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Caitr铆ona N铆 Chonaill - Multimedia Officer, Oireachtas Na Gaeilge & Gaeilgeoir
罢谩 Caitr铆ona N铆 Chonaill ina hOifigeach Ilmhe谩n le hOireachtas na Gaeilge, eagra铆ocht a eagra铆onn raon leathan imeachta铆 cult煤ir, eala铆ne, siamsa i rith na bliana, go h谩irithe Oireachtas na Samhna, ar si煤l um Shamhain gach bliain.
罢谩 Caitr铆ona N铆 Chonaill ina hOifigeach Ilmhe谩n le hOireachtas na Gaeilge, eagra铆ocht a eagra铆onn raon leathan imeachta铆 cult煤ir, eala铆ne, siamsa i rith na bliana, go h谩irithe Oireachtas na Samhna, ar si煤l um Shamhain gach bliain. Buaicphointe na bliana do na Gaeil is ea . Cuireann an fh茅ile taibheala铆ona d煤chasacha na h脡ireann chun cinn idir amhr谩na铆ocht, ceol, rince, sc茅ala铆ocht, dr谩ma铆ocht agus neart eile. 罢谩 r茅imse leathan imeachta铆 茅ags煤la ar si煤l ag an fh茅ile m.sh: com贸rtais taibheala铆on, se贸nna, seisi煤in cheoil & amhr谩na铆ochta, seimine谩ir, dr谩ma铆, clubanna, l茅achta铆, ceardlanna, seolta铆 leabhar/dl煤thdhiosca铆/cl谩r teilif铆se/ f铆se谩in, craolta铆 raidi贸 / teilif铆se / podchraolta铆 agus sruth煤 beo 贸 l谩thair na f茅ile. 鈥楪aeltacht鈥� is ea l谩thair Oireachtas na Samhna p茅 谩it a mbeidh an fh茅ile lonnaithe agus t谩 an taobh s贸isialta den fh茅ile th谩bhachtach chomh maith chun bualadh le daoine 贸 gach 谩it in 脡irinn agus thar lear. Is as Gaeltacht Mh煤scra铆 i gCorcaigh do Chaitr铆ona, agus t谩 s铆 lonnaithe i gConamara faoi l谩thair. Is scr铆bhneoir agus d铆ograiseoir Gaeilge 铆.
Caitr铆ona N铆 Chonaill is a Multimedia Officer with Oireachtas na Gaeilge, an organisation that organises a wide range of cultural, artistic and entertainment events throughout the year, especially , which takes place every year around November. The highlight of the year for the Irish language community is Oireachtas na Samhna. The festival promotes traditional Irish performance arts including singing, music, dance, storytelling, drama and much more. There is a wide range of different events taking place at the festival e.g: theatre competitions, shows, music and singing sessions, seminars, plays, clubs, lectures, workshops, book/CD/TV/video launches, radio/TV/podcasts and live streaming from the festival site. Oireachtas na Samhna is a 'Gaeltacht' wherever the festival is located and the social side of the festival is also important to meet people from all over Ireland and abroad. Caitr铆ona is from the M煤scra铆 Gaeltacht in Cork, and is currently based in Connemara. She is a writer and Irish language enthusiast.
Cad a rinne t煤 staid茅ar i UCC?
What did you study at UCC?
Bhain m茅 amach Comhch茅im On贸racha BA sa Bh茅arla agus Gaeilge i 2022 贸 Chol谩iste na hOllscoile Corcaigh, agus ansin bhain m茅 amach M谩istreacht sa Nua-Ghaeilge i gCol谩iste na hOllscoile Corcaigh i 2023.
I graduated with a Joint Honours BA in English and Irish in 2022, and then completed a Masters in Modern Irish in UCC 2023.
Conas ar chabhraigh do ch茅im leat?
How has your degree helped you?
Chabhraigh mo ch茅im liom mo chuid scileanna smaointeoireacht chritici煤il agus l茅irmheast贸ireacht liteartha a fhorbairt, chomh maith le m茅 a threor煤 tr铆 na gn茅ithe n铆os deacra de staid茅ar f茅inspreagtha.
My degree helped me to develop my critical thinking and literary criticism skills, as well as guiding me through the more difficult aspects of self-motivated study.
Inis d煤inn faoi do r贸l ag An tOireachtas.
Tell us a bit about your role at An tOireachtas.
Is Oifigeach Ilmhe谩n m茅 le hOireachtas na Gaeilge, ceann de cheanneagra铆ochta铆 na Gaeilge a eagra铆onn (i measc ruda铆 eile) an fh茅ile Ghaeilge is m贸 sa t铆r: Oireachtas na Samhna, a tharla铆onn ag tosach m铆 na Samhna gach bliain. Freastala铆onn an fh茅ile ar chainteoir铆 Gaeilge den uile aoisghr煤pa, ina measc, teaghlaigh, dalta铆 scoile, mic l茅inn, aosaigh 贸ga & aosaigh aib铆. B铆onn an fh茅ile l谩n de rince, amhr谩na铆ocht, com贸rtais st谩itse agus liteartha, imeachta铆 s贸isialta, ceol agus go leor eile! Is buaicphointe s贸isialta na bliana at谩 san fh茅ile do go leor Gaeilgeoir铆, toisc go dtugann s茅 an deis do Ghaeilgeoir铆 贸 cheann ceann na t铆re bualadh le seanchairde, cairde nua a dh茅anamh agus 谩r dteanga agus cult煤r a cheili煤radh. 罢谩im i gceannas ar na me谩in sh贸isialta agus marga铆ocht don eagra铆ocht.
I am the Multimedia Officer with Oireachtas na Gaeilge, one of the main Irish language organisations who organise (among other things) the biggest Irish language festival in the country: Oireachtas na Samhna, which takes place at the start of November every year. The festival has something for people of any age, including families, school children, students and adults, young and old. The festival is full of dancing, singing, stage and literary competitions, social events, music and much more! It鈥檚 a highlight in the social calendar for many Irish language speakers, as it provides the opportunity for Gaeilgeoir铆 from all over the country to meet old friends, make new ones, and to celebrate our language and culture. I am in charge of social media and marketing for the organisation.
Is urlabhra铆 th煤 ar son na Gaeilge 鈥� c茅n s贸rt oibre a dh茅anann t煤 sa sp谩s seo?
You're an advocate for the Irish language - what kind of work do you do in this space?
Lasmuigh de mo chuid oibre leis an Oireachtas, t谩 suim mh贸r agam i dtaobh litr铆ocht na Gaeilge. Creidim chomh maith gur linn go l茅ir an Ghaeilge agus gur cheart daoine a spreagadh chun 铆 a 煤s谩id 鈥� m谩s rud 茅 go bhfuil siad l铆ofa n贸 muna bhfuil acu ach c煤pla focal. Beatha teanga 铆 a labhairt!
Outside of my work with the Oireachtas, I have a keen interest in Irish language literature. I also believe that the Irish language belongs to all of us and that people should be encouraged to use what they have 鈥� whether they are fluent or only have c煤pla focal. Beatha teanga 铆 a labhairt!
An raibh t煤 mar chuid d'aon chlub n贸 cumann?
Were you part of any clubs or socs?
