Mansion House – The Oak Room
This seven programme series on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, features imaginative programmes by secondary school students from across Ireland who were chosen from entries to a 1916 Radio Competition run by the station. On Easter Monday, at a special event at 4.30 pm in the Mansion House, Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh will present the school behind the winning programme with a cheque for €1000. The programme will be broadcast live, and presented by Sinéad Ní Uallacháin.
Representatives from each of the seven schools to make the final in our schools competition will be in attendance. The schools involved were Coláiste an Eachréidh in Co. Galway, Pobalscoil Chloich Cheann Fhaola in Co. Donegal, Our Lady’s Grammar School in Newry, Co. Down, Coláiste Íde in An Daingean Co. Kerry, Gairmscoil na bPiarsach in Ros Muc, Co. Galway, Clonkeen College in Blackrock in Dublin, and Coláiste Íosagáin in Booterstown in Dublin.
Sraith seacht gclár le daltaí ó mheánscoileanna ar fud na tíre atá i 1916 – Dearcadh na hÓige a d’eascair as Comórtas Clár Raidió a reáchtáil RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Ar Luan Cásca, ag ócáid speisialta i dTeach an Ard Mhéara i mBaile Átha Cliath ag 4.15 pm, bronnfaidh Ardmhéara na cathrach Críona Ní Dhálaigh duais €1000 ar an gclár is fearr sa tsraith. Cuirfidh Sinéad Ní Uallacháin an ócáid i láthair beo ón ardchathair.
Photograph courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland
