Oíche Chatharnachta/ Charity Evening

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Seoladh Leabhair le Foras na Gaeilge agus leis an Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta, Pat Carey T.D. i mBaile �tha Cliath

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GLOR NA nGAEL, Buaiteoirí arís

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Weekend Irish language course 8/9 May

Registration forms are now available for our next weekend Irish course. The course will take place on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May from 10.30 – 4.30 pm at Lárionad an Droichid. To obtain a form, please send an email to imeachtai@androichead.com

Dianchursa Gaeilge РD̩ Sathairn 8 & D̩ Domhnaigh 9 Bealtaine 2010

Mairfidh an cúrsa seo ó 10.30rn go 4.30in gach lá. Beidh lón in áireamh sa chostas £25.00 (£15, 14 – 18 bliain d’aois).
Beidh teorainn ar líon na n-áiteanna sa chúrsa agus sa crèche; mar sin, bí cinnte go gcláróidh tú go luath; caithfidh lón pacáilte a bheith le gach páiste. riarfar ar gach ábaltacht. le clárú, gabh i dteagmháil le: imeachtai@androichead.com

Alan Kelly Band in Concert Sat 24 April

Roscommon born ALAN KELLY is widely regarded as the finest exponent of the piano accordion in traditional Irish music and is credited with single-handedly reviving the piano accordion as a traditional instrument.

Ceolchoirm leis an Alan Kelly Band

Féachtar ar ALAN KELLY ar as Ros Comáin dó go forleathan mar an léiritheoir bocsa ceoil pianó is breátha i gceol traidisiúnta na hÉireann agus tá deá-chlú air amháin as an bhocsa ceoil pianó a athbheochan mar uirlis cheoil thraidisiúnta.

Ticeid don ceolchoirmeacha le Eddi Reader and Declan O’Rourke Tickets

Beidh ticéid dona ceolchoirmeacha atá ag teacht anuas le Declan O’Rourke ( Dé Sathairn 5 Meitheamh) agus Eddi Reader ( Dé hAoine 16 Iúil) ar fail ón suimh www.wegottickets.com Déardaoin 25 Márta 2010. Bígí cinnte bhur gcuid a cheannacht chomh luath agus is feidir!!

Tickets for our upcoming concerts with Declan O’Rouke ( Saturday 5 June) and Eddi Reader ( Friday 16 July) will go on sale Thursday 25 March from www.wegottickets.com. Please make sure to get your tickets early!!

Ceiliúradh agus cóisir, De hAoine 19, 7:30in

Mar phairt de cheiliúradh ” Glór na nGael”, Dé hAoine 19 Márta, beidh ceolchoirm iontach leis na grúpaí ceol, Neádar agus Venue i, ag an lárionad. Is Imeacht saor in aisce é seo agus mar gheall air seo, beidh polasaí ” tús freastail ar an cheann is túisce” againn ar an oíche.

As part of the Glór na nGael celebrations, there will be a free concert with Neádar and Venue i, at the Lárionad on Friday 19th March @ 7.30. As this is a free event, there will be a first come first served policy on the door.

Seisiun Ceoil ‘s Trath na gCeist/ Music session & Quiz i Madden’s

Beidh An Droichead, i gcompháirtíocht le Cumann Cultúrtha
Mhic Reachtain, ag reáchtáil tráth na gceist i dTígh Madden, agus
duaiseanna airgid ann do na buaiteoirí. Táille £12 ar gach
foireann de cheathrar. Beidh seisiún bríomhar ceoil ann i ndiaidh
an T. na gC.
An Droichead in co-operation with Cumann Cultúrtha Mhic
Reachtain will host an Irish language quiz in Maddens Bar. Cash
prizes for the winners. There will be a cost of £12.00 per team of
Four. The quiz will be followed by a lively music session.

Ceolchoirm agus Seoladh Cd/Concert and Cd Launch

Beidh an sárcheoltóir áitiúl John McSherry ag seoladh an cd úr s’aige “SOMA” ag an Lárionad Dé Sathairn 6 Márta, 7.00in. Mar pháirt den ceiliúradh beidh At First Light ag seinm ann chomh maith. Mar is gnáth, níl ach beagan thicéad fágtha, mar sin de, déan áirithint anois!!
World renowned local musician John McSherry will launch his solo Cd “SOMA” at An Droichead, Saturday 6 March, 7.00pm. As part of the evenings celebrations, At First Light will also be playing. As usual, only a few tickets remain. Therefore, please book now!!

Blas den C/choirm De Sathairn- A taste of Sat nights gig

Bhí ceann dena hoíche is fearr í riamh againn ag an lárionad Dé Sathairn le Cathal Hayden,PJ McDonald agus cúpla aoicheoltóir inár measc Donal Lunny agus Máirtín Ó Conor.
Saturday night was one of the best nights ever at the lárionad with Cathal Hayden,PJ McDonald and a few special guests, Donal Lunny and Máirtín Ó Conor. WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!!!!
Follow the above link to catch a taste of Music Nights ag An Droichead.

