Leagan Gaeilge anseo
The Irish Language:
Cultural, Social and Recreactional
Restaurants
Clubs
Theatre
Festivals
Cultural
Restaurants
Caife Úna
Caife Úna, a new café and contemporary cultural
oasis, opened on Monday, March 14th 2005 in Dublin city centre.
It is located at the bottom of Kildare Street, opposite the
Alliance Française, and in a building owned by the Irish
language organisation Comhdháil Náisiúnta
na Gaeilge. The café is managed by Úna Nic Gabhann
from Donegal and is open during the day, Monday - Friday, and
at night, Tuesday - Saturday.
Caife Úna aims to provide tasty food, including lunch
and evening meals. Special hot lunches every day. All bread,
scones and pastries made in-house every morning.
The café also caters for groups involved in cultural
activities (e.g. Irish language organisations) and rents the
space to them for meetings, book launches, annual dinners, and
other activities.
Address: Caife Úna, 46 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Phone: (01) 670-6087
Email: post@caifeuna.com
Website: www.caifeuna.com
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Clubs
Club Chonradh na Gaeilge
Live Irish traditional music can often be heard in Club Chonradh
na Gaeilge, 6 Harcourt Street (basement), especially on Saturday
nights.
Further information:
(01) 475-7401 (Conradh na Gaeilge);
(01) 475-1480 (the club)
Club an Ghóilín
The Góilín Club is a bilingual singing club which
is held in Tom Maye’s pub, North Frederick Street every
Friday night during the school year. Doors open at 9.30 p.m.
The club’s season normally starts on the first Friday
of September.
Admission: 2 euro.
Phone: (086) 815-0946
Email: angoilin@goilin.com
Website: www.goilin.com
An Chultúrlann
Cultúrlann na hÉireann (meaning "the cultural
centre of Ireland") is the home of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann, the association of traditional musicians in
Ireland. The centre has a cultural information agency, a training
and education centre, a library of books and archive of traditional
recordings, a recording studio and a bar which often has Irish
traditional music and dance.
Address: 32 Belgrove Square, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
Phone: (01) 280-0295
Fax: (01) 280-3759
Email: enquiries@comhaltas.com
Website: www.comhaltas.com
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Theatre
The organisation An Comhlachas Náisiúnta
Drámaíochta organizes competitions and drama festivals
throughout the country at different times of the year. Some
of these events are held in Dublin.
Address: Tulach na hÉigse, Camus, Co. Galway
Phone: (091) 574146
Fax: (091) 574155
Email: eolas@drama-gaeilge.com
Website: www.drama-gaeilge.com
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Festivals
An tOireachtas
An tOireachtas, the main cultural festival in the Irish language,
is a celebration of Irish language and culture. It is organised
by Conradh na Gaeilge; the first half of the festival is held
in Dublin in May and the second part in a different location
every year around the end of October or the beginning of November.
There is a literary competition every year in poetry, journalism,
drama, short stories, and the novel. There are also competitions
in traditional singing (sean-nós), music and storytelling,
as well as exhibitions, set-dancing workshops, book launches
and so on. The Oireachtas is held twice a year: in May and in
late October.
Address: Oifig an Oireachtais, Conradh na Gaeilge, 6 Harcourt
Street, Dublin 2
Phone: (01) 475-3857
Fax: (01) 475-8767
Email: eolas@antoireachtas.ie
Website: www.antoireachtas.ie
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Cultural
Cumann Merriman
Cumann Merriman was founded to honour the work of Brian Merriman,
best known for Cúirt an Mheán Oíche (The
Midnight Court) and to foster an interest in Irish language,
history, literature and music. Cumann Merriman organises a Winter
and a Summer school each year.
Phone: (086) 382-0671
Email: eolas@merriman.ie
Website: www.merriman.ie
The Frankie Kennedy Winter School
Named after Frankie Kennedy, founding member of the group Altan,
The Frankie Kennedy Winter School is an annual event celebrating
the strong and vibrant musical tradition of Donegal. The festival
begins around 28 December and continues until 2 January and
is held in the Gaeltacht of Gaoth Dobhair. Concerts are held
in the beautiful Ionad Cois Locha venue in Dunlewey and in Óstán
Ghaoth Dobhair. Additionally, there are regular music sessions
and workshops on various musical instruments, which cater for
young and old alike.
Phone: (074) 953-1639
Email: gearoidm@iol.ie
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