Monaghan Women’s Assembly Launch: 8th March 2021

Monaghan Women’s Assembly Launch: 8th March 2021

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Minister Heather Humphreys TD officially launched Monaghan Women’s Assembly on 8th March 2021.
Over 200 people joined the online event to hear about the work Monaghan Women’s Assembly hopes to achieve.
There were wonderful contributions from all our speakers on their experiences as a woman working in Monaghan.
Monaghan Women’s Assembly will bring the voice of local women into local politics.
You can watch the event here https://tinyurl.com/live-eventMCCwomenassembly

 

€13.11 Million approved for Dublin Street Regeneration Project

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Mr Darragh O’Brien this morning (8th March) announced that €13.11 million has been awarded to the Dublin Street Regeneration project under the Urban Regeneration Development Fund (URDF).

Warmly welcoming the Government’s funding announcement of €13.11 million for the Dublin Street Regeneration Project in Monaghan town, Chief Executive of Monaghan County Council, Mr Eamonn O’Sullivan said “This project will revitalise Monaghan Town, in regenerating this area we will bring renewed energy into the town and will make it a great place to live, work and visit.”

 

The Dublin Street Regeneration project aims to regenerate a large brownfield site in the core of Monaghan Town. The proposal includes the creation of new linkages between land-locked brownfield lands and the existing town street network, and the creation of new public spaces. The project will deliver the infrastructure works and development of suitable, serviced and accessible development lands, creating the physical environment for the development of new buildings for mixed-use purposes.

The proposal involves two sub-projects:

  • Dublin Street South – creation of new, high quality linkages between the core retail area of the town, the new shopping centre and existing civic uses.
  • Dublin Street North – development of a Masterplan for the area, to include the provision of three new development block areas and areas of opportunity for reuse/adaptation and infill development in the town. The Masterplan will define a new urban quarter.

The proposal has the potential to be a transformative place-making intervention in the core of the town.

The €13.11 million in approved funding is in addition to €1.29 million in approved URDF funding for the Dublin Street Regeneration project (a ‘Call 1’ project).  Total URDF funding approved to date: €14.40 million

Heather Humphreys, TD – Minister of Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, Cavan-Monaghan, at the Dublin St backlands when she announced the funding of €13.1M for the Dublin Street and Backlands Regeneration Scheme, with Cllr. David Maxwell and Paul Clifford, Monaghan County Council. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard
Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Municipal District, Cllr. Seamus Treanor and members of the Monaghan Municipal District when they welcomed the announcement of the funding of €13.1M for the Dublin St and Backlands Regeneration Scheme. In photo are (L-R) Cllr Sean Conlon, Cathal Flynn, A/Director of Services, Donal McElwain, Monaghan Municipal District Coordinator, Cllr. David Maxwell, John Murray, Director of Services, Cllr. Seamus Treanor, Cathaoirleach, Monaghan Municipal District, Eamonn O’Sullivan, Chief Executive, Monaghan County Council, Cllr/ Paudge Connolly, Cllr. Cathy Bennett and Noel Finnegan, Senior Executive Engineer, Monaghan County Council. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard
Senator Robbie Gallagher and Cllr. Raymond Aughey, when they welcomed the funding of €13.1M for the Dublin St and Backlands Scheme, which was announced on Monday. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard
Heather Humphreys, TD – Minister of Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, Cavan-Monaghan, at the Dublin St backlands when she announced the funding of €13.1M for the Dublin St and Backlands Regeneration Scheme, with Cllr. David Maxwell, Paul Clifford, Monaghan County Council and Noel Finnegan, Senior Executive Engineer, Monaghan County Council. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

Message from HSE: COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

Public Health Measures

Ireland is at level 5 restrictions.

You can see the measures in place here.

 

COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

The vaccination programme continues to be rolled out nationwide, and more than 446,474 vaccines have been administered as of the 1st March 2021. As we move into next week, vaccination of Group 3 continues, with people aged 80 and over being invited for their vaccines by GPs. When this group is complete, we’ll move on to the next age-group, those aged 75 and over, then 70 and over. We expect to have this group vaccinated, with both doses, by the middle of May.

