Press release
Three weeks left to enter Christmas Card competition
Only two weeks remain to enter the Glór na nGael Christmas card competition for Irish speakers who live abroad.
With the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs Glór na nGael initiated Global Gaeilge in 2005, an annual competition to give recognition to the voluntary work overseas to promote the Irish language.
The competition encourages groups abroad that are involved in the development of the language.
Glór na nGael has organised the Christmas card competition for 2009 to build on the success of Global Gaeilge.
The criteria for the competition are:
Greetings on the cards must be through the medium of Irish;
Entrants must be resident outside of Ireland;
Entries must be with be received by the embassy of the country in which the entrant is living by 15 September 2009. Entries arriving later than this date will not be considered;
Entries should be no larger than A4;
Entries are limited to the following materials - paint, pencils, crayons, pastel/chalk or ink, on paper or card;
The competition has no age limit;
The contact details of the entrant should be included with the entry;
Entries will not be returned to the entrants;
Entries will be judged by Glór na nGael.
A prize of €500.00 will be awarded to the four best cards.
Further information about Comórtas na gCártaí Nollag and the participating countries is available from Glór na nGael on 00353 46 943 0974 or by e.mail HYPERLINK "mailto:fiosru@glornangael.ie" fiosru@glornangael.ie.
ENDS
Ráth Cairn, Áth Buí, Co na Mí.
Teil: 046 943 0974 R: fiosru@glornangael.ie
