St. Patrick’s Day Primary Schools Challenge
"Time to get hands on with the national anthem in Irish Sign Language"
Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann Senator Mark Daly is supporting the St. Patrick’s Primary Schools National Anthem Challenge by Bishopstown Community School, who are asking all primary schools to learn about the national anthem and learn to perform it in Irish Sign Language, the official language of the deaf community in Ireland.
Bishopstown Community School are leading this great initiative and have included in their communications to Primary Schools details of tutorials they have compiled for students to use as part of this challenge.
All tutorials and information on the challenge are available at www.bishopstowncs.ie/isl-national-anthem and all should be sent directly to ISLAnthem@bishopstown-cs.ie by their deadline of Friday the 12th of March.
Having previously worked with the teachers and students in Bishopstown Community School to create the first ever Irish National Anthem in Irish Sign Language as part of the Seanad Public Consultation on the National Anthem. The Cathaoirleach is delighted to promote this initiative along with all the leaders of the parties and groups in Seanad Éireann. The Cathaoirleach will organise VIP tours of Leinster House to the schools who are identified by Bishopstown Community Schools, when public health guidelines allow.
Senator Daly said; “I hope the students and teachers have a wonderful time creating this video. Having previously worked with Bishopstown, I know how passionate and committed they are to ensuring the promotion of Irish Sign Language and I am delighted to be working with them on this initiative. I would also like to stress that this should all be undertaken in full compliance with public health guidelines and the challenge can be completed virtually.”
ST Patricks Day Irish Sign Language National Anthem Challenge Winners
The Winners of the St Patrick's Day Irish Sign Language National Anthem Challenge have been announced and are as follows:
In the individual category the winners are:
- Ellie Ashman of Inch National School, Kileagh, Co Cork
- Caoimhe Owens of Gaelscoil Athí, Athy, Co Kildare
For the in school category the winners are:
- Bunscoil Loreto, Gorey, Co Wexford
- Scoil Barra, Ballincolig, Co Cork
For the home video category the winners are:
- Gaelscoil Uí Riordain, Ballincolig, Co Cork
- Carriglea National School, Dungarvan, Co Waterford
Congratulations to all the winners and my thanks to all the schools, teachers and students who took part
In the individual category the winners are:
- Ellie Ashman of Inch National School, Kileagh, Co Cork
- Caoimhe Owens of Gaelscoil Athí, Athy, Co Kildare
For the in school category the winners are:
- Bunscoil Loreto, Gorey, Co Wexford
- Scoil Barra, Ballincolig, Co Cork
For the home video category the winners are:
- Gaelscoil Uí Riordain, Ballincolig, Co Cork
- Carriglea National School, Dungarvan, Co Waterford
Congratulations to all the winners and my thanks to all the schools, teachers and students who took part