 

The HSE is also starting to make arrangements to vaccinate people with certain health conditions that put them at very high risk if they get COVID-19. This is being organised initially through hospital teams who are caring for people in this new Group 4, and will start with some patients from the week of March 8th also. It will take a little extra time to identify and invite all of the people in these groups, but we will move forward as quickly as possible.

 

Who is included in this group?

You can see a detailed list of who is included in this group here on the gov.ie website. https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/39038-provisional-vaccine-allocation-groups/#aged-16-69-and-at-very-high-risk-of-severe-covid-19-disease

 

What do I need to do?

As with Group 3, people do not need to register in advance or take any action at this time. Your hospital or healthcare team will contact you when it’s your turn to be vaccinated.

 

Which vaccine will be given?

This new Group 4 will be offered the AstraZeneca vaccine. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) advised any of the approved vaccines are suitable for use for patients in this group and that the priority was to offer an effective vaccine as quickly as possible.

 

The immune system of some of the people in Group 4, for example people with cancer or kidney failure, may not always work as well as most other people’s immune system. For this reason, NIAC advised that there might be a stronger immune response in those people if they got the mRNA vaccine. NIAC also said that if those patients would have to wait 3 weeks or more to get the mRNA vaccine, it was better to give them an available vaccine now. This is because all of the vaccines are showing huge benefit in preventing severe disease so the sooner people are vaccinated, the better.

 

The available deliveries of mRNA vaccine for the next few weeks are committed to the group of people aged 70 years and older (Group 3). It would take weeks before there was mRNA vaccine available for patients in Group 4. The AstraZeneca vaccine is available from next week. Given the risk of catching COVID-19 while waiting for the mRNA vaccine we consider that it is far safer give people in Group 4 the AstraZeneca vaccine as soon as possible rather than wait to offer them an mRNA vaccine later. This also fits with the advice from NIAC to avoid a long delay.

 

How effective is this vaccine?

The AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines all provide a very high level of excellent protection against severe disease and hospitalisation. The initial research study of the AstraZeneca vaccine initially showed infection protection of about 60%, but most recent studies showed protection above 80% with two doses.

 

What should I do now?

Your hospital or healthcare team will get in touch with you over the coming weeks when it’s your turn to have the vaccine.

 

You can find the patient information leaflet from AstraZeneca here on the HSE website, and this is also being produced in a range of languages, and in Easy-Read format.

 

Where to find COVID-19 Vaccination Information

We encourage everyone to read about the COVID-19 vaccine and to get their information from a factual, trusted source – here are the links to the pages with information on the vaccine:

 

COVID-19 Infection Prevention Control Guidance for Staff Working in Acute and Community Mental Health Services
Friday, 5th March (from 12-1pm)

You can register for the webinar here.
For telephone access, please use the following:
Irish dial in number: 01 5260058

Access code: 181 885 1749

 

New Infection Prevention and Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship (IPC and AMS) eLearning Foundation Programme

There is now a new HSE funded infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship (IPC and AMS) eLearning foundation programme available at no charge, and each of the learning modules is accredited with continuing education points from the RCPI.

 

The programme has been developed by the HSE’s national Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Team (AMRIC), and is accessible free of charge to staff, individuals and non HSE organisations who provide health and social care services.

 

The programme has been designed to support all health and social care staff to protect themselves, the people they care for and their colleagues from the spread of infection by promoting best practice with respect to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Antimicrobial Prescribing, Management and Stewardship in line with the 2020 HSE Interim Guidance on Infection Prevention and Control.

 

The programme contains an introductory overview of Infection Prevention and Control followed by 7 key topics (each module takes between 20 – 40 minutes) in line with the Interim Guidance:

-Introduction

-Basics of Infection Prevention and Control

-Standard and Transmission-based Precautions

-Hand Hygiene

-Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

-Respiratory and Cough Etiquette

-Aseptic Technique

-Antimicrobial Stewardship

 

How to access the course

You can access the course here on HSeLand then by following the AMRIC Resist logo on the HSeLanD homepage, by searching for ‘IPC’ in the search box or by visiting the Clinical Courses catalogue.  You will then be asked to register or sign in.