Níl ach cúpla ticéad fágtha

Rynne, Custy & McSherry le hAíonna Kathleen MacInnes & Laoise Kelly
Cuirfidh tallainn cheolmhar an tríréid seo iontas an domhain ort. Ag seinm le chéile ó 2003, is baill bunaidh iad fosta den bhanna ceoil is iontaí agus is corraithí in Éirinn i nglúin s’againne darb ainm “Guidewires”. Sa cheol s’acu tá seanphoirt agus poirt nua le port ó thar sáile inameasc. Is é an rud atá difriúil fá dtaobh díobh ná an bealach a
chóiríonn siad na píosaí ceoil seo. Ag an cheolchoirm seo seinnfidh an tríréad cuid mhór port nár chualathas riamh roimhe.

Last few tickets remaining

Custy, Rynne & Mc Sherry with guests Kathleen MacInnes & Laoise Kelly

Together this trio will blow you away with their musical talents. Performing together since 2003, they are also founder members of Irelands hottest and most exciting band of our current generation “Guidewires”. Their music consists of both new and old tunes with an odd foreign set thrown in for good measure.What makes them so different is their arrangements of these musical pieces. This concert includes many new unheard sets from the three.

Foirmeacha Clárúcháin den Dianchúrsa ar fáil anois

Tá na cúrsaí deireadh seachtaine seo dírithe ar gach leibhéal, ón tosaitheoir glan go dtí an cainteoir líofa. Bíonn 5 leibhéal ranga ann, daofa siúd ar bheagán Gaeilge go hard leibhéal. Tá múinteoirí den scoth againn le taithí fada i mbun na gcúrsaí in An Droichead a thagann ó gach cearn den tír, sin an fáth a bhfuil ráchairt mhór ar na cúrsaí. Is deis iontach atá sa dianchúrsa bualadh le Gaeilgeoirí eile, do chuid Gaeilge a chleachtadh le daoine ar chomhchéim leat agus giota grinn bheith agat fosta. Bíonn ócáid shóisialta saor in aisce ar an oíche Shathairn mar chuid de fosta.
(Coirmhcheoil, tráth na gceist boird, srl).

Weekend Irish Course. Registration forms now available.

These weekend courses are designed for everyone whether they are beginners or fluent speakers. There are five levels of class ranging from those with no Irish at all through to very advanced levels. At An Droichead we recruit the very finest of experienced teachers from throughout Ireland, which is one of the reasons these courses are so popular. The Dianchúrsa is a fantastic chance to meet and practise your Irish with those at a similar level and enjoy a bit of craic. The weekends also include a free social event on Saturday evenings.
( Concert,table quiz etc,).

Gradam Ghlór na nGael buaite ag An Droichead

Is é An Droichead, Béal Feirste a bhuaigh céad áit i gcomórtas Ghlór na nGael 2009. Fógraíodh torthaí an chomórtais ar chlár Seán Bán Breathnach ar Raidio na Gaeltachta ag 2.00in 29 Eanáir 2010.
Bhuaigh t-ionad i ndeisceart na cathrach €50,000 agus trófaí. Is í an Roinn Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta príomh urra na duaise náisiúnta agus Foras na Gaeilge urra an trófaí.
Chuaigh an leibhéal pleanála do thodhchaí na Gaeilge a rinne An Droichead i bhfeidhm ar mholtóirí Ghlór na nGael.
Bhuaigh an Droichead: Leis an alt iomlán a léamh Clic ar an phic!!!

An Droichead wins Glór na nGael Award

South Belfast Irish language centre, An Droichead, has won first place and €50,000 in the 2009 Glór na nGael national awards.
The results of the Gradaim Ghlór na nGael competition were announced by Seán Bán Breathnach on Raidió na Gaeltachta at 2.00 pm 29 January on a show broadcast live from Belfast.
The amount of planning done for the future growth of Irish in south Belfast by An Droichead impressed the Glór na nGael judges. Click on Pic for full article!!

TOLA,PADRAIG & PAUL with very special guests KATHLEEN MACINNES & LAOISE KELLY

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Cuirfidh tallainn cheolmhar an tríréid seo iontas an domhain ort. Ag seinm le chéile ó 2003, is baill bunaidh iad fosta den bhanna ceoil is iontaí agus is corraithí in Éirinn i nglúin s’againne darb ainm “Guidewires”. Sa cheol s’acu tá seanphoirt agus poirt nua le port ó thar sáile ina measc.

Ceolchoirm iontach ag An Lárionad

Mar bhuaiteoir faoi dhó de ghradam “Meteor� sa chatagóir ceol na ndaoine/traidisiúnta is fearr, rinne John Spillane camchuairt ar fud na tíre agus an domhain ag spreagadh áthais le meascán d’amhráin shéiseacha, scéalta siamsúla agus liricí fileata.

Seamus Begley & Tim Edey in Concert

Is minic a thugtar Rí an Bhosca ar Shéamus Begley gur amhránaí binn e fosta. D’éirigh thar barr leis na halbaim ‘Meitheal’ a thaifead sé le Steve Cooney agus tá dhá albam eile ‘Ragairne’ agus ‘Éirí go La’ eisithe aige le Jim Murray. Bíodh na bróga damhsa ort d’ oíche spraoiúil ina gcuideachta.

Turas Gaeltachta/Gaeltacht Weekend

We are currently in the process of organising our next weekend trip to the Gaeltacht for An Droichead students. We will be spending two nights in Teach Jack, Glassagh (Friday – Sunday 27 – 29 November). The trip costs £55.00 per person