Chuir Sult na Sollán agus Cill Dara le Gaeilge tús leis an bpróiseas pleanála teanga go luath in 2017 le sraith cruinnithe chun ionchur a fháil ón bpobal i gContae Chill Dara. D’fhreastail thart ar chaoga duine ar chruinniú poiblí an 13 Meitheanmh 2017 sna Solláin agus bhí neart díospóireachta agus neart plé ann ón lucht féachana a bhí i láthair. Bhí béim ar cheithre ábhar faoi leith ag an gcruinniú – stádas na teanga, deiseanna foghlama, deiseanna cainte agus feiceáilteacht na teanga.
Lean an grúpa pleanála ar aghaidh ina dhiaidh sin ag bailiú comhairle ó phríomhpháirtithe leasmhara an phobail. Foilsíodh dréacht den phlean agus rinneadh go leor leasuithe ar bhonn an aiseolais a tugadh don ghrúpa pleanála i rith na tréimhse sin.
Faoi dheireadh, foilsíodh an chéad phlean teanga do Chontae Chill Dara i mí Feabhra 2019 in Áras Chill Dara, Ceanncheathrú Chomhairle Contae Chill Dara. Plean cúig bliana atá ann don tréimhse 2019-2023. Tá cóip den phlean agus sonraí faoin seoladh ar fáil thíos.
Sult na Sollán and Cill Dara le Gaeilge began the language planning process in early 2017 with a series of meetings to gather input from the public in County Kildare. Approximately fifty people attended a public meeting on 13 June 2017 in Sallins with plenty of debate and discussion from the audiences in attendance. Among the presentations on the night was the emphasis on four specific topics – the status of the language, opportunities for learning, speaking opportunities, and visibility of the language.
The planning group continued to work to gather advice from key community stakeholders. A draft of the plan was published and much revision was made as a result of the feedback provided to the planning group during this period.
Finally, the first language plan for County Kildare was published in February 2019 in Áras Chill Dara, Kildare County Council HQ. This is a five-year plan for the period 2019-2023. A copy of the plan and details of the launch are available below.
As part of the planning process in County Kildare, an annual Irish language conference is organised during Seachtain na Gaeilge. The Irish language community in County Kildare is invited to attend Meitheal Chill Dara, an event organised in early March to review progress discuss the opportunities and develop new networks. The first ever Irish language conference was organised in the county in March 2020.
Meitheal Chill Dara gives the Irish language community, language activists/service providers and anyone with an interest in the promotion of Irish a great opportunity to meet with others working with the language in County Kildare.
Seo sraith físeán ó Ghlór na nGael a dhéanann cur síos ar an bpróiseas pleanála.
Here is a series of videos from Glór na nGael describing the planning process:
