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 Seachtain na Gaeilge (Translated: Irish Week) is a non-profit organisation which attempts to promote the Irish language, not just here in Ireland but also abroad.
The organisation promotes events each year, over a two week period in the month of March, two weeks prior to St. Patrick’s Day.
Using the slogan “Croí na Teanga – It’s You! (Translated: Heart of the Language – It’s You!) many Irish language programmes, this past few days, were broadcast on Radio and Television and many popular shows featured short items in Irish, highlighting this two week event.
Here on Thurles.Info we also have been ‘doing our bit,’ over the past couple of days, for what is the most descriptive and beautiful of languages ever spoken.
Go to the left-hand-side of our Home Page (Under our “Categories Listings) and you will find the heading “Irish Phrase Of The Day.” By uploading a simple phrase here each day, it is our hope that students of all ages and indeed parents will attempt to memorise same, thus building their Irish language vocabulary.
Next, go to the Tag “Irish Phrases,” at the top left of our Home Page (Highlighted In the colour blue), here you will find a full list of all phrases, which have been posted to date. (Mums, Dads and Teachers please do encourage and reward those who use this facility and if you have any ideas of how we can improve, do contact us.)
Forget the spelling and grammar for the moment. Remember we all learned, as babies on our mothers knees, how to speak the English language, no one bothered with correct spelling and grammar then, we learned the vocabulary first, and later on the grammar became almost self explanatory.
So let’s start talking Irish first, one phrase at a time, after all vocabulary is the heart of our language.
 “I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.” Joyce Kilmer (1886 – 1918.)
Irish National Tree Week, organised by the Tree Council of Ireland, takes place from the 4th-10th of March 2012.
The theme for 2012 is ‘Trees – Our Past, Our Present, Our Future, ‘ and will be officially launched by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, with a tree planting ceremony at 1200 noon in Ardee, Co. Louth.
Here in Tipperary, residents are being prompted to plant more trees and are being asked to spare a thought and indeed celebrate our remarkable heritage of beautiful trees and woodlands here in the county.
Do recognise the significance of our trees and forests as being a living link to our past, an enjoyable and life-enhancing asset in the present time and of course a wise investment in our future.
No fewer than fifteen known events are taking place in Tipperary as part of this National Tree Week.
National Tree Week Events Being Held In Tipperary
Event (1): The Johnny Mc Carthy Woodturning exhibition.
Venue: Bookworm Workshop, Liberty Square, Thurles.
Dates: 4th – 17th March. Organising Body: Johnny Mc Carthy Woodturning.
Contact: Johnny Mc Carthy, Tel: 086 8326369.
Continue reading National Tree Week Begins In Tipperary
 RTE I will broadcast Sunday Mass live from St Patrick’s College, Thurles, on Sunday, February 5th next, to mark the 175 years of this historical College’s existence.
St. Patrick’s College, Thurles was originally founded in 1837. The College was built on church land, part of which was bought from the estate of a Wexford Protestant Minister. Building began in 1829 under the deceased patronage of the Dr. Patrick Everard, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, who after his death in 1821 had left £10,000 for the “purpose of founding a college to provide a liberal education for catholic youth destined for the priesthood.”
In 1850 the first Synod of bishops, since the Middle Ages, met here at this college in Thurles, commencing on Thursday, 22nd August of that year. This Synod was used to standardise many practices in the Irish Church which had evolved differently to then practices on the continent.
Over more recent years major refurbishments have taken place supporting lecture theatres, tutorial rooms, the original old library, modern computing facilities, playing pitches in the grounds, as well as to the colleges retreat and conference facilities. As well as the academic course the college runs a number of courses in pastoral care, youth work and also Irish language training courses for adults.
Starting from September last, a teaching degree programme, accredited by the University of Limerick, can be conferred on successful graduates. The degrees to be awarded are; BEd with Irish and Religious Studies and BEd with Business Studies and Religious Studies. Graduates are registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland and will be qualified to teach up to and including Leaving Certificate standard.
Note: This televised programme will be broadcast on RTE I beginning at 11.15 am, on Sunday morning next, so here is one TV programme certainly not to be missed.
The Mass will be lead by the College President, Rev. Fr.Tomas Fogarty, from the College’s magnificent modern Chapel, with students and staff taking part.
 Students from across Tipperary are well represented in Dublin’s RDS, for this years 48th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
In recent years the number of entries to this competition has increased dramatically, reaching an all time high last year when 1735 projects were submitted. Following submissions all entries are screened to select just over 520 projects which then go through to compete. The event each year attracts some 40,000 people, thus making it one of the largest events of its kind in Europe, and the world.
In all 21 projects from Co Tipperary are participating in this years event, which displays in total some 520 projects from all the 32 counties of Ireland.
One projects representing Tipperary comes from the Presentation Secondary School here in Thurles, whose participating students have studied ” Food Packaging Versus Taste.”
The event, which began yesterday, will run until 5.30pm on Saturday next, so do drop in and take a peep.
The winner of this years event will be announced at a ceremony, sponsored by BT, on Friday 13th next.
 LIT Thurles Campus Chris Richards contacted us from 1st year Sports Strength and Conditioning at the LIT/Thurles Campus.
They are organising a fundraising soccer match, which will takes place on Thursday 8th December beginning sharp at 3.00pm in the Thurles Towns Pitch, latter situated, as you are all aware, in the Thurles Greyhound Stadium.
LIT/Thurles Campus will be competing against the Thurles and District Garda team and both are attempting to raise much needed funding for North Tipperary Hospice and also to raise money for some necessary equipment.
Entry price to this match is just €5, but will also includes you in an opportunity to win some really marvelous prizes on the day.
Prizes To Be Won: These will include a €300 “One for All Voucher,” a round of golf for 4 plus overnight B & B accommodation at the fabulous Dundrum House Hotel and Leisure Centre, plus much much more.
Students will be selling tickets over the coming week around the Thurles area, so please do support their efforts generously.
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