Canberra Irish Language Association in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Specialty School

Canberra Irish Language Association

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 409 002 895

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25.01.2022 A great little read! https://www-irishtimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org//b%C3%A9arla

24.01.2022 L idirnisinta na mBan sona daoibh! Big Thank you to the Irish Embassy in Canberra for inviting us to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2020

24.01.2022 Hi guys, see link below on a fascinating discussion among some Gaelgeoir from Donegal on their interactions with Irish speakers from further south. Note, this runs for forty or so minutes, but its worth it. https://audioboom.com//7103573-67-another-world-altogether

22.01.2022 Comhr (Conversation) sessions will be resuming tomorrow. PLACE: Weston Room, Canberra Irish Club TIME: 4 pm to 5 pm every Saturday through the ACT school year. We will tell regular participants if we need to cancel a session.... PARTICIPATION: All CILA members are welcome to attend the Comhr. You may be a newbie who doesnt feel ready for diving into Irish conversation at this stage, thats OK. Newbies and others who feel themselves comhr-challenged have the option of making it clear to the comhr leader that they only want to listen, or perhaps only participate in a minor way. T sil againn feicfidh muid sibh amrach / We hope we will see ye tomorrow.

22.01.2022 Join our Irish conversation leaders John & Mary Anne Curran, on Saturday December 7th from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Royal Hotel in Bungendore. They will be performing in a mixed American-Irish gig! If we have the numbers we may have a low-key pop-up Gaeltacht after the performance. Paul Collins will be bringing some Irish-English cheat sheets.

21.01.2022 Yesterday Canberra was hit with a super destructive hail storm, shredding trees, smashing windows, breaking roofs and killing hundreds of birds and bats in the city centre. So were adding stoirm cloichshneachta to our vocabularly!

21.01.2022 Cuirfear ts ars le ranganna Gaeilge, D Mirt seo chugainn, 23 Iil, san Cumann Gaelach. Irish language classes will begin again on next Tuesday, 23rd. July, in the Irish Club

20.01.2022 VOLUNTEERS WANTED Nominate Yourself for the 2019 CILA CommitteeVOLUNTEERS WANTED Nominate Yourself for the 2019 CILA Committee

20.01.2022 Comhr group is on again tomorrow, despite the long weekend. Numbers have been fairly good just lately, so lets keep it up! Saturday 4 pm to 5 pm. Weston Room, Canberra Irish Club Feicfidh muid sibh amrach!

19.01.2022 A CILA/FOI Christmas is always a lot of fun. Have you secured your spot yet?! Dont miss out! https://www.facebook.com/events/2557818854504760/

19.01.2022 Early Bird tickets are now on sale!!!! You can save $10 off the price of a weekend Festival ticket! Be quick! Limited ticket numbers! You dont want to miss out! To buy tickets - the link is in the comments!

18.01.2022 Bookings this year are essential!

18.01.2022 Click on the link below and try the lesson about feelings. Bain triail as an gceacht seo faoi mhothchin! A bhuochas do rte.ie

17.01.2022 Dia daoibh everyone, we are taking our first little steps toward resumption of face to face Irish language activities at the Canberra Irish Club (CIC). We will be resuming our weekly Comhr sessions from this coming Saturday 18th July. The sessions will be held: 4 pm to 5 pm, every Saturday Cotter Room, Canberra Irish Club... All CILA members and newbies are welcome to attend the Comhr sessions. If you have only recently started learning Irish you might just want to listen in, thats quite OK. All exposure to the language is beneficial. https://www.irishclub.com.au//Re-opening-COVID19-Condition If you have further queries, please phone the Irish Club on 6288 5088.

17.01.2022 Still some room left if you want to join this fabulous Irish weekend away!

17.01.2022 #irishlanguageschoolsydney #gaeilgesydney #sydneygaeilge #irishinaustralia

16.01.2022 Saturday 14 September in Yass! Yaaasss!!

15.01.2022 Writer and actor Roxanna Nic Liam's short film commissioned for Scríobh festival in axis, Ballymun explores the complex relationship of a non-native Irish speaker with a language she feels deeply tied to.