 

The courses can be used by any organisation and are accredited; they are a useful training tool and can be accessed at any time. Online training is an important part of supporting staff during the COVID-19 pandemic as face to face training is not required to complete the courses.

 

Learners are awarded 1 CEU from NMBI and 2 CPD credits from RCPI for each completed module in the AMRIC programme. Staff can dip in and out of the courses at any time.

 

If you have any queries in relation to the course you can contact the AMRIC team hcai.amrteam@hse.ie

 

Launching of two National Policies for Disability Services

Friday, 12th March 2021 (from 12-2pm)

You can register for the webinar here. Early booking is recommended as places are limited. Irish Sign Language/English Interpretation will be provided for the webinar.

 

-Food, Nutrition and Hydration Policy for Adults Accessing Disability Services, which is available here – submit questions to marianm.mcbride@hse.ie

 

-National Framework for Medicines Management in Disability Services, which is available here – submit questions to mariet.kehoe@hse.ie

 

Public Health Information

As always, for the most up to date information and advice on Coronavirus, please go to: https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/ and https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/. Clinical and professional guidance relating to COVID-19 is available on www.hpsc.ie where you’ll find up to date guidance for healthcare settings and non-clinical settings.

 

Please check here for the most up to date partner resources for COVID-19.

 

You can find the COVID-19 A-Z information here from the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

 

Please also check the Healthy Ireland site here with further resources and information on the Keep Well campaign.

 

You can view the latest information on how Ireland is responding to cases of COVID-19 here.

 

Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub is available here.

“TikTok Mic Drop” Road Safety competition: Create a Road Safety song to be in with a chance of winning €1,000!

Create a road safety song to be in with a chance of winning €1,000!

 

Monaghan County Council together with ten other County Councils across the North East, Midlands and North West of the country have joined forces with iRadio to launch their “TikTok Mic Drop” Road Safety competition with a total prize fund of over €5,000!

 

The competition is asking participants to create their own song or rap based on sharing the road safely.  Entrants should focus their message on the importance of sharing the road with other road users, be they cyclists, drivers, motorcyclists or pedestrians.

 

Adrian O’Sullivan, Road Safety Officer with Monaghan County Council, wants to see as many entries as possible from the county. “Despite there being less traffic on the road last year, unfortunately there was a rise in the number of pedestrians killed on Irish roads, up 19% since 2019. The number of cyclist and motorcyclist fatalities, also increased by 25% and 6% respectively. This campaign wants to change this trend.”

 

There are four individual prizes the best entries and two prizes for the best entries submitted by a school, sports team, club, or community group. (All group entries must adhere to Covid19 guidelines at the time of recording).

 

Adrian added “The ‘TikTok Mic Drop’ video competition is a great opportunity to engage all age groups from primary and secondary school pupils, college students and all members of our society who use TikTok and with an interest in promoting the important road safety message in County Monaghan”.

 

iRadio CEO Mark Cunning said “We’re delighted to be involved with Monaghan County Council together with the other County Councils in our region who are participating. Over the years we’ve had to air far too many stories on iRadio about the loss of young lives on our roads.  Our aim is to educate though entertainment and interaction, I’m really looking forward to seeing you, the user, generate content from this initiative.’

 

Entries to this competition are via TikTok.  Videos should be shared on the entrants own platform and tag/mention @Thisisiradio and #Monaghan. Full details are available at iradio.ie/micdrop. Entries can be submitted from Monday 8th March and the closing date is Wednesday 24th March.

