Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh

Cruinniú Poiblí/Public Meeting

Coláiste Dún Droma, Bóthair Sydenham,

29ú Samhain/29th November @ 20:00

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Cuireann Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Átha Cliath agus Bunchoiste Scoile Gaelcholáiste Dheisceart Átha Cliath cuireadh chugat bheith linn ag cruinniú poiblí chun an Gaelcholaiste nua go n-osclófaidh i nDún Droma i 2014 a phléígh.

County Dublin VEC and Bunchoiste Scoile Gaelcholáiste Dheisceart Átha Cliath invite you to a public meeting to discuss the new Irish language secondary school which will open in Dundrum in 2014.

Scoil illchreidimheach, do buachailí agus cailíní, gan táille atá i gceist againn.

Tá níos mó na 1300 dáltaí ag freastail ar Gaelcholáistí CGCAC i mbliana i mBaile Átha Cliath, agus tá saineolas ag foireann CGCAC i gcúrsaí oideachais trí mheán na Gaeilge le fada anois.

The new school will be multi-denominational, mixed gender, community based and non-fee-paying.

The Co. Dublin VEC is a long established provider of Irish language secondary school education. It currently has 1300 pupils studying in its four Gaelcholáistí in Dublin.

Beidh an Coiste Gairmoideachas ag déanamh irratais ar phátrúnacht an Ghaelcholáiste; iarratas a bheidh an-láidir mar thoradh ar an sain-taithí ata aige ar na cursaí seo, a riar áiseanna agus airgeadú cuí.

Mar pátrún, cuirfidh an Coiste Gairmoideachais an Gaelcholáiste ar bun i bhfoirgneamh atá in a sheilbh acu ar Bóthar Sydenham. Mar seo, beidh buncloch an-láidir faoin scoil nua ón tús agus beidh foireann na scoile, na tuismitheoirí agus na páistí in ann a n-intinn a dhíriú ar cúrsaí oideachais den scoth.

As the best resourced, experienced provider of first class academic and technical education the VEC will be applying for patronage of the new school with the full support of the founding committee with which it has campaigned for the past 6 years for the establishment of this school.

The VEC intends to open the new Gaelcholáiste in its own existing premises in Sydenham Road which will provide excellent accommodation from the start ensuring that the school community of parents, teacher and students can concentrate on the work of providing a top quality educational environment

The VEC operates within a democratic system of parent, staff and professional board membership. It’s schools also encourage student participation in decision making and focus on a child-centred education with a broad curriculum through the Irish language with which it has had proven success

Chun tuileadh eolais a fháil faoinár bpleananna agus tacaíocht a thabhairt dúinn, bí linn ar an oíche.

To hear more about our plans and to lend your support please attend on the night.

(English Version)

Le cúig bliana anuas tá coiste de thuismitheoirí le páistí i ngaelscoileanna an cheantair tar éis feachtas a eagrú chun go mbunófaí meánscoil nua lán-ghaelach i nDeisceart Bhaile Átha Cliath.  Mar sin tá áthas orainn an nuacht a bhíomar ag tnúth chomh mór sin leis a chloisteáil le déanaí, sé sin go n-osclófar Gaelcholáiste nua i nDún Droma sa bhliain 2014. An t-ainm a moltar don scoil seo, a mheastar a bheidh ar láthair ar Bhóthar Sydenham atá lámh le sráidbhaile Dhún Droma, ná “Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh”, in ómós do Phádraigh Mac Piarais, oideachasóir nuálaíoch agus bunaitheoir ar an gcéad scoil lán-ghaelach, Scoil Éanna, sa bhliain 1908, i dTeach Cullenswood i Raghnallach. Bhog an scoil seo amach go Ráth Fearnáin, go dtí an áit a ghlaotar Páirc Éanna uirthi anois, sa bhliain 1912, agus rinne sí freastal ar an bpobal go dtí an bhliain 1932. Dearbhaíodh bunú Ghaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh i litir a tháinig ón Roinn Oideachais a eisíodh mar thoradh ar ráiteas oifigiúil ón Uasal Ruairí Quinn, an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna, i rith an tsamhraidh, 2011.

Gabhaimid buíochas ó chroí leis na tuismitheoirí, leis na daltaí agus leis na múinteoirí ar fad a thug tacaíocht chomh díograiseach don bhfeachtas seo agus a chuidigh linn an toradh thar-a-bheith suntasach seo a bhaint amach.  Go luath, beidh fíor-rogha i gcúrsaí oideachais ag an bpobal i ndeisceart ár gcathrach, agus is céim mhór chun cinn do Ghaeilge sa cheantar í seo freisin.

