Gaeilge Archives - Social Democrats

31 May 2021

Fewer than 4pc of Government Social Media Posts in Irish

Encouraging the everyday use of Irish will ensure it survives as a living language Fewer than 4pc of the social media posts from most government departments are in Irish, according to Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns. Deputy Cairns said: “Each government department has its own social media channels on various platforms, so one would expect […]

7 May 2021

Gaeltacht communities must not be abandoned

Gaeltacht communities must be supported until students can safely return to summer colleges, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. “Is cúis díomá go bhfuil fógartha inniu nach mbeadh daltaí ag teacht chun na Gaeltachta don dara uair as a chéile, toisc an Choróinvíris. Cé go dtuigeann muid na cúiseanna taobh thiar den gcinneadh seo, […]

29 March 2021

Youth political wings call for implementation of national bilingual packaging policy

Social Democrats’ College & University Branches, Labour Youth, Ógra Shinn Féin, Young Fine Gael, and Young Greens/Óige Ghlas, along with Conradh na Gaeilge, are calling on the Minister for the Gaeltacht, Catherine Martin, and Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers, to put in place a bilingual packaging policy by the end of 2024. […]

1 February 2021

Ní Fiú Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla Muna gCosnaíonn sé Pobal na Gaeilge i gCeart

Tá sé fógartha ag na Daonlathaithe Sóisialta nach cuimsitheach ná cumhachtach go leor é Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, in ainneoin na 300 leasuithe a bhí molta ag lucht an fhreasúra nuige seo, agus céad leasú astu diúltaithe. “Tá pobail áirithe na Gaeilge timpeall na tíre seo, idir muintir na Gaeltachta go cainteoirí agus teaghlaigh lán-Ghaeilge, […]

11 August 2020

Paul Mulville on Radió na Life

Bhí mé ag cainnt le Jeo Breathnach le déanaí ar Raidió na Life. Phléigh muid cúrsaí polaitíochta, na Glasaigh, Micheál Martin, tromaíocht agus daonlathas sna pairtí clé. An-deas labhairt le Joe arís. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh tú taithneamh as! I spoke recently with Joe Breathnach on Radió na Life. We chatted about politics, the […]

29 July 2020

Polasaí na Gaeilge (agus na Gaeltachta)

Tá na Daonlathaigh Shóisíalta thar a bheith sásta tacaíocht a thabhart do fhorbairt na Gaeilge, mar theanga beo agus mar acmhainn don gcultúir, lámh le láimh leis na Gaeltachtaí. Tá sé ar intinn againn fuinneamh nua a instealladh sa Ghaeilge,agus feabhsú a dhéanamh d’oideachas na Gaeilge, i scoileanna faoi mheán an Bhéarla.Ba cheart go mbeidh […]