 

Dynamic Purchasing System For Management And Control Of Invasive Plant Species

 

Córas Dinimiciúil Ceannaigh Do Bhainistiú Agus Smachtú Speicis Plandaí Ionracha

 

Tá an t-Ionad Oibríochtaí Soláthar Rialtais Áitiúil (IOSRA) tar éis Córas Dinimiciúil Ceannaigh a fhoilsiú d’Eagrais Seirbhíse Poiblí atá ag iarraidh Soláthraithe/Conrathóirí Seirbhíse (Oibritheoirí Eacnaimíocha) a fháil ar mhaithe bainistiú agus smachtú a dhéanamh ar Speicis Plandaí Ionracha.

Nuair a bheidh sé seo bunaithe, reachtálfaidh Eagrais Seirbhíse Poiblí (údaráis áitiúla san áireamh) comórtais idir na conraitheoirí ina gceantar áirithe atá laistigh den Chóras Dinimiciúl Ceannaigh.

Chun teacht ar na cáipéisí bainteach leis an gCóras Dinimiciúil Ceannaigh, déan cinnte go bhfuil tú tar éis clárú ar shuíomh gréasáin an Oifig um Sholáthar Rialtais ag www.etenders.gov.ie

Is gá gach iarratas a líonadh amach go leictreonach ar www.etenders.gov.ie

Más mian leat a thuilleadh eolais a fháíl faoin gCóras Dinimiciúil Ceannaigh seo, déan teagmháil le deasc chabhrach IOSRA ag 076 106 4020 nó trí ríomhphost chuig eproc@kerrycoco.ie

Ainm an Chomórtais Am agus Dáta Foilsithe Am agus Dáta Dúnta d’Iarratais CDC Bunaithe agus CDC ag Athoscailt d’Iarratais Suíomh Gréasáin a Fhoilsithe
 Córas Dinimiciúil Ceannaigh do bhainistiú agus smachtú a dhéanamh ar Speicis Plandaí Ionracha

 

1ú Márta 2021 15:00

 

6ú Aibreán 2021

Q2, 2021 www.etenders.gov.ie

 

ID ar an gcóras 185410

 

 Dynamic Purchasing System For Management And Control Of Invasive Plant Species

 

The Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC) has published a Dynamic Purchasing System for Public Service Bodies to procure Service Providers/Contractors (Economic Operators) for the Management and Control of Invasive Plant Species.

When established, Public Service Bodies (including local authorities) will run competitions with the Economic Operators admitted to the Dynamic Purchasing System in their area.

To access the Dynamic Purchasing System documentation, please ensure you register on the Office of Government Procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.

All Applications must be completed electronically on www.etenders.gov.ie.

Should you wish to learn more about this Dynamic Purchasing System, please contact the LGOPC Helpdesk at 076 106 4020 or by email at eproc@kerrycoco.ie.

Competition Name Publishing

Date

Initial Application Closing

Time & Date

DPS Established & DPS Reopening for Applications Publishing Website
 Dynamic Purchasing System for Management and Control of Invasive Plant Species

 

1st March 2021 15:00 Hrs

 

6th April 2021

Q2, 2021 www.etenders.gov.ie

 

System ID 185410

 

Monaghan County Council Notices 4th March 2021

Temporary Closing of Roads

Monaghan County Council gives notice of its intention to close the following roads in the Municipal District of Carrickmacross-Castleblayney in County Monaghan:

 

Date:              

Between Monday 5th of April 2021 and Friday 1st of October 2021

between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm

 

Each Road will be closed for a maximum of 4 weeks within the Closure Period

 

To facilitate:   Road Improvement Works

 

Roads closed:

 

  • LP 4630-0 in the Townland of Inniskeen Glebe

 

  • LP 4100 & LS-8150-0 in the Townland of Creevy

 

  • LS 8132-0 in the Townland of Corravoo

 

  • LT 49032-0 in the Townland of Scalkill

 

  • LT 81521-0 in the Townland of Rathmore

 

  • LT 49032-0 in the Townland of Drumgurra

 

  • LT 46034-0 in the Townland of Drumboat

 

  • R178 Shercock road Roundabout in the Townland of Drummond Etra

 

  • R178 Dundalk road Roundabout in the Townland of Drummond Otra

 

  • R178-6 Farney Street in the Townland of Drummond Otra

 

  • R179-6 O’Neill Street in the Townland of Drummond Otra

 

 

All Detours will be signposted in order to direct the Traffic. (Local Access and Emergency Vehicles will be catered for at all times).

