Community Development

During a special edition of the Iris Aniar program on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, that aired on the 24th February 2022, Caitríona Nic Seoin, Development Manager, and Seán Ó Cuirrín, Development Officer with Glór na nGael, announced the results of Glór na nGael’s national competition 2021. A prize fund of almost €80,000 was announced, shared among Irish language community groups throughout Ireland.

The following are the three committees who finished with the highest points in the competition, and are therefore in the running for a cheque for €15,000 and the Glór na nGael trophy: Coiste Forbartha Charn Tóchair, Derry, Ionad Naomh Pádraig, Dobhar, County Donegal and Comharchumann Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua, County Galway.
The winner will be announced at Glór na nGael’s national awards ceremony at the end of March.

The Glór na nGael competition, which celebrated 60 years last year, acknowledges the trojan work done by Irish language community groups throughout the year. The competition adjudicators recognised, particularly in the past two years, the strength and resilience of these groups as they provide necessary services to Gaeltacht and Irish language communities, despite the ongoing challenges faced by them.

Caitríona Nic Seoin extended thanks to Foras na Gaeilge, An Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán who sponsor the main prize, along with Údarás na Gaeltachta and all the sponsors of the special awards.

The following is the complete list of competition winners in Comórtas Ghlór na nGael 2021:

Overall winner of the Glór na nGael National Competition  To be announced at an awards ceremony on Saturday, March 26th 2022. €15,000

Second place in the Glór na nGael National Competition  To be announced at an awards ceremony on Saturday, March 26th 2022. €5,000

Gradam Ghlór na nGael  – Helen Ó Murchú and Bláthnaid Ó Brádaigh

 

Category Awards:

Youth Work:
First Place, €3,000 : Pobal ar a’n Iúl, Omagh
Second Place, €2,000 : Coiste Forbartha Charn Tóchair, Derry

The Family:
First Place, €3,000 :  Coiste Forbartha Charn Tóchair, Derry
Second Place, €2,000 : Pobal ar a’n Iúl, Omagh

Education:
First Place, €3,000 :  An Droichead, Belfast
Second Place, €2,000 : Coiste Forbartha Charn Tóchair, Derry

Mental and Physical Health:
First Place, €3,000 : Ionad Naomh Pádraig, Dobhar, Donegal
Second Place, €2,000 :Comharchumann Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua

The State and Business:
First Place, €3,000 :  Cill Dara le Gaeilge, Kildare
Second Place, €2,000 : Líonra Leitir Ceanainn, Donegal 

Environmental, Heritage and Spirituality:
First Place, €3,000 :  Comharchumann Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua
Second Place, €2,000 :Ionad Naomh Pádraig, Dobhar, Donegal

Events and Opportunities to speak Irish:
First Place, €3,000 :  Glór na Móna, Belfast
Second Place, €2,000 : Ionad Naomh Pádraig, Dobhar, Donegal

An Ghaeltacht:
First Place, €3,000 :  Comharchumann Ráth Chairn, County Meath
Second Place, €2,000 : Comharchumann Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua

 

Special Awards 2021

 

Galway County Council Award, €1,500 : Craobh Mhaigh Cuilinn

Donegal County Council Award, €1,500 : Lár Chomhairle Paróiste Ghleann Cholm Cille

Duais an Fháinne, sponsored by Gael-Linn, €500 : Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, Derry

Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta Award, £1,500 : Ionad Uíbh Eachach, Belfast

Duais Chló Iar-Chonnacht, value €1,000 : Conradh na Gaeilge, Bóirche Íochtar, County Down

Duais an Oireachtais, €500 : Cumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige

Duais an Fhorais Pátrúnachta, €1,000 : Muineachán le Gaeilge

Duais COGG, €2,000 : Comhchoiste Ghaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh

Best New Entry, €1,000 : Pleanáil Teanga Árainn Mhóir

Best Voluntary Group, €1,000 : Coiste Forbartha Chnoc Fola

Recognition Award €1,000 : Comharchumann Ráth Chairn 

The Glór na nGael awards will be presented at an awards ceremony in Óstán na Cúirte, Gaoth Dobhair on Saturday, March 26th 2022. The winners of the competition for Third Level Institution’s Cumainn Gaelacha will also be announced on the night. The ceremony will be the group’s first awards ceremony since 2019, and will celebrate the work of Irish language community groups over the past two years, while looking forward to another busy year ahead.

 

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Glór na nGael has decided to organize the Awards Ceremony for the Glór na nGael National Competition on 26 March 2022. This is the first awards event organized by Glór na nGael since March 2019, which was held at the Glasson Hotel, Co. Westmeath.