Bh铆 baint r贸mh贸r agam leo thar aon rud eile! Le linn mo chuid ama i UCC, bh铆 m茅 i mo Ghn谩thbhall den Choiste, R煤na铆 agus ar deireadh thiar mar Chathaoirleach ar Chumann Harry Potter UCC; Sti煤rth贸ir Gr茅as谩in agus R煤na铆 ar an gCumann Dr谩ma铆ochta agus Pr铆omheagarth贸ir na hirise Breac leis An Chuallacht. Taobh amuigh de Chlubanna agus Cumainn, bh铆 m茅 i m'Eagarth贸ir Gaeilge ar dt煤s agus ansin mar Phr铆omheagarth贸ir ar nuacht谩n mic l茅inn UCC, UCC Express, 谩it (seachas an nuacht谩n ioml谩n a eagr煤 agus eagarth贸ireacht a dh茅anamh air!) ar chabhraigh m茅 le cl谩r raidi贸 an nuacht谩in, Express Yourself, a eagr煤. . Mar thoradh air seo bh铆 mo chl谩r raidi贸 f茅in agam ar Raidi贸 UCC, UCC 98.3 FM, darbh ainm 脫 Bh茅al na mBan, 谩it ar phl茅igh m茅 fil铆ocht na Gaeilge le mo chara agus mo chomh-贸stach Gormfhlaith N铆 Sh铆och谩in N铆 Bheol谩in! D鈥檕ibrigh m茅 freisin sa Skills Centre i UCC mar Theagasc贸ir TF agus mar Ambasad贸ir Mac L茅inn (acmhainn iontach at谩 sa Skills Centre, bain 煤s谩id astu le bhur dtoil!).
I was overinvolved more than anything! During my time in UCC, I was Ordinary Committee Member, Secretary and eventually Chairperson of the UCC Harry Potter Society; Webmaster and Secretary of the Cumann Dr谩ma铆ochta and Head Editor of the Breac magazine with An Chuallacht. Outside of Clubs and Socs, I was firstly Irish Editor and then Editor-In-Chief of the UCC student newspaper, UCC Express, where (apart from organising and editing the whole newspaper!) I helped to organise the newspaper鈥檚 radio show, Express Yourself. This led to me then having my own radio show on UCC Radio, UCC 98.3 FM, called 脫 Bh茅al na mBan, where I discussed Irish language poetry with my friend and co-host Gormfhlaith N铆 Sh铆och谩in N铆 Bheol谩in! I also worked in the UCC Skills Centre as an IT Tutor and Student Ambassador (they鈥檙e a great resource, please use them!).
Na cuimhn铆 is fearr 贸 do chuid ama i UCC?
Best memories from your time at UCC?
Bhain m茅 an-taitneamh as an bpr贸iseas i dtaobh teacht suas le agus imeachta铆 cumainn a eagr煤, idir comhoibri煤 le cumainn eile agus bualadh leis na daoine ar fad a th谩inig chucu. Cib茅 m谩s an Yule Ball de chuid Cumann Harry Potter a eagr煤 n贸 tr谩th na gceist ilteangach ina raibh baint ag 8 gcumann eile, ag scr铆obh agus ag comhsti煤radh mo sceitse Gaeilge f茅in leis an gCumann Dr谩ma铆ochta n贸 ag seoladh foilseach谩n a chabhraigh m茅 茅 a scr铆obh, a chur in eagar, a dhearadh agus a phriont谩il, fuair m茅 na c茅adta deiseanna le haghaidh f谩s pearsanta i UCC agus t谩im bu铆och as na heisp茅iris 茅ags煤la a cuireadh os mo chomhar amach agus do na daoine ar bhuail m茅 leo ar an mbealach. Bhuail m茅 le cairde ar feadh an tsaoil i gcumainn UCC, a dh茅anfaidh taisceadh dom ar feadh na mblianta at谩 le teacht.
I thoroughly enjoyed the process of thinking up and organising society events, between collaborating with other societies and meeting all the people who came to them. Whether it was organising the Harry Potter Yule Ball or a multilinguial quiz involving 8 other societies, writing and co-directing my own Irish language sketch with an Cumann Dr谩ma铆ochta or launching a publication that I helped to write, edit, design and print, I found hundreds of opportunities for personal growth in UCC and am grateful for the varied experiences presented to me and the people I met along the way. I met friends for life in UCC societies, who I will treasure for years to come.
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