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Students and teachers from Scoil Barr na Trá, Ballina had their very own red-carpet moment with President Mary McAleese in Croke Park as they were honoured by Foras na Gaeilge for showing the way in promoting spoken Irish in their schools and communities under the GLEO 2009 awards.

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív TD, has sanctioned a grant of €11,859 to enable Scoil Náisiúnta Bhriocáin in Ros Muc to purchase computer benches, kitchen furniture, and presses.

Garraí Eoinín is an impressive new development of just eight detached homes on an elevated site just off the main Galway to Carraroe road at Inverin. The development boasts an unrivalled location close to shop, church, and school, and minutes’ drive from Spiddal village.

With secondary schools closed, and the primary school year coming to an end, more than 50 Galway students will travel to Connemara for the first Gaeltacht Day Course with GaelNua.

A well known Connemara cookery expert and her nephew will present a special half hour edition of the cookery programme Blúirín Blasta on Sunday at 10.30 am on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.

The Fiontar Chomhraic Teo Fund, the €3 million investment fund established by the ESB following the closure of Bellacorick Power Station in 2005, is open for business with the first call for proposals for projects for the north Mayo area.

An announcement this week that Údarás na Gaeltachta is to avoid making further funding commitments due to a shortfall in government funding has been met with fury by Westport TD Michael Ring who claims that 200 jobs are now in limbo because of the lack of funding.

The entire team of RTÉ Nuacht celebrated its relocation from Donnybrook to the TG4 studios in Baile na hAbhann, following a significant investment into revamping the TG4 headquarters. A total of 42 staff are involved in the relocation with three new positions created. The Irish language news programme will now benefit from a more extensive schedule and an increased amount of air-time.

Gnó Mhaigh Eo works with all festivals in Mayo encouraging them to promote the Irish language and use our unique cultural heritage as a worthwhile marketing, advertising, and promotional tool. Festivals benefit greatly when they are different, unique and distinctively Irish. Locals and visitors want to touch, taste, and sample something that is real and genuinely Irish.

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta listeners are to be treated this coming Monday to a rare interview with Máirín de Valera, daughter of Éamon de Valera.