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Following a presentation by Máirtín Ó Maicín, PRO of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Mayo, to the cultural, education, heritage, and corporate affairs SPC of Mayo County Council, the organisation has been asked to address a full meeting of the local authority on the potential benefits of the two organisations linking up to promote Mayo.

Seachtain na Gaeilge in Mayo will be launched in Ireland West Airport, Knock, on Wednesday March 2 at 8.30pm.

Seachtain na Gaeilge in Áras Inis Gluaire kicks off with a special Cineclub na nÓg event for children at noon on Saturday March 12 . This includes a film, a quiz and games. €10 per child.

Any business groups in Mayo that are organising events in which they wish to incorporate Irish should contact Gnó Mhaigh Eo for advice.

We are asking Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny, to reverse the party’s stated policy of making Irish an optional subject at Leaving Certificate level.

Fine Gael’s proposals to remove Irish as a compulsory subject in the Leaving Certificate is a move that will kill off the language once and for all.

CIAN Ó CÍOBHÁIN, the DJ, broadcaster, Gaeilgor, and tireless champion of left field, underground, world, and cutting edge new music, is about to launch An Taobh Tuathail Vol IV.

The best laid plans of mice and men, Eh? Well, the mice have certainly been to the fore this week with the news that the beautiful people, the chosen ones, those doyens of the media, those apostles of the commentary box, those Ivorians of the ivory tower have decided that after much bleating, beating of chests, gnashing of teeth and scratching of arses, that they could not be bothered to take part in the forthcoming election and save Ireland for the rest of us.

Galway actor Diarmuid de Faoite and singer/actress Maria Doyle Kennedy will star in Corp + Anam, a gritty new drama series starring which begins on Wednesday February 16 at 9.30pm on TG4.