net News Vol.5 No.1 October / Deireadh Fómhair 2003 Holiday In Ireland in 2003-2004 |
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Club Sult The Irish language club Sult has returned for a fifth series each Thursday in the Castle Inn, beside Jury's Christchurch Inn, Dublin. The doors open at 8.30 p.m. and the entertainment will begin at 9.00 p.m. Further Information at Club Sult. Sult is offering Irish language classes at Pearse House, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin. This is your chance to learn the language in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There will be 6 levels and the courses will commence on the 22nd of September. Each course will last 20 weeks. Total cost: €200. Further information from Club Sult  Malartú Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc (Donegal) in partnership with Iomairt Cholm Cille and Taigh Chearsabhagh (North Uist) are offering a three month artists-in-residence exchange between Scots Gàidhlig and Irish Gaelic Artists. The exchange programme will begin early in 2004. The scheme will be launched on Sunday 2 November 2003 at the artist in residence house at Teach a' tSléibhe, Mín a' Lea, Gort a' Choirce, Donegal. If you are interested in applying to this project e-mail Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc before Friday 17 October 2003. Short listed applicants will be interviewed early in November. For more information see Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc or Taigh Chearsabhagh. Irish language & Cultural Weekend - Gortahork Dáil Uladh is hosting an Intensive Irish language & Cultural weekend in the Gortahork from Friday 24th until Sunday 26th October 2003. Classes available at all levels - Beginners, Medium &Advanced. Tutors are native speakers from the local area agus the emphasis is on practicing and developing conversational skills. On Friday night there will be a Ceilí and on Saturday night popular storyteller and singer Gearóidin Breathach from Rannafast will be entertaining us with her repertoire of Sean-nós and folktales. Nightclasses and other groups are welcome as well as individuals. Cost: €30 per person, special discount for groups. For information and Bookings please call Dáil Uladh at 074 65822 Or e-mail us ar Dáil Uladh Or write to: Dáil Uladh, Gortahork, Co. Donegal. Shall His Epitaph be Written? The Screig Gallery is hosting a multimedia exhibition from September 20th to Ocotber 20th, 2003 to commemorate the Bi-centenary of Robert Emmet. For further details see the Screig Gallery or email exhibitions@searc.ie. Golden Eagle project Award A project to reintroduce the Golden Eagle to Donegal after a century's absence has received an An Taisce Award for environmental excellence. The Golden Eagle Trust has successfully introduced 24 Golden Eagles 'flying free' from Glenveagh National Park since the project began some three years ago. There are now plans to introduce a further 15 eagles to Donegal every year for the next three years until a viable population has been established in the North West. All 24 of the eagles have radio transmitters fitted and you can check their progress at Golden Eagle.ie. Donegal Bay & Bluestacks Festival The Bluestack mountains are alive with the sound of fiddling during the 21st annual Donegal Fiddlers Festival which takes place in Glenties from the 3rd-5th of October. The 'Donegal style' of fiddling is unique in Ireland and fiddlers from all over the world descend on Glenties to hear the fiddling of Vincent, Jimmi and Peter Campbell; Dermot McLaughlin and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, among others. The Donegal Bay & Bluestacks Festival also plays host to the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and poets Cathal ÓSearcaigh, Francis Harvey and Nigel McLaughlin will read their work at various locations throughout the County. Charles Macklin Autumn School The 14th Annual Charles Macklin Autumn School takes place in Culdaff from the 10th-12th of October with readings from Macklin's work. The actor dramatist Charles Macklin (1690-1797) was born Cathal MacLoughlin in 1690 near Culdaff on the Inishowen Peninsula. He made his professional debut in the title role in Shakespeare's *Richard III* in 1724 and a year later he made his first appearance on the London stage in Dryden and Lee's *Aedipus*. Macklin wrote eight plays, most notably *Love á La Mode*(1759) and *A Trueborn Irishman*(1761). Charles Macklin died at the age of 107 and was buried in Poet's Corner in St. Paul's Cathedral, London on the 16th of July, 1797. Further information at The Charles Macklin Autumn School.  A to Z of the Best Irish Sites |
