L¨¦acht U¨ª Fhlatharta

L?ACHT U? FHLATHARTA
Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, Campas na Naomh Uile, DCU

Mar chom¨®radh ar shaol agus saothar ¨¢r n-iar-chomhghleaca¨ª, an Dr Peadar ? Flatharta, nach maireann, bun¨®far sraith l¨¦achta¨ª ina ainm agus beidh an l¨¦acht tionscnaimh ar si¨²l in Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile ?tha Cliath, D¨¦ardaoin an 12 Aibre¨¢n ar 3.00 pm i Seomra PG02, Campas na Naomh Uile, DCU.
Chaith Peadar ? Flatharta a shaol ag obair le hearn¨¢il na Gaeilge tar ¨¦is d¨® tamall a chaitheamh ina bhunmh¨²inteoir. Shaothraigh s¨¦ le Comhdh¨¢il N¨¢isi¨²nta na Gaeilge, ¨¢it ar chaith s¨¦ blianta fada ag pl¨¦ le st¨¢das na Gaeilge i ngach gn¨¦ de shaol poibl¨ª na t¨ªre seo. Ceapadh ina L¨¦acht¨®ir Sinsearach in Fiontar, DCU sa bhliain 2003 ¨¦ agus is ioma¨ª cloch a chuir s¨¦ ar charn na teanga le linn a shaoil, maidir leis an mbeartas agus an phlean¨¢il teanga, i gcomhth¨¦acs na reachta¨ªochta mionteangacha, go h¨¢irithe. Bh¨ª s¨¦ ina Cheann Scoile nu¨¢lach ar Fiontar, ina Chathaoirleach ar an ngr¨²pa idirn¨¢isi¨²nta saineolaithe a chuir comhairle ar f¨¢il le haghaidh Strait¨¦is 20 Bliain an Rialtais don Ghaeilge; ina Iar-Leas-Uachtar¨¢n ar an mBi¨²r¨® Eorpach um Theangacha Neamhfhorleathana agus ina bhall de Choimisi¨²n na Gaeltachta sna blianta 2000-2002.
Is ¨¦ a chara m¨®r agus a chomhbh¨¢d¨®ir taighde, an tOllamh Colin H. Williams, a thabharfaidh an l¨¦acht tionscnaimh, ¡®A Sigh Between Two Sorrows: Reflections on Language Policy¡¯. Ba Ollamh Taighde le Sochtheangeola¨ªocht i Scoil na Breatnaise, Ollscoil Chaerdydd ¨¦ roimh dhul ar scor d¨® agus t¨¢ s¨¦ ina Ollamh Oinigh ansin anois. Anuas air sin, ceapadh ina Chomhalta Cuarta agus ina Thaighdeoir Sinsearach in Institi¨²id Von Hu?gel, Col¨¢iste Edmund, Ollscoil Cambridge ¨¦. Is iad an tSochtheangeola¨ªocht, an Beartas Teanga sa tSocha¨ª Ilchult¨²rtha, an Caidreamh Eitneach agus Mionlaigh, agus an T¨ªreola¨ªocht Pholaiti¨²il na pr¨ªomhr¨¦ims¨ª taighde a bhfuil sp¨¦is aige iontu.
An Coimisin¨¦ir Teanga, R¨®n¨¢n ? Domhnaill, a sheolfaidh Sraith L¨¦achta¨ª U¨ª Fhlatharta agus beidh f¨¢ilti¨² i ndiaidh na l¨¦achta. Ar mhaithe le socruithe l¨®nad¨®ireachta a eagr¨², iarrtar ar dhaoine cl¨¢r¨² don l¨¦acht tr¨ª rphost a sheoladh chuig R¨²na¨ª Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, Margaret Quinn (margaret.quinn@dcu.ie).

F¨¢ilte chro¨ª¨²il romhat chuig an ¨®c¨¢id!

? FLATHARTA LECTURE
Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge DCU All Hallows Campus

In commemoration of and to honour the memory of our former colleague, Dr Peadar ? Flatharta RIP, a commemorative lecture series will be established in his name and the inaugural lecture will be held in Dublin City University, on Thursday 12 April at 3.00 pm in Room PG02, DCU All Hallows Campus.
Peadar ? Flatharta devoted his life¡¯s work to the cause of the Irish language after spending a period of time early in his career as a primary teacher. He worked for many years with Comhdh¨¢il N¨¢isi¨²nta na Gaeilge, where he laboured tirelessly for the promotion of the language in every aspect of public life in Ireland. He was appointed Senior Lecturer in Fiontar, DCU in 2003 where he continued to make an immense contribution in the area of language planning and policy, especially in the context of minority language rights. He was an innovative Head of School in Fiontar, the Chair of an international expert group which advised the Government during the development phase of the Twenty-Year Strategy for Irish, a former Vice-President of the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages, and a member of the Gaeltacht Commission in the years 2000-2002.
His close friend and research collaborator, Professor Colin H. Williams, will deliver the inaugural lecture, ¡®A Sigh Between Two Sorrows: Reflections on Language Policy¡¯. Prior to his retirement, Professor Williams was Research Professor in Sociolinguistics in the School of Welsh at Cardiff University, where he is now an Honorary Professor. He is currently a Visiting Fellow and a Senior Research Associate of the Von Hu?gel Institute in St Edmund's College at the University of Cambridge. His main scholarly interests are Sociolinguistics and Language Policy in Multicultural Societies, Ethnic and Minority Relations, and Political Geography.
The ? Flatharta Lecture Series will be formally launched by An Coimisin¨¦ir Teanga, R¨®n¨¢n ? Domhnaill, and the lecture will be followed by a reception. In order to assist with arrangements for catering, guests are kindly asked to register their intention to attend the event by emailing the School Secretary in Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, Margaret Quinn (margaret.quinn@dcu.ie).

All guests will be very welcome to join us for this event.