Tá fiabhras Slógadh le feiceáil i Loch Garman. Music, drama, art and photography at youth arts festival in Wexford.
Wexford town is buzzing with activity this week, as young people from all over the south-east gather to compete in the regional finals for Slógadh.
Gael Linn's annual youth arts festival hosts a range of competitions in music, drama, dancing and visual art.
Young people’s experiences of life on the island of Ireland are very much to the fore. One of this year’s recurring themes is the peace process in Northern Ireland.
A contemporary dance performance by students from Loreto College, Wexford looks at relations between the two communities in the North. Slógadh manager Máirtín Ó Siadhal is very pleased to see
Daoine an-gafa agus an-dóchasach faoin próiseas síochána.
Slógadh’s standards are high, and judges Síle Ní Dhuibhne Con Ó Tuama would like to see more training opportunities nationally for teachers to develop both their talents and those of their students.
Go bunúsadh, tá cúrsaí ag teastáil.
The combination of school work and preparation for Slógadh can be a challenge, but Pádraigín Caesar and Aideen Ní Chianáin from Ghaelcholáiste Cheatharlach say they manage to squeeze rehearsals into their timetable whenever possible. Being immersed in the language is important for them, as at Slógadh
Tá an-béim ar an Gaeilge.
Traditional music groups get a special mention from the judges. Con Ó Tuama is consistently impressed by the high standards and performances he sees at Slógadh
Bíonn spiorad iontach i ngach áit.
This episode of 'Cúrsaí’ was broadcast on 27 February 1995. The reporter is Kim Ni Ruairc.