Cé go bhfuil díomá orainn nach mbeidh an deis ag na páistí atá i Ranganna 6 agus 5 an bhliain seo freastal ar an nGaelcholáiste, tá áthas orainn go mbeidh an deis ag na páistí atá anois i Rang 4 agus faoina bun buntáiste a bhaint as an scoth-rogha oideachais a bheidh á cur ar fáil ag an nGaelcholáiste. Ón mbliain 2014 ar aghaidh beidh rogha níos fairsinge ó thaobh na meánscolaíochta lán-ghaelaigh de, ag na páistí sa cheantar, agus i ndáiríre, don chéad uair riamh, beidh fíor-dheis ag neart teaghlach oideachas meánscolaíochta trí mheán na Gaeilge a roghnú dá bpáistí.

De réir rialacha na Roinne Oideachais roghnaítear pátrún scoile nua ar bhonn iomaíochta. Is é Coiste Gairmoideachais (.i.VEC) Chontae Bhaile Átha Cliath rogha-phátrún choiste an Ghaelcholáiste ón mbliain 2005 agus an-tacaíocht tugtha aige don fheachtas. Beidh an Coiste Gairmoideachais ag déanamh iarratais ar  phátrúnacht Ghaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, iarratas a bheidh an-láidir mar thoradh ar an sain-taithí atá aige ar na cursaí seo, a riar áiseanna agus airgeadú cuí.  Is léir ó na céadta litreacha tacaíochta ar fad a tháinig ó thuismitheoirí, ó dhaltaí, agus ó scoileanna áitiúla atá ann cheana, mar aon lé ráitis tacaíochta ó eagrais chomhluadair áitiúla agus ó ionadaithe tofa, gurb é Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Bhaile Átha Cliath a bheadh mar phátrún ar an scoil nua, agus beidh an coiste againne á chur seo faoi bhráid na Roinne Oideachais i litir tacaíochta.  Táthar ag súil go seolfaidh pátrúin ionchasacha, Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Bhaile Átha Cliath ina measc, eolas ag scoileanna agus ag tuismitheoirí maidir leis an ngaelcholáiste nua sna seachtainí atá romhainn, agus go ngairmfear cruinniú ginearálta ar an 29ú Samhain, ag láthair atá fós le cinntiú.

Sna míonna atá ag teacht, tá sé i gceist againn imeachtaí spóirt agus cultúrtha a eagrú do na daltaí atá anois i Rang 4 sna gaelscoileanna áitiúla ar fad. Táimid ag súil go gcruthóidh sé seo líonra cairdis idirscoile nua, rud a bheidh tábhachtach chun comhluadar láidir a bhunú sa Ghaelcholáiste. Beimid i dteagmháil libh le tuilleadh eolais ag an am cuí. Bheadh fáilte i gcónaí ó éinne a bheadh ar fáil chun cúnamh a thabhairt leis na himeachtaí a eagrú agus iad a chur sa tsiúil.

Is sinne le mór-mheas,

Coiste Bunaithe,

Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh,

Dún Droma.

Fuair Gaelscoileanna  litir ón Roinn Oideachais ag rá go mbeidh Gaelcholáiste ag oscailt i 2014 i nDún Droma.

Cé nach bhfuil pátrún aitheanta ag an Roinn fós, ta chuile seans ann go bhfuil an Choiste Garimoideachas atá igceist acu.

Tá ráiteas thíos a sheol muid chuig na meáin ag míniú an scéal.

Language Campaign group ‘delighted’ with announcement on Irish language new school

(03 August 2011)

A campaign group which has been calling for the establishment of a new Irish language secondary school in South Dublin has enthusiastically welcomed an announcement from the Department of Education that such a school will open in the Dundrum area in 2014.

Speaking on Wednesday Lúgh Ó Braonáin, secretary of Bunchoiste Gaelcholáiste Dheisceart Átha Cliat…

O Braonáin also praised the role of Gaelscoileanna Teo. And Co Dublin VEC, in the campaign: ‘The staff at Gaelscoileanna have been of huge support to us providing much needed practical support encouraging throughout the process. The VEC has also given us great support and if they are confirmed as patron for the new school we know that their expertise and experience will ensure that the new school will provide a first class education to its pupils.’

The campaign group, Gaelcholáiste Dheisceart Átha Cliath, which is made up of parents from the six local Primary level Gaelscoileanna with support from local politicians and educators, has long noted that there has been a doubling of pupil numbers attending the local Irish language primary schools with no attendant increase in Second level Irish Language school places. With the support of their proposed patron body, County Dublin VEC, the campaign group has sought the establishment of an Irish language, multi-denominational, mixed gender community based school, in a suitable premises which has been identified in the Dundrum area.

