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To avoid disappointment, take people exactly as they are, instead of idealizing about who you want them to be.
— 𝙋𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙮 (@_Pammy_DS_) June 13, 2023
Naval Ravikant (26)
"One advantage of getting older - you become more decisive."@naval
— Navalism (@NavalismHQ) June 15, 2023
14/06/23
Alt ar ExtraG.ie
Joe Breathnach
Tá gá le seacht meánscoil nua Ghaeilge, ar a laghad, sa Stát, agus trí cinn eile sa Tuaisceart, de réir na hanailíse is déanaí.
I mBaile Átha Cliath amháin tá na mílte dalta ag fágáil na bunscoileanna Gaeilge – agus cuirtear iallach orthu ansin leanúint lena gcuid oideachais trí Bhéarla mar níl na meánscoileanna Gaeilge ann dóibh.
Mar gheall ar sin, teipeann ar go leor acu leanúint ar aghaidh ag labhairt na Gaeilge agus cailleadh deis chun an teanga a fhorbairt.
Mar sin féin, tá polasaí á fhorbairt ag an Roinn Oideachais chun tacú le scoileanna Gaeilge lasmuigh de na ceantair Ghaeltachta faoi láthair agus creideann lucht feachtais gur deis iontach é sin don Aire Oideachais Norma Foley agus don Rialtas an córas oideachais a dheisiú.
Ag labhairt dó le Blas na Cathrach ar Raidio na Life 106.4FM, stáisiún raidió Gaeilge Bhaile Átha Cliath, mhínigh an t-iriseoir Darren Mac an Phríora go bhfuil deich meánscoil Ghaeilge i mBaile Átha Cliath, in éineacht le hAonad amháin lán-Ghaeilge – is é sin Aonad Choláiste na Tulchann i Cluain Saileach (Clonsilla), aonad lán-Ghaeilge taobh le meánscoil Bhéarla. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh sé sin ar an aonú meánscoil Ghaeilge déag i mBaile Átha Cliath as seo go ceann cúpla bliain.
Ach ní leor sin chun freastal ar líon na ndaltaí bunscoile a bhfuil fonn orthu a gcuid oideachais trí Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn.
Dúirt Caoimhín Ó hEaghra, Ard-Rúnaí ar An Foras Patrúnachta, gur cheart go mbeadh ceithre cinn eile ann, agus go dtabharfadh sé sin an líon i mBaile Átha Cliath go 15.
Tá siad ag teastáil chun freastal ar dhaltaí i réigiúin Bhaile Átha Cliath 2, 4, 6 agus 8; réigiún Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath Thoir Thuaidh, réigiún Chontae Bhaile Átha Cliath Thoir Thuaidh, is é sin Sord (Swords) agus Domhnach Bat (Donabate); agus i gCoill na Silíní (Cherrywood).
Mhínigh an tUasal Mac an Phríora go bhfuil beagnach míle dalta ag freastal ar Ghaelscoileanna bunscoile i dtrí cinn de na ceantair sin agus go bhfuil os cionn míle dalta ag freastal ar Ghaelscoileanna bunscoile i réigiún chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath Thoir Thuaidh.
Mar sin féin tá géarghá le scoileanna dara leibhéal Gaeilge sna ceantair sin, agus go ginearálta tá na cinn a bhféadfaidís taisteal chucu lán cheana féin.
Dúirt sé freisin go bhfuil trí cheantar eile sa Stát, taobh amuigh de Bhaile Átha Cliath, a bhfuil meánscoil Ghaeilge de dhíth orthu. Is iad sin, i gcathair Chorcaí, i gContae na Mí agus i Maigh Eo.
Tá trí cinn ag teastáil sa Tuaisceart freisin: i nDoire, i dTír Eoghain agus i dtuaisceart Bhéal Feirste, ach tá na ceantair sin lasmuigh de smacht an Stáit.
De réir tuairisce ón Roinn Oideachais anuraidh ní théann ach an tríú cuid de pháistí a théann chuig bunscoileanna le Gaeilge sa Stát ar aghaidh go dtí meánscoileanna le Gaeilge.
Fadhb mhór amháin, dar leis an Uasal Mac an Phríora, is ea an polasaí as dáta atá á leanúint ag an Roinn Oideachais, rud a thugann le fios go bhfuil dóthain spásanna ann.
De réir polasaí, a tugadh isteach tuairim is deich mbliana ó shin, ní osclaíonn an Roinn Oideachais scoil nua ach in áiteanna ina bhfuil fás déimeagrafach ann.
Mar sin féin, i dtrí cinn de na ceithre cheantar i mBaile Átha Cliath a bhfuil meánscoil bhreise de dhíth orthu, chun freastal ar na daltaí atá ag teacht amach as na bunscoileanna Gaeilge, níl an daonra iomlán ag fás. Mar sin, de réir an pholasaí atá á leanúint ag an Roinn, níl aon ghá le meánscoil nua.
Is é an toradh neamhbheartaithe a bheadh ar a leithéid de pholasaí ná go gcuirfí iallach ar pháistí atá ag freastal ar bhunscoil lánGhaeilge freastal ar mheánscoil Béarla.
Dúirt an tUasal Mac an Phríora go gcreideann sé nach bhfuil an polasaí ag obair agus nach bhfuil go leor dáiríreachta ón Rialtas agus ón Roinn faoi mheánscoileanna Gaeilge, cé go gcreideann sé go bhfuil siad dáiríre faoi oideachas Gaeilge a chur ar fáil ag an mbunleibhéal.
