Pat McGuinness,
 Chair,
 Manchester Irish Language Group.
 0161 225 0645

Irish language pages have been set up on the following web-sites

Facebook - go to www.facebook.com  and enter Gaeilgeoirí Manchain in search section

MySpace – go to www.myspace.com/gaeilgeoirimanchain

Bebo - go to http://www.bebo.com/gaeilgeoirimanchain

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Milg Downloads

Development Plan May 2009

The end of term social featuring bingo and quiz in Irish, a few dance
steps and some tunes starts at 8 p.m. Tues. 15 Dec. at St. Kent's

Terry (uillean pipes, whistle & concertina) and Robbie (bodhrán) will be
providing the music but other musicians are welcome to join them.
Let me know if you wish to do so.

Chífidh mé Dé Máirt thú,
Pat.

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Irish lessons at St. Kent's

8 Dec. - lessons as usual  8 - 9 p.m. in big room - turn right on entry to
club.

15 Dec. no classes - end of term social instead. (Quiz and bingo in Irish
with music and some dance steps.)

Xmas and New Year break

Classes will resume at 8 p.m. Tues. 12 Jan. 2010

This coming autumn Manchester Irish Language Group will be offering a course based on the Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) syllabus which can be examined at a number of graded levels linked to the Common European Framework for Language Assessment. Details can be found at www.teg.ie

There is a regular opportunity to converse in Irish on the last Friday of each month at The Lass O’Gowrie, off Oxford Road in the city centre from 8.00 p.m. on 25 July, 29 August……..

Further details about the Group’s activities from Pat McGuinness

on 01612250645 or at www.milg.org.uk

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 So you think you're Irish

Would you like to learn your ancestral language, or revive the “cúpla focal”,
nó comhluadar a roinnt le Gaeilgeoirí eile in atmaisféar
lán-Ghaeilge ar
feadh seachtaine?

Come for a few days or the full week

A full week of Irish Immersion at the North American Gaeltacht.

9 - 15 August 2009

Just outside of Kingston Ontario.

Teachers from Ireland. Reasonable meal and accommodation plans. Perfect
for both beginners and fluent speakers.


Is deis í seo teacht le chéile le Gaeilgeoirí eile ó cheantair éagsúla,
chun ár dteanga dílis féin a cheiliúradh agus a úsáid. Freastalaímid ní
amháin ar tosaitheoirí, ach cainteoirí líofa agus cainteoirí dúchais
araon.

Tuilleadh eolais [Contact for further information]:

Download the details by clicking here

Stephen Rayner and Julie Bowes [in English]: bowesjulie@sympatico.ca

Síle Scott [as Gaeilge]: sheila.scott@uottawa.ca

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Iontaobhas daonchairdis i mbun Suirbhé Mór na Gaeilge
Tá Iontaobhas an Gaelscolaíochta ( InaG), iontaobhas atá ann le tacaíocht a
thabhairt d’fhorbairt na Gaelscolaíochta, i mbun taighde ar dhearcadh an
phobail i leith na Gaeilge. Dúirt An Dr Réamaí Mathers de chuid InaG , "Mar
eagraíocht daonchairdis bíonn sinne ag obair i gcomhpháirt le pobail agus le
daoine aonair ar fud an Domhain. Is é an ról is mó atá againn ná a bheith ag
obair go dlúth le deontóirí agus daonchairde le tacaíocht a thabhairt do
phobail eagsúla an Ghaelscolaíochta a bheith acu agus chuige sin tá suas do
5 mhilliún caite againn go dtí seo.
Ní féidir praghas ar chur ar luach ár dteanga féin agus tá neart eolais
anois ag teacht chun cinn ar éifeacht déarfach na Gaeilge agus an
tumoideachais ar pháistí agus ar an phobail ar fad.
Is é an mian atá againn mar iontaobhas ná obair s’againn a leathnú ar fud na
tíre agus níos faide mar sin de, tá sé de thábhacht go bhfuil eolas domhan
againn ar dhearcadh an phobail i leith na dteanga bíodh sin maith nó olc. Tá
an Suirbhé Mór anois ar shuíomh idirlíne Iontaobhas an gaelscolaíochta
www.iontaobhasnag.com

Philanthropic Trust Fund carrying out 'The Big Irish Language Survey'
Iontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta (InaG),

The Trust Fund for Irish-medium
Education have started what they hope to be the biggest ever online survey
on attitudes towards the Irish language. Dr Réamaí Mathers from InaG said
“As a philanthropic and charitable trust we work closely with communities
and individuals throughout the World. Our main role at this stage is to work
in partnership with donors and philanthropic bodies to support communities,
primarily in the north of Ireland, who wish to fulfil the dream of an
education for their children through Irish. The value of our native culture
and bilingualism is being increasingly understood in relation a range of
social, intellectual and academic benefits. The work we are involved in is
exciting; it enriches lives and indeed whole communities
It is an ambition of our Trust to extend our work throughout Ireland and
indeed perhaps overseas, it is therefore of paramount of importance for us
to hear the opinions of people in relation to the language be they positive
or negative. To this end we have devised a survey that will allow people to
express their thoughts on a range of issues. The survey will run online from
now until the end of July 2009.
The survey can be found on our website

www.thetrustforirishmediumeducation.com

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Irish Summer School