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Minister of State Hayes opens Ash and Hurling Conference 17 July 2013Tom Hayes, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for forestry, today opened a Conference on Ash and Hurling in Croke Park, organised by Teagasc in conjunction with the Guild of Irish Ash Hurley Makers and the GAA. In his opening address, Minister Hayes noted that “The sport of hurling is ingrained in Irish social and sporting life and it even features in our mythology. The ‘clash of the ash’ is one of those evocative sounds that adds to the atmosphere of any match or, for hurling fans, brings back memories of a personal favourite match.” On a general note, he encouraged young people to participate in sport, stating “I believe that participation in sport has major health benefits, both for physical and mental health. While not everyone can play on a team or is able to train, there are always opportunities to become involved in club activities and to support local and county teams. That is the beauty of Gaelic Games – it creates local heroes and role models for our youth”. Focusing on the subject of the Conference, the Minister commented that “The growing of hurley ash by Irish landowners is an example of a home-grown, sustainable and renewable raw material being supplied to another indigenous, rural industry”. Referring to the investment by the Government in the forestry programme, he added that, “While the challenge heretofore has been to encourage the planting of ash in sufficient quantity to meet the demand from the hurley making sector, we have recently encountered another challenge – the finding of Chalara fraxinea late last year.” He gave an update on his Department’s work to identify affected ash plantations and the way in which the Department is dealing with confirmed findings of Chalara fraxinea and welcomed the co-operation by the Guild of Irish Ash Hurley Makers. Referring to the recent launch of an All Ireland Control Strategy for the disease by his Department, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland, the Minister “was pleased to note that the Guild has also taken steps to assist these efforts, calling on members to ensure that ash wood for hurley making is either imported from countries free of the disease or that any hurley ash being brought in from Continental Europe would be in plank form with the bark sawn off. He also thanked Coillte, who supply most of the home grown ash for hurley manufacture, for bringing forward production of hurley ash material to help alleviate any supply issues that might arise”. Minister Hayes assured the attendance at the Conference that, “In my capacity as Minister of State with responsibility for forestry, I look forward to working closely with the Guild and the various other stakeholders, farmers and forest owners to eradicate this threat to our native ash”.
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Ceird an Chamáin – Ó Fhuinseog go hAchrann 19 Nollaig 2011 Tá DVD nua dar teideal Ceird an Chamáin – Ó Fhuinseog go hAchrann curtha le chéile ag an CLG, Teagasc agus Gild na hÉireann um Dhéantóirí Camáin Fuinseoige. Insíonn an DVD, a seoladh i bPáirc an Chrócaigh inniu, Dé hAoine, 16 Nollaig, an scéal faoi dhéanamh camáin in Éirinn, ón gcrann fuinseoige a chur, an camán a dhéanamh, agus é a úsáid ar an bpáirc imeartha i bPáirc an Chrócaigh. I measc na ndaoine bhí i láthair inniu chun an físeán 24 nóiméad a sheoladh, bhí Aire Stáit na Roinne Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara, Shane McEntee TD; Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Criostóir Ó Cuana; Stiúrthóir Teagasc, an tOll. Gerry Boyle; agus an tUachtarán ar Ghild na hÉireann um Dhéantóirí Camáin Fuinseoige, Willie McAuliffe. Is é Pat Comer (áiríonn a chuid léiriúchán roimhe seo Naked Election agus In the Name of the Fada, s.rl.) a stiúir agus a léirigh an físeán agus ceiliúrann sé scéal Chamán Fuinseoige na hÉireann agus a stádas i gcultúr spóir na hÉireann. Is tionscal dúchasach, tuaithe atá i gceist le ceird an Chamáin a bhfuil déantús inbhuanaithe agus in-athnuaite camán mar thoradh air. Léireofar an DVD sa Mhúsaem CLG i bPáirc an Chrócaigh agus beidh sé ar fáil le breathnú air ar láithreáin gréasáin na dtrí eagraíocht. Ag labhairt ag an seoladh, dúirt Uachtarán an CLG: “Is deacair smaoineamh ar shiombail níos fearr d’Éire ná ár gcamáin agus tá i bhfad níos mó i gceist leis na píosaí fuinseoige seo atá cumtha go cúramach ná feiste spórtúil amháin. Molaim an tionscadal seo a bhfuil sé mar aidhm leis an traidisiún agus saineolas a bhaineann le ceird a bhfuil ardmheas air a aibhsiú agus tugaim aitheantas do theacht le chéile na dtrí eagraíochtaí agus do thacaíocht an Aire Stáit, Shane McEntee TD.” Dúirt Stiúrthóir Teagasc, an tOllamh Gerry Boyle: “Is sócmhainn náisiúnta thábhachtach iad ár bhforaoiseacha, a chuireann ní hamháin leis an ngníomhaíocht eacnamaíochta sa tír agus le comhshaol inbhuanaithe, ach i gcás ár bhfáschoillte fuinseoige, lenár gcultúr spórtúil tábhachtach. Bhí Teagasc thar a bheith sásta oibriú le Gild na hÉireann um Dhéantóirí Camáin Fuinseoige agus leis an CLG ar an DVD seo.” Dúirt an tAire McEntee: “Is ceangal buaiteach iad foraoiseacht agus an CLG. Tríd an bhfuinseog riachtanach a fhás chun camáin a dhéanamh, tá ár n-úinéirí agus feirmeoirí foraoise – arbh ionann a lán acu agus baill den CLG – ag cur soláthair amhábhair inbhuanaithe agus in-athnuaite ar fáil do thionscail dúchasach, tuaithe eile - déanamh camáin.” “Tá léiriú an DVD seo tráthúil mar go bhfilleann sé ar an nádúr - ó bhainistiú cúramach a dhéanamh ar fháschoillte fuinseoige chun an t-amhábhar a sholáthar, go dtí na scileanna ar leith atá de dhíth chun an camán a chruthú. Tá mo thiomantas i ndáil le maoiniú láidir a sholáthar d’fhoraoiseacht an bhliain seo chugainn comhlíonta agam, lena n-áirítear crainn fuinseoige a chur. De bharr na hinfheistíochta a rinneadh i mblianta roimhe seo, tá áthas orm a rá go bhfuil roinnt fuinseoige a d'fhás sa bhaile ag teach ar an bhfód cheana féin do dhéanamh camáin agus tá súil agam go mbeidh méid suntasach fuinseoige ar fáil chun camáin a dhéanamh ón mbliain 2014 ar aghaidh.” Cuirtear tús le scéal na hiománaíochta trí dhea-chleachtas a chur i bhfeidhm i ndáil le bunú agus bainistiú coillearnaí. Leagann an físeán béim ar an tábhacht a bhaineann le crainn fuinseoige ardchaighdeáin má theastaíonn ó dhuine camáin ardchaighdeáin a dhéanamh agus mar sin iomaíocht a imirt. Leanann sé an píosa adhmaid fuinseoige sin, trí lámha oilte na ndéantóirí camáin de réir mar a chruthaítear píosa trealaimh spórtúil atá cothromaithe go mín as, le húsáid ar pháirceanna imeartha i gclubanna CLG ar fud na tíre.