Club Sult Tá Sult ag tairiscint ranganna Gaeilge i mbliana arís freisin ag 27 Sráid an Phiarsaigh, i lár na cathrach. Seo do sheansa feabhas a chur ar do chuid Gaeilge i ranganna ina mbeidh atmaisféar cairdiúil agus réchúiseach! Beidh sé leibhéal i gceist agus tosóidh na cúrsaí ar an 22 Meán Fómhair. Mairfidh gach cúrsa 20 seachtain. Costas iomlán: €200. Eolas agus bróisiúr: (086) 159-4140. Beidh Sult ar ais arís don chúigiú sraith, ar an Déardaoin, 25 Meán Fómhair. Beidh an club ar siúl mar is gnách sa Castle Inn, in aice le Jury's Christchurch Inn. Osclóidh na doirse ar 8.30 p.m., áfach, seachas 9.00 p.m., agus tosóidh an ceol ar 9.00 p.m. Feic Club Sult. Tá Sult ag tairiscint ranganna Gaeilge i mbliana arís freisin ag 27 Sráid an Phiarsaigh, i lár na cathrach. Seo do sheansa feabhas a chur ar do chuid Gaeilge i ranganna ina mbeidh atmaisféar cairdiúil agus réchúiseach! Beidh sé leibhéal i gceist agus tosóidh na cúrsaí ar an 22 Meán Fómhair. Mairfidh gach cúrsa 20 seachtain. Costas iomlán: 200 euro. Eolas agus bróisiúr r-phost: Club Sult  Houses and Sites for Sale & Accommodation to Rent in Donegal Malartú Tá Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc (Dún na nGall) i gcomhair le Iomairt Cholm Cille agus Taigh Chearsabhagh (Uibhist) ag reáchtáil scéim mhalartú (trí mhí) d'ealaíntóirí a bhfuil Gaeilge na hÉireann nó Gaeilge na hAlbain acu. Tá sé de rún againn go mbeadh an malartú seo sa tsiúl againn go luath le linn na bliana seo chugainn. Déanfar seoladh ar an scéim mhalartú seo ag Siompóisiam atá á reáchtáil ag Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Domhnach 2 Samhain 2003 ag Teach a' tSléibhe, Mín a' Lea, Gort a' Choirce, Dún na nGall. Más spéis leat an tionscnamh seo déan teagmháil linn ag cloceardlann@eircom.net roimh Aoine 17 Deireadh Fómhair 2003. Táthar ag dúil go rachadh iomaitheoirí faoi agallamh go luath i ndiaidh an dáta seo. Tá eolas ar fáil ar an dá ionad a bheas bainte leis an tionscnamh seo ag na seoltaí thíosluaite feic Ceardlann na gCnoc agus Taigh Chearsabhagh. Dianchúrsa Gaeilge i nGort A' Choirce Tá Dáil Uladh ag eagrú Dianchúrsa Gaeilge & imeachtaí cultúrtha i nGort A' Choirce ón Aoine an 24ú Deireadh Fómhair go dti an Domhnach an 26ú Deireadh Fómhair 2003. Beidh ranganna ar fáil ag gach leibhéal - Bunrang, Meánrang & Ardrang. Is teagascóirí Gaeltachta ón cheantair a bhéas i mbun na ranganna & beidh béim ar chleachtú agus ar fhorbairt scileanna comhrá. Beidh Ceilí mór ar siúil oíche 'Aoine agus beidh scéalaíocht le Gearóidín Breathnach as Rann na Feirste oíche Shathairn. Fáilte roimh ghrúpaí ranganna oíche, grúpaí eile & daoine aonaracha. Lig do scíste agus cuir feabhas ar do bhlás i gcroílar Ghaeltacht Thír Chonaill. Bí linn do dheireadh seachtaine ar dóigh! Costas: €30 an duine le lacáiste do ghrúpaí. Eolas faoin deireadh seachtaine, loistín & taisteal - glaoch ar 074 65822 nó riomhphost: Dáil Uladh nó scriobh chugainn ag: Dáil Uladh, Gort A' Choirce, Tír Chonaill. Congratulations to the Donegal Ladies! The Donegal GAA Ladies team have won the All Ireland Junior Ladies Football Championship. The final score, in a very exciting match, was Donegal 3:14 to Kildare's 12 points. Aoife in Concert Gweedore singer Aoife Ní Fhearraigh has just completed a very successful tour in the United States to promote her new album 'The Turning of the Tide' which was released in April of this year. Phil Coulter was Executive Producer on the album which was arranged and produced by Dave Cooke. Aoife performs in An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny on October 16th. Stephen Bennett Exhibition in Ardara Well known South Donegal painter, Stephen Bennett, is currently exhibiting at his Studio in Ardara. The exhibition is entitled 'People and Landscapes' and features over forty of Bennett's recents works. His work can also be accessed online at Stephen Bennett.net.  What A Load of Rubbish! It's ironic that Donegal County Council are promoting recycling while still contemplating plans to situate a landfill dump at Minaboll, high in the hills above Letterkenny, in a particularily scenic spot of An Gaeltacht Lár. Local people have no intention of allowing such a development and in the spirit of the EU 'polluter pays' policy, a landfill, if any, should be situated in Letterkenny and not 15 miles away in the centre of Donegal. The Council has also mooted the idea of another landfill dump in Inishowen, this time on top of the scenic Scalp mountain - the idea of situating a landfill up any mountain is the biggest load of rubbish we've heard in a long time. Make your objections know by email or in writing to Donal Casey, Donegal County Council, Lifford, County Donegal. Samhain International Poetry Festival 2003 On Halloween weekend (31st october - 2nd November 2003) Gortahork plays host to the Samhain International Poetry Festival 2003. The weekend will include Poetry Master classes with Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Paula Meehan and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and Concerts with John Spillane, Seoirse Ó Dochartaigh, Tommy Sands and Aodh Mac Ruarí. The LA / Smurfit poetry competition has prize fund of £5000 consisting of €1500 First prize for the best Gaelic poem. Further details from Samhain Poetry or email info@samhainpoetry. |
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