 

Any interested person may lodge an objection to the closing of the above-mentioned road with the A/Senior Engineer, Monaghan County Council, MTEK II Building, Knockaconny, Monaghan not later than Tuesday 9th March 2021.  Any objections must be clearly marked on envelope “Objection to Road Closure”.

 

If you have any queries concerning this Road Closure please contact The Municipal District of Carrickmacross-Castleblayney, Civic Offices, Riverside Road, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan at (042) 9661236 or email carrickmacross@monaghancoco.ie

 

Gareth Mc Mahon

A/Senior Engineer

4th of March 2021

 

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Carrickmacross St. Patrick’s Parade 2021

Virtual St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District are currently organising the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Carrickmacross Town.

This year we are going virtual, and we are asking groups, bands, individuals and businesses interested in participating, to submit a video, no longer than 30 seconds, capturing your St. Patrick’s Day event.  It is important that you have your phone/tablet on the landscape setting when recording and use the hashtag #CarrickmacrossParade. There is a prize award for the best video posted on social media on St. Patrick’s Day using the #CarrickmacrossParade

All videos must be received at contact@aura.ie on or before the 10th of March 2021.

We must emphasise that all submissions must comply with current Covid-19 restrictions.

Our civic building will be lit up green to celebrate the event and we encourage all businesses with shopfronts to “Turn your Business Green” by decorating your shop windows in honour of our patron saint.

Damien Thornton

A/ Municipal District Co-Ordinator

Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District

4th March 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message from HSE: COVID-19 vaccination is underway

We all know that COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease which can cause serious illness, hospitalisation and even death.

The COVID-19 vaccine will offer you protection from COVID-19. If you do catch COVID-19 after vaccination, you should be protected from the serious illness the virus can sometimes cause. Over 350,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered in Ireland.

Who is being vaccinated now?

Supplies of the vaccine are limited at the moment, so people who are most at risk from COVID-19 are being vaccinated first.

This means people living in long-term care, frontline healthcare workers, and people aged 70 and over. We’re currently vaccinating people aged 85 and over, and people aged 80 and over will be next.

People don’t need to register in advance at the moment – we’ll let you know when it’s your turn to be offered the vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine is free. It will not be available privately.

Our aim in offering the vaccine to the population is to protect people and reduce the illness and deaths caused by this virus.

More Information

We encourage everyone to find answers to their questions from a trusted source, like the HSE website, our official social media channels, or the HSE’s HSElive information service on 1850 24 1850.

You can also ask your doctor, pharmacist or healthcare team about the vaccine.

COVID-19 Vaccines Information

Clear information helps us all to make an informed decision about the vaccine.

You can find factual, updated information about COVID-19 Vaccine on www.hse.ie/covid19vaccine.

You can phone our team in HSELive on

1850 24 1850 or 01 240 8787.

You can email HSElive at hselive@hse.ie

Remote sign language interpretation can be arranged by appointment.

Sheol an tUachtarán Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021, le hóráid speisialta

Sheol an tUachtarán Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021, le hóráid speisialta.

Speech  Video le haighaidh tuillead eolas lean na nasc seo

 

Is féile idirnáisiúnta Ghaeilge í Seachtain na Gaeilge, atá ar an gceiliúradh is mó dár dteanga agus dár gcultúr dúchais a bhíonn ar siúl in Éirinn agus in go leor tíortha eile gach bliain.

 

Tá a théarma oifige úsáidte ag an Uachtarán Ó hUigínn chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn. I rith a shaol gairmiúil, thacaigh an tUachtarán Ó hUigínn leis an nGaeilge agus bhí sé ar dhuine de thiománaithe taobh thiar de bhunú Teilifís na Gaeilge, TG4 mar atá anois.