Announcing the Awards Ceromony, Eoghan Mac Cormaic, the organization’s Deputy CEO, said;

“The ceremony will be held in Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal where the 2021 prizes, worth € 60,000 +, will be awarded and the national winner will be announced. But in addition, their awards will be presented to the winners of the 2020 and 2019 competitions.”

The Covid-19 pandemic was of course the reason for the cancelation of the 2019 and 2020 ceremonies. However the winner did receive their cash prizes.

The winners of the prizes of the different sections of the 2021 competition, the shortlist for the overall national winner and the winners of the competition for third level institutions will be announced on Raidió na Gaeltachta.

According to Mac Cormaic, “this year’s Glór na nGael Awards Ceremony, the largest celebration for Irish language and Gaeltacht sector community groups, will be of great interest. To celebrate this special post-Covid ceremony, social events will be organized over the weekend in conjunction with the Meitheal Pleanála Teanga Iarthuaisceart (North West Donegal Language Planning Group). ”

More information on the weekend’s events will be available soon. In the meantime, Irish language and Gaeltacht groups are asked to put the weekend 25-27 March 2022 in the diary.

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Post: Oifigeach Forbartha

Grád: Oifigeach Feidhmiúcháin

Scála tuarastail De réir pá scála EOI, Ciorclán 01-08-2021 (£28,706-£29,307)

Téarma: Lánaimseartha

Fostaitheoir: Glór na nGael Teo.

Tuarastal: Ag brath ar thaithí cuí agus tuarastal reatha an iarrthóra

Spriocdháta: Is gá litir iarratais & CV a sheoladh chuig: post@glornangael.ie roimh 5.00i.n., Dé Céadaoin, 8 Nollaig 2021

Tá an post seo maoinithe ag Foras na Gaeilge

 

Teideal: Oifigeach Forbartha

Beidh ról an Oifigigh Forbartha tiomanta don phobal agus bainfidh sé le fás agus forbairt Ghlór na nGael trí straitéis shainmhínithe. Cuirfidh sé/sí an Ghaeilge chun cinn trí imeachtaí comhaontaithe, caidrimh agus gníomhaíochtaí pobalbhunaithe ar fud na hÉireann.

 

Láthair an phoist

Bíonn Glór na nGael ag feidhmiú ar bhonn uile-oileánda agus bíonn cúraim uile-oileánda ag gach fostaí dá réir sin. Samhlaítear go mbeidh an iarrthóir rathúil don ról seo lonnaithe sna sé chontae agus/nó i gContae cois teorann cé go mbeidh gá a bheith i láthair in oifigí Ghlór na nGael i Ráth Chairn ó am go ham.

Beidh an té a roghnófar ag obair as a b(h)aile féin agus cuirfear trealamh oifige cuí ar fáil.  Aontófar, leis an té a roghnófar, clár timireachta bunaithe ar cheantair tíreolaíochta réamhaontaithe. 

 

Próifíl an phoist 

Post forbartha atá i gceist leis an bpost seo. Beidh an té a cheapfar ag tabhairt faoi;

• Obair go dlúth le coistí pobail, grúpaí pobail, grúpaí teaghlaigh, cumainn CLG agus comhlachtaí ar spéis leo úsáid na Gaeilge a mhéadú
• Soláthar seirbhísí, comhairle agus cúnamh do ghrúpaí pobail atá ag triail ar aitheantas a bhaint amach, nó atá tar éis é a bhaint amach, mar Líonra Gaeilge, Scéim Forbartha Líonraí Gaeilge, Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta nó Limistéar Pleanála Teanga
• Forbairt sheirbhísí Ghlór na nGael 
• Forbairt sheirbhísí a bheadh úsáideach do phobal ginearálta na Gaeilge

Is sa Rannóg Forbartha Pobail a bheidh an post seo lonnaithe, agus ag plé le seirbhísí pobail, ach d’fhéadfaí é sin athrú ar threoir an Bhoird Stiúrtha

 

Príomhchúraim

I measc na gcúram a bheifear ag súil go dtabharfaidh Oifigeach Forbartha futhú tá:

• Gréasáin de theaghlaigh atá ag tógáil clainne le Gaeilge a fhás agus a fhorbairt
• Comhpháirtíochtaí a fhás agus a fhorbairt i bpobail áitiúla
• Scéimeanna na heagraíochta a chur chun cinn; Teanga Tí, Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha, GRADAIM, Céimeanna
• Comhpháirtíochtaí a fhás agus a fhorbairt le gnólachtaí áitiúla
• Obair le hOifigigh Forbartha eile le cur chuige uile-Éireann a chinntiú
• Pleananna gníomhaíochta samplacha a réiteach do choistí Ghlór na nGael
• Bheith ar fáil do mholtóireacht náisiúnta Ghlór na nGael agus ar ócáidí náisiúnta eile a thiteann amach ó am go chéile
• Aon chúram eile a cheapfaidh Bord Stiúrtha Ghlór na nGael a bheidh oiriúnach ó am go ham

 

Riachtanach

Beidh na nithe seo a leanas riachtanach don bpost seo:

• Ardleibhéal Gaeilge scríofa agus labhartha agus scileanna maithe cumarsáide
• Taithí i bhforbairt pobail, go háirithe in earnáil na Gaeilge
• Cumas smaointe a chruthú agus a thabhairt chun críche 
• Cáilíocht(aí) ábhartha le do chumas riachtanais an róil a bhaint amach a léiriú
• Bheith in ann obair go héifeachtach laistigh d’fhoireann
• Bheith in ann caidreamh a thógáil le daoine agus le grúpaí, agus iad a spreagadh 
• Ceadúnas iomlán/glan tiomána agus teacht ar mhodh iompair 
• Cumas bheith ag obair de réir spriocdhátaí teanna agus faoi bhrú
• Fianaise a léiriú go bhfuil tú muiníneach, féinspreagtha agus dírithe ar spriocanna

 

Inmhianaithe

• Cáilíocht, taithí nó tuiscint ar an phleanáil teanga
• Fianaise nó taithí ar chuid de na nithe seo a leanas:

• • scríobh, ag aistriú agus ag profáil cáipéisí
  • déanamh taighde agus suirbhéanna
  • plé le cúrsaí cumarsáide agus margaíochta 
  • cruthú ábhar digiteach agus áiseanna ar líne 
  • eagrú agus bainistiú imeachtaí
• Fianaise a léiriú go bhfuil cumas bheith ag obair de réir spriocdhátaí teanna agus faoi bhrú

 

Rialachán Ginearálta um Chosaint Sonraí (RGCS)

Ar mhaithe lenár ndualgais a chomhlíonadh faoi RGCS tá sé riachtanach dúinn cúis dleathach a bheith againn do chuid sonraí pearsanta mar a bhaineann sé le d’iarratas a phróiseáil agus a stóráil. 

Is cóir don iarrthóir a thuiscint go bhfuil leas dlisteanach ag Glór na nGael faoi reachtaíocht fostaíochta na sonraí seo a choimeád ar feadh tréimhse bliana. 

Scriosfar na sonraí pearsanta seo nuair a théann an tréimhse ama sin in éag nó i gcás iarrthóir rathúil, coinnítear na sonraí pearsanta ar thaifead go dtí go gcríochnaíonn fostaíocht an fhostaí leis an eagraíocht.

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Glór na nGael welcomes the news that Foras na Gaeilge has announced the successor to Scéim Phobal Gaeilge (the Irish Language Community Scheme), namely the Scéim Forbartha Líonraí Gaeilge (Irish Language Networks Development Scheme). It is a source of relief to those community groups and Development Officers who have been awaiting certainty under this scheme. The announcement of the new scheme will allow the community groups to now plan ahead, for the first time in a long time.

However, Glór na nGael acknowledges that what will be provided through this new scheme is not what the community groups had demanded during the consultation process last year. Not all groups will be able to cover current costs and salaries with the income from this scheme alone, not to mention provide basic services to their community, without relying on other funding schemes.

“While this is a step forward, and we warmly welcome the new scheme announced today, it will leave the current community groups even poorer than they were when the Scéim Phobal Gaeilge was first set up. We welcome the various levels mentioned with this new scheme. Glór na nGael have been helping and supporting new and undeveloped groups for a long time, and we believe that the availability of a primary level scheme is a source of hope for such groups. We are also pleased with the new layout of the scheme whereby an area with a Líonra Gaeilge (Irish Language Network), a Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta (Gaeltacht Service Town) or a cluster of SPG Development Officers will not be disadvantaged.”
Lorcán Mac Gabhann, Ceannasaí Ghlór na nGael

Glór na nGael looks forward to the implementation of the Scéim Forbartha Líonraí Gaeilge 2022-2024 and hopes that there will be an opportunity for Foras na Gaeilge to provide further investment to the community groups involved during the period of the scheme.

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