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Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025

Seachtain na Gaeilge - Irish Language Festival: 1-17 March 2025

Seachtain na Gaeilge is an international Irish language festival and one of the biggest celebrations of our native language and culture that takes place each year in Ireland and in many other countries. The festival takes place from 1st to 17th March each year and gives an opportunity to everyone to enjoy Irish, whether you are a fluent speaker, learner or have a cúpla focal. 

Below you will find information on all the wonderful events taking place for students, staff and the wider community at various venues on and off campus. 

Guide / Treoir: 

Mac Léinn / Student = M 

Foireann / Staff = F 

Pobal / Community = P 

Scoileanna / Schools = S 

Irish Language Festival: Events 3 - 7 March

Gréasán Gaeilge na hEarnála Poiblí

Monday, 3 March 2025

  • 10 - 5 am: Barbershop,  Seomra Caidrimh | Muintir Gnó & Gaeilge MFP
  • 12-1 pm: Film - Kneecap, NuBAR,  Glas Naíon - SU M
  • 8.00 pm: Culture Night - McGowans, Oifigeach na Gaeilge AML & Cumann Gaelach M
  • 6.30 pm: Gréasán Gaeilge na hEarnála Poiblí - Spring Event, The Church, Sráid Jervis, BÁC1. F
Síle Denvir

Tuesday, 4 March 2025

  • 10.00 - 4 am: Féile na bhFéidearachtaí - Showcase, Dublin City Hall Eolas Anseo M,F,P
  • 11.30 - 12.15 am: Ciorcal Comhrá - Chats and a cuppa with Dr. Pádraig Ó Liatháin, Restaurant Glasnevin, F
  • 1 - 2 pm: Tae & Plé - Chats and a cuppa with Sinéad Ní Scolaí, Seomra Caidrimh M
  • 2.30 - 4.15 pm: Concert and Singing workshop with Dr Síle Denvir, Campas na Naomh Uile, AHC.PG01 M,F,P
  • 7 - 9.30 pm.: Paint and Nosecco, Seomra Caidrimh M
  • 7 pm: SEALBHÚ: Sping Seminear - A Plurilingual Approach to Teaching Irish Grammar in English-medium schools. Cur Chuige Ilteangach do Theagasc Ghramadach na Gaeilge i scoileanna meán-Bhéarla. Eolas anseo M,F,P
Seachtain na Gaeilge 1 -17 Márta

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

  • 1 - 3 pm: Cake Sale in the U agus petition for Theach na Gaeilge, U, Glasnevin M,F
  • 1-2 pm: Sustainability and the Irish Language: Réaltán Ní Leannáin agus Annemarie Nugent / Bia - Food Cloud Inbhuanaitheacht aguas an Ghaeilge M,F,P
  • 4.30 - 5.30 pm: Social event before COGG event, Seomra Caidrimh M,F
  • 8.00 pm: Hen and Stag Nights, Fagans / Kennedys - Droim Conrach. M
Lá Domhanda na Leabhar Éire

Thursday, 6 Márta 2025

  • World Book Day, Ireland - Compeition Ar líne, M,F,P
  • 12 - 1.00 pm: Careers through Irish, Seomra Caidrimh M
  • 6 - 8 pm: Family Fortunes, Nu Bar leis an gCumann Gaelach, Oifigeach na Gaeilge SU M
  • 8 - 10.30 pm: "MOL AN OIGE- DCU STYLE FASHION SHOW" , The Venue, U Building M,F,P Ticéid anseo
Canúint.ie

Friday, 7 Márta 2025

4.30 pm: Celebration – Launch Canúint.ie, Repository of Irish Dialects
RTÉ Archives and Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU, invite you to a celebratory event when the Repository of Irish Dialects, Canúint.ie, will be launched as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. This comprises 200 exemplary dialect recordings from 12 counties, selected from a major Radio Éireann and Raidió na Gaeltachta digitisation project. The new resource will be presented and examples from all the Gaeltachts, but Corca Dhuibhne in particular, will be given. M,F,P

Irish Language Festival: Events 10 - 14 Márta

Tóg leabhar! Fág leabhar! Léigh leabhar!

Monday, 10 March 2025

Irish Language Book Swap: Tóg leabhar! Fág leabhar! Léigh leabhar! Seomra Caidrimh M,F,P 
10 - 11 am: Scéalta agus Spraoi - Workshop for schools, Seomra Caidrimh. Leabharlann agus DCU Gaeilge S
1 - 1.45 pm: Muisc and singing session with Dr Síle Denvir, Campas na Naomh Uile - An Bhialann MFP    

SEALBHÚ

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

  • 10 - 11am: Scéalta agus Spraoi - Workshop for schools, Library  Leabharlann agus Oifig na Gaeilge S
  • 10.30 – 11.15 am: Ciorcal Comhrá - Chats and a cuppa  with Pádraig Ó Liatháin, Bialann - Glas Naíon F,P
  • 1 - 2 pm: Tae agus Plé - Chats and a cuppa with Sinéad Ní Scolaí, Seomra Caidrimh M
  • AR CEAL: 4 - 6 pm: Enterprise Event for Gnó agus Gaeilge,  Fiontar Scoil na Gaeilge, Seomra Caidrimh M,F
  • 7 pm: SEALBHÚ: Seimineáir an Earraigh: Transmitting Minority Languages Within the Majority Language Classroom: The Case of Welsh.  Gareth Caufield, Bangor University" Eolas anseo M,F,P
Lá na gCiorcal

Wednesday, 12 March 2025

  • 10.30 -  11.30 am: Ciorcal Cómhra, Cuppa and a chat - Lá na gCiorcal le Pádraig Ó Liatháin M,F,P
  • 1-2 pm: Lecture on Thaisce Chanúintí na Gaeilge, Canúint.ie, On line eolas: An Dr Conchúr Mac Lochlainn M,F,P
  • 7.30 pm: Bainis Breagach with the Cumann Gaelach, McGrattans, Frederick Lane M
Sibéal Davitt

Thursday, 13 March 2025

  • All day:Today we want to celebrate and highlight careers in Irish. We want to hear your stories about how the Irish language is a part of your job with the hashtag #GairmeachaLeGaeilge. Online M,F,P
  • 1-2 pm: Sean nós dancing worrshop with Sibéal Davitt,  Seomra Caidrimh Clárú M,F,P
  • 1.20 - 2.40 pm.: Cheltenham Races, Bialann, Campas Naomh Uile M
Seachtain na Gaeilge 1 -17 Márta

Saturday, 15 March 2025

Piaras Ó Lorcáin & Sult
Ceolchoirm leis an chéad gluain eile de mór cheoltóirí na tíre. A concert featuring the next generation of trad talent.

Ticéid anseo M,F,P

 

Buíochas ó chroí  - Many thanks to our wonderful students and colleagues across the University for their help: Cumann Gaelach, SU, Fiontar Scoil na Gaeigle, GAOIS, DCU Library, SEALBHÚ, DCU Sustainability, Scribhneoir Cónáithe Gaeigle OCBÁC, eSTÓR, The Adapt Centre and The Office of the Chief Operations Officer. 

You can download a PDF of all the events here 

Information / Tuilleadh eolais: Siobhán Seoighe, Oifigeach Gaeilge DCU