15.01.2022 A video of a monolingual Irish speaker Seán Ó hEinirí (John Henry), who passed away in 1998. You won't see many of these anymore. This video is from a documentary called 'In Search of the Trojan War' from 1985. Dr. Seamus Ó Cathain from UCD in the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP4nXlKJx_4

14.01.2022 Today marks the start of our class break over the ACT school holidays. Classes will re-start on Tuesday evening, 23 July. and Saturday 27 July. Bain taitneamh as do laethana saoire.

14.01.2022 In celebration of European language day, check out this compilation of Irish artists #GlobalIrish https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6W6L6wzZuqNxkMFyE3zUQP...

13.01.2022 Today is St Bridgets Day or L fhile Bhrd. This is an old prayer from Mayo that would often accompany a ceremony of passing through a rope or girdle attached to a cross. Crios, crios Brde mo chrios,... Crios na gceithre gros; Muire a chuaigh ann, Augus Brd a thining as; Ms fearr sibh inniu, Go mba seacht fearr a bheas sibh Bliain inniu. Are there any ways of celebrating this day that you remeber or find particularly interesting?

12.01.2022 We know it must be so difficult for people in Ireland to see our stories and posts about a seemingly normal life over here in Australia. But life isn’t normal b...ecause we don’t have our family and friends with us, and we don’t know when we’ll see them again. While ye’re longing for a normal life, we’re longing for ye We only show the good sides of life in Australia, but believe me we’d give up going to the pub to be in our mammy’s kitchen having a cup of tea in a heartbeat. Everyone is looking for something that they don’t have, which is why it’s important to be kind. This won’t last forever and there will be a time when we’re all together again. To everyone at home in Ireland, we're thinking of you, love you, miss you and are always here for you - Nicola

12.01.2022 Some very exciting news!

11.01.2022 Looking for a new angle to practise your Irish?

11.01.2022 The Embassy of Ireland is honoured to once again support the Annual Irish Set Dancing Weekend in Canberra #Working4IRL #GlobalIrish

11.01.2022 Check out Richard Fidlers ABC Radio interview with Paedar OGuiln, a fantasy writer from Donegal who borrows heavily from Irish folklore. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did! https://www.abc.net.au//conver/paedar-oguilan-rpt/12512376

10.01.2022 A chairde Join us at the Ciorcal Comhrá tomorrow, Saturday, 31 October, from 4-5 pm at the Irish Club. The following are suggested discussion topics: Tell us about something you hate and why? ((left over from last week. Conor ) What was I doing with a train ticket Lá Fillte Ticéid ó Baile na Mhóta go Sligeach in 2017 ? ( James)... Nuacht ón Éirinn (Una). Ideas for future topics always welcome. To work on our conversation skillseven if you are not taking the lead on a topicplease think of a few questions/opinions to enlarge and energise the conversation!!

09.01.2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydSNgr97gSY

09.01.2022 Check out this film clip as Gaeilge sent to us by Sen Curran. The prehistoric monster seen in the clip is obviously the tuiseal ginigeach. https://youtu.be/kGza5612Ay8

08.01.2022 Rúndiamhra na farraige - a visually beautiful read. What's your favourite Irish word about the sea?

08.01.2022 Diarr Uachtarn an Cumann Liom a r libh Oche Shamhna an Dardaoin seo chugainn ar a leathuair tar is a seacht, is fidir libh le fhil bagn agus cabiste agus bairn breac san Cumann Gael. Fiche a cig dollars an mhad at air. T ort suochn a chur in irithe. T ceol agus amhrn ann freisin.

