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Newry Reporter 16 Samhain Donal McMahon The biggest ever Irish language challenge has been run this week by Conradh na Gaeilge across than 320 schools in Ireland. Over 30,000 pupils took part in the Gaeilge24 challenge on Tuesday. The Irish-language challenge witnessed students raising money for the promotion of the langauge bu speaking only Irish for the duration of the day. This is the fifth year of the unique annual challenge and Gaeilge24 continues to go from strength to strength. The aim of Gaeilge24 is to inspire young people to speak only Irish for 24 hours on a particular day, wherever they are and whatever they are doing at school, at home, in shops and with local businesses, with their friends, around their hometown, in sports clubs, with their families, and with teachers. Students received a phrase book for the day to help them out with suggestions to use in conversation. Newry Tánaiste of Conradh na Gaeilge, Niall Comer has commended the growing development of the Irish language at school level. “Seeing the 30,000 plus students taking part in Gaeilge24 is a testament to the rising levels of interest in the Irish language,” said Mr Comer. It is the Gaeilge24 challenge participants themselves who promote and spread the use of the Irish language within whichever community they are part of, encouraging other people to talk to them in Irish and supporting everyone around them to use whatever few words of Irish that they might have throughout the day. Money is also raised on the day to help the promotion of Irish, and the global community have the chance to take part in the challenge online by using the #Gaeilge24 hashtag on Twitter as well. “There are schools from almost every almost county in Ireland and more people than ever taking part in this year’s Gaeilge24. “The Gaeilge24 challenge helps to open the minds of young people to the language in a relevant and enjoyable way, and gives them a positive experience of using Irish in their own lives. “There are 20 per cent more students taking part this year than in 2015. “This shows that young people are becoming more comfortable in using Irish in their daily lives; outside of the classroom,” added the Tánaiste. Newry’s Irish medium school, Bunscoil an Iúir took part in the initiative with an inspiring way of sharing more of the language. Príomhoide (principal) Maria Nic Fhearchair spoke to the Newry Reporter during the challenge day. “We did indeed take part in the Gaeilge24 challenge and the children found it very enjoyable although in one way quite strange as they speak Gaeilge all day every day while in Bunscoil an Iúir,” said Ms. Nic Fhearchair. “With this in mind, we extended the challenge and asked our regular visitors to learn a few basic phrases to use while in the school. “Our postman and dinner deliverer can now greet the children and staff with ‘Maidin Mhaith’ and ‘Cad é mar atá tú?’ “Some of our staff who are not as fluent have been practicing a few phrases and will continue to use them in their daily work. “Also, as part of the project, the children have been asking their parents to use more Irish in the home. “Overall, we had a very good day and hope to build on it for next year by going out to the local businesses to encourage the use of the Irish language,” she added.
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Tá an dúshlán Gaeilge24 á reáchtáil ag Conradh na Gaeilge i gcomhar le níos mó ná 30,000 dalta i mbreis ‘s 320 scoil ar fud na hÉireann inniu (Dé Máirt, 15 Samhain 2016), áit a mbeidh na scoláirí scoile ag tiomsú airgid ar son chur chun cinn na teanga agus iad ag labhairt i nGaeilge amháin ar feadh an lae. Is í seo an cúigiú bliain den dúshlán uathúil bliantúil seo agus tá Gaeilge24 ag dul ó neart go neart i gcónaí: tá scoileanna ó beagnach gach contae in Éirinn agus níos mó daoine ná riamh ag glacadh páirte i nGaeilge24 i mbliana. Cuidíonn Gaeilge24 le hintinn na ndaoine óga a oscailt don teanga ar bhealach spraíúil, ábhartha agus tugann eispéireas dearfach dóibh maidir le húsáid na Gaeilge ina saol féin. Is í aidhm Gaeilge24 ná daoine óga a spreagadh chun Gaeilge amháin a labhairt ar feadh 24 uair a’ chloig i ngach aon áit agus i ngach réimse saoil s’acu ar aon lá ar leith: ar scoil, sa bhaile, ag na siopaí agus le gnólachtaí áitiúla, le cairde leo, timpeall an bhaile, sa chlub spóirt, lena muintir, agus le múinteoirí. Arsa Aodhán Ó Deá, Stiúrthóir Forbartha Chonradh na Gaeilge agus Bainisteoir an dúshláin Gaeilge24: "Tugann sé misneach domsa go bhfuil 30,000 duine óg fud fad na tíre ag tabhairt faoin dúshlán Gaeilge24 inniu. Is méadú 20% ar líon na ndaoine a ghlac páirt anuraidh, rud a thugann le fios go bhfuil níos mó daoine óga compórdach a gcuid Gaeilge a úsáid lasmuigh den seomra ranga.” Is iad rannpháirtithe an dúshláin Gaeilge24 féin a bheidh ag scaipeadh agus ag spreagadh úsáid na teanga i measc an phobail pé áit ina bhfuil siad, ag spreagadh daoine eile le labhairt leo i nGaeilge agus ag tacú le gach duine chun a gcuid cúpla focal féin a úsáid tríd an lá. Chomh maith leis sin, bailítear airgead le cabhrú leis an nGaeilge a chur chun cinn ar an lá, agus bíonn deis ag an bpobal ar fud an domhain páirt a ghlacadh sa dúshlán ar-líne tríd an haischlib #Gaeilge24 a úsáid ar Twitter freisin. Deir Ciaran Mac Raghnaill, múinteoir Gaeilge i nGairmscoil Droim Sheanbhó, Co.Liatroma: “Ó tosaíodh Gaeilge24 bhí mo ranganna ar fad ar bís le páirt a ghlacadh sa lá, caithfidh mé a rá go mbaineann chuile duine taitneamh agus tairbhe as an ocaid. Ní hamháin go spreagann sé na daltaí chun an Ghaeilge a labhairt ach scaipeann sé an Ghaeilge i measc an phobail comh maith.” Tá idir bhunscoileanna agus mheánscoileanna Béarla, Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta ó cheann ceann na hÉireann ag glacadh páirte sa dúshlán Gaeilge24 is déanaí de chuid Chonradh na Gaeilge inniu (15 Samhain 2016). Téann aon bhrabús ón lá i dtreo na carthanachta Conradh na Gaeilge chun tacú le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge ar fud na hÉireann.