Mar sin má chuireann feachtasóirí argóintí láidre ar fáil tá seans láidir ann go mbeadh an tAire Foley, an Roinn agus an Rialtas oscailte chun tacú leo.
Dúirt an tUasal Mac an Phríora go bhfuil polasaí á fhorbairt ag an Rialtas faoi láthair – an Polasaí don Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht – agus go bhfuil sé dóchasach go seolfar agus go gcuirfear i bhfeidhm an polasaí sin roimh an gcéad olltoghchán eile.
Mar sin tá deis iontach ag an Roinn agus ag an Rialtas anois polasaí a chur le chéile chun scoileanna Gaeilge dara leibhéal a fhorbairt.
Is iriseoir é an tUasal Mac an Phríora atá ag obair i mBaile Átha Cliath agus tá seó raidió aige ar Near FM. Oibríonn sé freisin le Raidió na Life agus leis an ngrúpa nuachtáin Dublin People. Tá roinnt cainéal YouTube aige freisin. Úsáideann sé YouTube chun podchraoltaí a tháirgeadh.
https://extrag.ie/2023/06/14/nuacht/geargha-le-7-meanscoil-ghaeilge/
13/06/23
12/06/23
J. Krishnamurt (155)
J. Krishnamurti (153)
Consciousness is similar in all human beings. Our consciousness, whether we live in the East or West, is made up of many layers of fears, anxieties, pleasures, sorrows, and every form of faith.
— Krishnamurti (@K__Quotes) June 10, 2023
11/06/23
09/06/23
Tá géarghá le seacht meánscoil Ghaeilge nua — ExtraG
Táim luaite san alt seo! I am mentioned in this article! :)
Tá géarghá le seacht meánscoil Ghaeilge nua – ExtraG (8.6.23)
08/06/23
Global Action Plan GAP Ireland open second GLAS Garden in TUD Blanchardstown - Near FM (2023)
07/06/23
Tuairisc Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora sna Nuachtáin Dublin People ar thodhchaí na nGaelcholáistí — Blas na Cathrach, Raidió na Life (Meitheamh 2023)
Ireland Votes - Elections results & political opinion polls - Near FM & Raidió na Life (EN/GA) (June 2023)
05/06/23
Dr. Jen Wolkin
It feels like a LOT,
— Dr. Jen Wolkin | Trauma + Anxiety + ADHD Info (@drjenwolkin) June 4, 2023
because it IS a lot,
and NOT because
YOU are a lot.
04/06/23
Dr. Nicole LePera (18)
People are waking up to the reality that our emotional health matters. Burnout isn’t something to work through. Obsessive achievement feels empty. Deep relationships, intimate moments, and shared experiences are the future.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) June 3, 2023
We want evolution.
Dr. Nicole LePera (17)
We hold people accountable by adjusting our own behavior, not by trying to control theirs.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) June 4, 2023
Naval Ravikant (25)
"Don’t settle, and don’t struggle. Life is what flows in between."@naval
— Navalism (@NavalismHQ) June 4, 2023
03/06/23
J. Krishnamurti (141)
I am not sure if it is possible to live without direct relationship in the Western World today although it does happen to many people some days - if you live alone and don't leave your house/apartment at times. I'd love to be able to think that I am able to live alone.
Dr. Nicole Le Pera (16)
Most people live in autopilot.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) June 2, 2023
They live the same pattern daily for decades.
Disrupt your patterns. Never stop learning. Build relationships with people who have emotional depth.
Let other people sleepwalk through life.
You were meant to wake up.
02/06/23
01/06/23
Raidió na Life le cur sraith ceardlanna podchraoltóirechta ar fáil - Near FM (Meitheamh '23)
31/05/23
30/05/23
Demand for four new Gaelcholáistí in Dublin — Northside People East & Southside People (Nuachtáin Dublin People)
The article will be in my local edition The Northside People West next week I have been told!
Dr. Nicole LePera (14)
It is manipulation. So many people think manipulation is this terrible, evil thing. It’s simply an attempt to get a need met in a dysfunctional way.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
29/05/23
Dr. Nicole LePera (13)
You’re not abandoning them.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
You’re choosing to no longer abandon yourself.
There’s a difference.
Dr. Nicole LePera (12)
When people can’t control you, they’ll create a story about you. Take a deep breath and remember who you are. Put no energy into false narratives. The truth will one day speak for itself.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
Dr. Nicole LePera (11)
Our wounds become our demons when we refuse to acknowledge them.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
Dr. Nicole LePera (10)
A lot of us are hitting emotional rock bottom. The last few years were nervous system overload. We were numb and our body is finally feeling. Trust this is a deeper layer of healing.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
28/05/23
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26/05/23
Mark Manson (2)
Happiness requires struggle. Without struggle, the world would lack meaning and our joys would feel empty. Be grateful for your struggles, because within them is the constant opportunity for purpose.
— Mark Manson (@IAmMarkManson) May 26, 2023
24/05/23
Bob Proctor (28)
It doesn't matter what anyone else is doing. Make certain that you are one of the most effective human beings you could ever be.#BobProctor
— Bob Proctor (@bobproctorLIVE) May 24, 2023
21/05/23
Bob Proctor (27)
Exercise your willpower and realize the force of change a decision makes. #BobProctor
— Bob Proctor (@bobproctorLIVE) May 20, 2023

















