08.01.2022 ON THIS WEEK - DONT MISS!!!

08.01.2022 Ar Fud na Astrálasie Tá súil againn go bhfuil sibh slán ainneoin an galar Covid-19 agus na srianta sóisialta atá ann le míonna anuas. Ar an drochuair, bhí stop leis an Scoil Gheimhridh Sydney, mar sin ní raibh seans ag Pobal Gaelach na hAstráile bualadh le chéile i mí an Meitheamh mar is gnách. Chun a deis a thabhairt scéal faoi na ranganna agus na h-imeachtaí atá ar siúl sa scoil ar fud na thíortha, ba mhaith linn buaileadh le chéile trí Zoom De Céadaoin, 19 de mhí Lúnasa 20...20, ag 5:00pm WA, 6:30pm SA, 7:00pm NSW/Vic/Qld, 9pm NZ. Mar tá suim agat bheith páirteach, nó a bheith ag féachaint orainn agus ag éisteacht linn, clár anseo trí Eventbrite. Cuirfidh muid r-phoist duit trí Eventbrite roimh an Round-Up leis na sonraí Zoom. Beidh sé deas sibh a fhiceáil arís! --- Australasia Round-Up We hope you are safe despite Covid19 and the social distancing restrictions that have been in place for months now. Unfortunately the Scoil Gheimhridh Sydney could not take place this year, and so the Irish language community did not have a chance to meet in June as usual. To share news of what’s happening in classes and events that are being run around the countries, we’re keen to meet together via Zoom on 19 August 2020 at ag 5:00pm WA, 6:30pm SA, 7:00pm NSW/Vic/Qld, 9pm NZ. If you’re able to take part or simply would like to watch and listen register via Eventbrite here. We will send you an email via Eventbrite before the Round-Up with the Zoom details. It will be great to see you all again! See more

07.01.2022 Heading to Yass for the Celtic Music festival this weekend? Come along to our Maidin Caife: Irish Language Conversation morning. All abilities welcome! KAFFEINE COFFEE SHOP in YASS. Saturday 14th September 2019 at 11am.

07.01.2022 Samus Heaney #Gaeilge4All Pobal Acht Gaeilge Anois Saol Na Gaeilge

07.01.2022 I know which is my favourite!!

06.01.2022 Thanks to the @EmbassyofIreland for sharing these pics of Deputy Head of Mission, Eamonn Robinson attended the Yass Caife Maidin, great sprt agus spraoi ag labhairt as Gaeilge.

06.01.2022 5 Reasons to Watch the TG4 Player - Worldwide TG4 player is Free to download and use and has some really fantastic programs you should explore. TV is a great way to expose yourself to natural Irish and improve your listening and vocab skills. https://nuachtlitir.tg4.ie/w/XCEbKJFduUJ892txSv4I6UlQ

06.01.2022 Welcome to an exciting new year for learning Irish! Classes starting back up in the Weston Room at the Irish Club: Level 1 - Saturday 8th at 11:30am Level 2 - Tuesday 11th at 6:30pm Level 3 - Tuesday 11th 7:15pm

06.01.2022 TONIGHT - ANOCHT Class information session 6.30pm St the Canberra Irish Club

06.01.2022 On the 9th of February at 6:30pm CILA will be offering a free information evening to discuss all the proposed plans for the Irish Language classes 2021. This will be held in the Weston function room. Please make sure you attend the information evening. This will give us the opportunity to make sure everyone has a clear understanding of the materials required (textbooks etc), meet with your teaches and fellow students and get a good idea of the format for the new year.

04.01.2022 One of our wonderful teachers - Sara Milne singing one of WB Yeats most beautiful poems @YeatsDay Down by the Salley Gardens in the wintertime in the Embassy garden.

02.01.2022 NO SATURDAY IRISH CLASS THIS WEEK - Sorry for the late notice but class is cancelled tomorrow (15/11/19)

02.01.2022 After a wonderful donation our community library is fuller than ever! Weve got all kinds of wonders tucked away for you to use, books, CDs, films, computer games, board games, you name it! This library is a free resource for all CILA members so make the most of this treasure trove and check it out ASAP!

01.01.2022 Irelands capital city gives us an interesting example of an Irish place name where the commonly used English form and the native Irish form bear no relationship to each other. https://www.brehonlawacademy.ie//Dublin-or-Baile-%C3%81tha

01.01.2022 Our Irish Language Classes are taking a break for the holidays. We wish you all a safe and happy holidays this Easter. Class will resume on the following days: Beginners - 1st of May Level 2 - 20th April... Level 3 - 20th April Coversation meetup - 24th April Don't forget to practise over the next couple of weeks and remember we'll still be here if you have any questions in the meantime.

01.01.2022 Irish classes may be on pause for now, but our conversation sessions are still open! COMHR 4 pm to 5 pm, on Saturdays Weston Room, Canberra Irish Club