 

Dúirt an tUachtarán Ó hUigínn gur Uachtaránacht Smaointe a bheadh aige, uachtaránacht báúil don teanga, do choincheapa agus do thoimhdí neamhráite. Ó shin, léirigh sé áit lárnach na Gaeilge inár stair agus inár gcultúr go minic, agus spreag sé daoine go leanúnach chun an teanga a labhairt, fiú mura bhfuil acu ach ‘cúpla focal’.

 

Cé go bhfuil sé tábhachtach an teanga a chaomhnú, spreagann an tUachtarán an dátheangachas agus ‘Gaeltachtaí’ praiticiúla a chruthú – i dtithe, scoileanna agus i measc cairde.

 

Ina óráid in 2016 ‘Gaeilge sa Ghairdín’, dúirt an tUachtarán go bhfuair ceannairí Éirí Amach 1916 inspioráid ó fhís Éire neamhspleách a raibh a teanga á labhairt agus á scríobh, agus go raibh cúigear den seachtar a shínigh an Forógra gníomhach i gConradh na Gaeilge.

 

Ina aitheasc ag Ard Fheis Chonradh na Gaeilge 2016, d’aithin an tUachtarán Ó hUigínn na deacrachtaí a bhaineann le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge, ach léirigh sé an dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamh agus an fás sa suim atá ag daoine sa teanga.

 

Ina óráid ag ceiliúradh comóradh 20 bliain de TG4, thug an tUachtarán aitheantas don stáisiún teilifíse mar mhodh chun naisc a chothú idir na pobail scaipthe a úsáideann an Ghaeilge.

 

President Higgins launched Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021 on the 1st of March.

Click on the Speech or Video tabs for more information.

 

Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week) is an international Irish language festival and one of the biggest celebrations of our native language and culture, that takes place each year in Ireland and in many other countries.

President Higgins has used his term in office to promote the Irish language. Throughout his career, President Higgins has championed the Irish language and he was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of Teilifís na Gaeilge, now TG4.

In his first term in office, President Higgins said that he aimed for his Presidency to be one of Ideas, and one sensitive to language, concepts and unspoken assumptions. Since then, he has on many occasions highlighted the central place of the Irish language in our history and culture, consistently encouraging people to speak the language, even if they only have the ‘cúpla focail.’

In his 2016 ‘Ghaeilge sa Ghairdín’ speech, the President highlighted that the leaders of the 1916 Rising were inspired by a vision of an independent Ireland whose language was spoken and written, and that five of the seven who signed the Proclamation were active in the Irish Language League.

In his address to the 2016 Conradh na Gaeilge Ard Fheis, President Higgins recognised the difficulties involved in the promotion of Irish, but highlighted the progress being made and the growth of interest in the language.

In his speech at the celebrations of TG4’s 20th anniversary, the President paid tribute to the television station as a means to foster links between the dispersed communities that use Irish.

Imelda May, Declan Hannon & Bláthnaid Tracey fógartha mar ambasadóirí ar fhéile Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia 2021

Imelda May, Declan Hannon & Bláthnaid Tracey fógartha mar ambasadóirí ar fhéile Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia 2021
Beidh an fhéile idirnáisiúnta ar siúl ón 1 – 17 Márta

Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia 2021

Tá an ceoltóir Imelda May, captaen fhoireann iomána Luimnigh Declan Hannon agus an craoltóir Bláthnaid Treacy ag teacht le chéile mar ambasadóirí teanga d’fhéile na bliana seo. Tá sé mar aidhm ag an bhfeachtas seo daoine ar leibhéil éagsúla Gaeilge a spreagadh chun a bheith páirteach in imeachtaí dírithe ar an teanga. Bíonn an fhéile idirnáisiúnta bhliantúil ar siúl ón 1 Márta go dtí an 17 Márta le clár imeachtaí Gaeilge arna eagrú ag grúpaí pobail, scoileanna, grúpaí cultúrtha agus spóirt in Éirinn agus go hidirnáisiúnta.

