Padraig ? Cath¨¢in is ainm dom, l¨¦acht¨®ir de chuid Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, agus cathaoirleach i mbliana ar an gc¨²rsa Gn¨® agus Gaeilge. ? fuair m¨¦ mo ch¨¦im in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe bh¨ª m¨¦ ag obair thar lear san Astr¨¢il, san Fhionlainn agus sna St¨¢it Aontaithe, agus d¡¯fhill m¨¦ ar ?irinn in 2022. Is sa mhatamaitic at¨¢ an chuid is m¨® de mo chuid taighde, agus t¨¢ suim ar leith agam i mbunphrionsabail matamaitice na heola¨ªochta r¨ªomhaireachta agus na fisice candama¨ª.

Sa ch¨²rsa seo, m¨²inim mod¨²il a bhaineann leis an matamaitic agus le h¨¢bhar cainn¨ªocht¨²il, go h¨¢irithe le cuntasa¨ªocht agus bainist¨ªocht airgeadais. N¨ªor gh¨¢ go mbeadh imn¨ª ar mhic l¨¦inn, ¨¢fach - n¨ªl an oiread mata is a cheapfar i gceist leis na h¨¢bhair seo! I mo thuairimse, is iad na bunphrionsabail na ruda¨ª is t¨¢bhachta¨ª in ¨¢bhar ar bith, agus t¨¢ an m¨¦id c¨¦anna b¨¦ime agam ar fheidhmeanna an ¨¢bhair agus at¨¢ agam ar an teoiric.

Is c¨²rsa beag ¨ª Gn¨® agus Gaeilge, rud a chialla¨ªonn go bhfuil aithne againn ar fad ar a ch¨¦ile. Cialla¨ªonn s¨¦ seo gur f¨¦idir leis na mic l¨¦inn tionscnaimh a roghn¨² a bhfuil sp¨¦is ar leith acu f¨¦in iontu, agus gheobhaidh siad aiseolas ¨® na l¨¦acht¨®ir¨ª orthu. T¨¢ b¨¦im ar leith sa ch¨²rsa ar nascanna a chruth¨² idir na mic l¨¦inn agus domhan an ghn¨® ¨®n gcead bhliain ar aghaidh. Faoin am a dtagann bliain na c¨¦ime, t¨¢ na scileanna uile ag na mic l¨¦inn at¨¢ ag teast¨¢il chun fiontar d¨¢ gcuid f¨¦in a bhun¨².

 

I am Padraig ? Cath¨¢in, a lecturer in Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge and the chair of Gn¨® agus Gaeilge for the academic year 2022-23. Since qualifying from the University of Galway, I have lived and worked in Australia, Finland and the United States before returning to Ireland in 2022. My academic background is in pure mathematics, and I have a particular interest in applications of mathematics to the foundations of Computer Science and Quantum Physics.

At DCU, I teach subjects with a mathematical or quantitative focus, particularly those relating to accounting and financial management. Students shouldn't worry though - there's less computation involved than you might think! For me, the most important part of teaching is to communicate the underlying principles and ideas, whether applied to business or other subjects.

Gn¨® agus Gaeilge is a small programme, which allows the lecturers to get to know the students individually and work with them on projects which match their interests. The structure of the programme encourages students to engage with the world of business from the first year onwards, and provides them with all the skills needed to found their own business in final year.

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