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Press Releases Shamrock from Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs) in County Kerry and Crystal from An Rinn (Ring) in Waterford will be presented by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to President Donald J. Trump. Gaeltacht products from two Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies will take centre stage in the most powerful office in the world in the White House, Washington this Thursday (16 March 2017) when Taoiseach Enda Kenny will make the traditional presentation of a crystal bowl of shamrock to the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump. The shamrock being presented by An Taoiseach for St Patricks Day was grown in Baile na Sceilg in west Kerry thanks to a client company of Údarás na Gaeltachta – I.P.I. Teo. ‘Living Shamrock’ or I.P.I. Teo. have been supplying the shamrock for the White House trip since former president Bill Clintons time in office in the 1990’s. Although the sales are carried out from their offices in Athlone in Westmeath the ‘green gold’ is grown in Uíbh Ráthach although the fertile soil of the Kingdom has little to do with its success. The shamrock are grown in a Hydro Gel rather than soil which means that they have a longer shelf life. Due to this process a batch of the shamrocks, grown in the glasshouses in Baile na Sceilg will be presented to the Irish Army who are on a United Nations mission abroad and to all Irish Embassies worldwide also. Continuing the tradition that started in 1952, the shamrock will be presented in a crystal bowl which was designed and made in the Rinn Gaeltacht in County Waterford. Criostal na Rinne, a client company of Údarás na Gaeltachta based in the Waterford Gaeltacht since 1987, was chosen by the Taoiseach’s office to make this special handmade piece and it was Eamonn Terry, owner of Criostal na Rinne, who designed and cut the bowl by hand. The design of the bowl is inspired by the artwork from the Book of Kells, one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures. Eamonn learnt his trade in Waterford Crystal and was a master craftsman glass cutter by the time he founded his own company in 1987. Éamonn Terry is no stranger to making one-off commissions of this kind, having made crystal pieces that have been presented to the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, former President Mary McAleese, and former Mayor of Chicago, Richard Daly. Steve Ó Cúláin, CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta said, “Údarás na Gaeltachta have been supporting and promoting Gaeltacht products, companies and communities for many years and it is fantastic for two of our clients to be receiving national and international acclaim for their products. I hope that it will be most beneficial for them and it is evidence of the progress that skilled companies can make in rural Gaeltacht areas with the cooperation and support of Údarás na Gaeltachta.”
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Preas Ráiteas Seamróg ó Bhaile an Sceilg i gCiarraí agus Criostal ón Rinn i bPort Láirge á mbronnadh ag an Taoiseach Enda Kenny ar an Uachtarán Donald J. Trump Beidh táirgí Gaeltachta ó dhá chliantchomhlacht de chuid Údarás na Gaeltachta i lár an aonaigh san oifig is cumhachtaí ar domhan sa Teach Bán i Washington, Déardaoin seo chugainn (16 Márta 2017) nuair a dhéanfaidh an Taoiseach Enda Kenny an bronnadh traidisiúnta de bhabhla criostail agus seamróg ar Uachtarán Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá, Donald J. Trump. Is i mBaile an Sceilg in iarthar Chontae Chiarraí a d’fhás an seamróg a bheidh á bhronnadh ag an Taoiseach do Lá Fhéile Pádraig a bhuíochas do chliantchomhlacht an Údaráis – I.P.I. Teo. Tá I.P.I Teo. ag soláthar seamróg don Teach Bán ó thréimhse an Iar Uachtaráin Bill Clinton sna 1990aidí i leith. Cé go ndéantar an díolachán óna gcuid oifigí in Ath Luain san Iarmhí is in Uíbh Ráthach a fhástar an ‘t-ór glas’ seo cé nach bhfuil aon bhaint ag cré thorthúil na ríochta lena rathúlacht. Is i nglóthach uisce agus ní i gcré a fhástar na seamróga a chiallaíonn go maireann siad níos faide. De bharr an phróiseas seo beidh dol den seamróg, a d’fhás sna tithe gloine i mBaile an Sceilg, á bhronnadh ar Arm na hÉireann atá ar mhisin na Náisiún Aontaithe thar lear agus ar Ambasáidí na hÉireann ar fud an domhain chomh maith. Ag leanacht do thraidisiún a thosaigh i 1952, bronnfar an seamróg i mbabhla criostal atá deartha agus déanta i nGaeltacht na Rinne i gContae Phort Láirge. Is cliantchomhlacht de chuid Údarás na Gaeltachta, Criostal na Rinne, atá lonnaithe i nGaeltacht Phort Láirge ó 1987, a roghnaigh Oifig an Taoisigh i mbliana chun babhla criostail a dhéanamh agus is é Eamonn Terry, úinéir Chriostal na Rinne, a dhear agus a ghearr an babhla de láimh. Tá dearadh an bhabhla bunaithe ar Leabhar Cheanannais. D’fhoghlaim Eamonn Terry a cheird sa chomhlacht Waterford Crystal agus faoin am a bhunaigh sé a chomhlacht féin i 1987 bhí sé ina mháistircheardaí. Tá píosaí criostail coimisiúnaithe déanta cheana féin ag Eamonn Terry d’Uachtarán na hÉireann, Micheál D. Ó hUigínn, don iar-Uachtarán Máire Mhic Giolla Íosa agus do Richard Daly, iar-Mhéara Chicago. Deir Steve Ó Cúláin, Príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta, “Tá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag cur táirgí, comhlachtaí agus pobail na Gaeltachta chun cinn le blianta fada agus is breá an rud aitheantas náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta a bheith á fháil ag dhá chliant dár gcuid. Tá súil agam go rachaidh sé chun tairbhe dóibh agus léiríonn sé an dul chun cinn gur féidir le comhlachtaí a dhéanamh le comhoibriú agus tacaíocht Údarás na Gaeltachta.