D’fhógair Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia a n-ambasadóirí d’fhéile na bliana seo agus iad ag súil le clár d’imeachtaí tarraingteacha a sheoladh atá curtha le chéile chun ár dteanga dhúchais a cheiliúradh sa bhaile agus ar fud na cruinne. Rinneadh an fógra beo ar an aer ar RTÉ 2FM mar chuid de sheó dátheangach StaidAir atá dírithe ar mhic léinn na hArdteiste.

Dúirt Bláthnaid Treacy, ambasadóir Sheachtain na Gaeilge le Energia: 
“Tá ríméad orm a bheith mar ambasadóir do Sheachtain na Gaeilge le Energia i mbliana! Táim sona sásta mo chuid dualgas a roinnt leis an dá ambasadóir eile, Declan agus Imelda, atá mar eiseamláirí ina gcuid réimsí. Is mór an onóir a bheith in ann an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn agus bhí mé an-bhródúil asam féin nuair a d’fhógair mé ambasadóirí na bliana seo ar mo chlár ar RTÉ 2fm, StaidAir. Táim ag tnúth go mór leis an bhféile agus tá súil agam go mbeidh níos mó daoine ag úsáid a gcúpla focal!”

Dúirt Conchubhair Mac Lochlainn, cathaoirleach Sheachtain na Gaeilge le Energia: 
“I mbliana beidh go leor imeachtaí ar siúl ar líne, mar sin tá níos mó deiseanna ná riamh ann do dhaoine páirt a ghlacadh san fhéile, is cuma cá bhfuil siad. Molaim d’éinne, is cuma cén leibhéal Gaeilge atá acu, páirt a ghlacadh in imeachtaí i mbliana. Ó dhaoine ag tosú ar a dturas teanga, iad siúd atá ag foghlaim arís agus daoine atá líofa ach nach bhfaigheann an deis a gcuid Gaeilge a úsáid chomh minic agus ba mhaith leo, tá ócáid ann do gach duine.”

Dúirt Amy O’Shaughnessy, Bainisteoir Urraíochta Energia:
“Tá ríméad orainn go bhfuil Imelda May, Declan Hannon agus Bláthnaid Treacy linn mar ambasadóirí d’fhéile Sheachtain na Gaeilge le Energia i mbliana. Is comhlacht Éireannach muid agus mar gheall air sin ba mhaith linn go gcuirfidh daoine a gcroí isteach sa chultúr Éireannach agus spreagadh a thabhairt do gach éinne a gcuid cúpla focal a úsáid le linn fhéile na bliana seo. Tá réimse leathan imeachtaí ar siúl do dhaoine ag gach aon leibhéal Gaeilge agus is deis iontach í le snas a chur ar ár gcuid Gaeilge agus sinn ar fad sa bhaile mar gheall ar an dianghlasáil.”

Is í an fhéile bhliantúil Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia an fhéile idirnáisiúnta Gaeilge is mó agus bíonn sí ar siúl gach bliain i mí an Mhárta. Beidh féile na bliana seo ar siúl ón 1 – 17 Márta agus na mílte gníomhaíocht ar siúl ar fud an domhain chun teanga dhúchais na hÉireann a cheiliúradh. Is féidir liosta iomlán d’imeachtaí agus de ghníomhaíochtaí Sheachtain na Gaeilge le Energia a fháil ó: www.snag.ie

Tá an fhéile eagraithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge ó 1902 agus táimid buíoch den tacaíocht ó Fhoras na Gaeilge agus Energia.

For Sale 4no. Partially Developed Residential Sites Latlorcan Glen, Monaghan

For Sale 4no. Partially Developed Residential Sites
Latlorcan Glen, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

* Previous planning for substantial detached properties.
* Premium location, just off Dublin Road in Monaghan Town.
* To be sold as individual plots (subject to conditions).
* Excellent connectivity to N2 Primary Route.
* Further details & maps available from Monaghan Property Sales.

Dawson House, Dawson Street, Monaghan
Tel 047 72323
Email info@monaghanproperty.com
www.monaghanproperty.com