On Tuesday, August 3rd, after more than 5 years of campaigning, Gaelcholáiste Dheisceart Átha Cliath received notification form the Department of Education and Skills that such a school will be opened in Dundrum County Dublin in 2014. While the patronage of the school is yet to be determined, the campaigning group are confident that the County Dublin VEC will be identified as the most suitable patron body seeing as it has fully supported the proposed Gaelcholáiste and that it has experience in setting up similar schools in recent years elsewhere in Dublin.

Fergal Ó Riain, the committee’s chairman said: ‘I’m delighted that the Department has recognised the pressing need for additional Irish language second level school places in the Dundrum region. The committee of Galecholáiste Dheisceart Átha Cliath have been campaigning for such a school since 2005 and have received the support of hundreds of local families and students as well as support from local and national politicians over this time. Other Irish language schools in the city and county have also been extremely supportive, as has our patron body, County Dublin VEC. We’re grateful to all of our supporters and look forward to the day when the new school will open its doors to students who have, until now, had no prospect other than to continue their education through the medium of English despite spending their primary school years in an Irish language environment. The provision of the new school will offer genuine choice and will, I’m sure, serve the needs of the community well into the future.’

Fuair muid roinnt poiblíocht maith sna meáin le gairid tar éir ár ráiteas faoin phlean forbairt nua foilsithe ag an Roinn.

Tá péire nascanna thíos:

Alt ar nuacht TG4 agus agallaimh le Lúgh Ó Braonáin ann (tosnaíonn an t-alt 5:00 noiméad sa chlár).

Alt san Gazette scríofa dúinn ag an Comhairleoir Jim O’Dea a bhuail linn le gairid (Tá an t-alt ar an taobh chlé faoin theidil  ’More second level schools are needed)’.

We welcome the Department of Education and Skills’ development plans to establish new schools in the Dublin area which includes the establishment of a new school in the Balinteer area.

According Fergal Uí Riain, chairperson:

“The committee of Gaelcholáiste Dheisceart Átha Cliath have long maintained that there is a growing need for additional state run secondary school places in Dublin 14, especially secondary school places in an Irish language environment. The Minister’s announcement today provides official confirmation that the committee have been on the right track for the past 5 years.

“We would urge the Department of Education and Skills to evaluate the benefits of providing an Irish language secondary school in the Balinteer / Dundrum area. The provision of this school would accomplish a number of goals in catering for an ever growing population of children being educated in the area through Irish, relieving the increasing demand on English language schools in the area as a result and providing a much needed community based, multi denominational, mixed gender school under the auspices of one of the state’s own preferred school patrons, County Dublin VEC. We have proposed a cost effective and realistic plan to ensure that a new Gaelcholáiste can be established for up to 500 students in a short time frame and with minimal investment”.

The lack of provision of Irish language second level places led last September to parents waiting in their cars over night outside one school in the area to ensure their child got a favourable placement on the school’s waiting list.

There has been a demonstrable increase in demand for a new Irish language secondary school in the South Dublin area which has seen a doubling of primary school places in Gaelscoileanna with no attendant increase at second level.

We also note the increase in demographic demand for secondary school places in this area, in particular as Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille in Kilternan has commenced a second stream and Gaelscoil Cnoc Liamhna (Knocklyon) is soon to follow suit.

We believe that there was an undeniable logic to their campaign to establish an Irish language second level school that would meet both demographic and linguistic demands. We call on the Minister for Education to meet with them to discuss their efficient and cost effective proposals to meet the challenges of the demand for school places in the South Dublin area at the earliest opportunity as we feel they were an example of an innovative and novel approach to social issues that is needed at this time.

With support from six local Gaelscoileanna we have gained the acceptance by our patron body, County Dublin VEC, that an existing school building in Dundrum, in the possession of the VEC, offers a cost effective solution to the problem of lack of Irish language second level places in the area. Whereas previously established Gaelcholaistí have cost many millions of euro, we expect that the proposed school will cost considerably less than €1.5m for a 300 pupil school.

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Bhí Fergal ag labhairt faoin Ghaelcholáiste le Darren Prior ar Near FM aréir. Tá podcraoladh le chloisteáil anseo:

Má deir an Roinn Oideachais go bhfuil costas tógála ag ísliú, nach gciallaíonn é seo go gcosnóidh ár moltaí níos lú ná an €2m a bhí ráite againn cheana? Ba chóir dúinn na figiúirí seo a chuimhnigh nuair a deirtear nach bhfuil aon airgead sa chiste dúinn.