The Mayor of Galway City, Councillor Colette Connolly, is encouraging young people to use their creative talents in the city on Saturday the 11th of June for Cruinniú na nÓg, the FREE National Day of Creativity for Young People. Find out more here...
This year Cruinniú na nÓg are delighted to be able to offer most events in-person and there are lots of opportunities to try something new. Many of the free events incorporate elements of sustainability, recycling, utilizing the natural and built environment, as well as encouraging creative solutions and using your imagination.
Speaking at the launch at Scoil Bhride National School in Shantalla, Cllr. Connolly expressed her delight that Galway City Council and Creative Ireland could invite young people to come together and be creative in their local communities. She said; "Cruinniu na nÓg is free and this allows for greater opportunities to take part, for everyone. I want to encourage everyone to check out what is happening and to join in making Cruinniú na nÓg an even bigger success in 2022. Not forgetting that some children are still staying close to home, the very popular Paintclub will run an online art tutorial themed ‘My Superpower is.....’ that is open to everyone. We realised just how important the arts sector and creative activities were in the last couple of years, so Galway lets embrace our creative potential!"
Following the lovely welcome extended by the students to Mayor Connolly, the children told her about the Cruinniú na nÓg programme they ran in their school with Galway City Libraries and renowned children’s author Patricia Forde. Two other schools: Radharc na Mara, Mervue, and Scoil San Proinsios, Tirellan, also participated in the programme. Be sure to check out ‘The Sea, Oh the Sea’ exhibitions of stories and animations in the libraries across the city on Sat 11th June.
While many of the free events will take place on Saturday 11th of June, the National Day of Creativity, some projects ran over several weeks in a variety of settings, with the results being highlighted on the day itself. As mentioned above, Galway City Libraries ran ‘The Sea, Oh the Sea’ in 3 primary schools, Curo facilitated ‘The Diary of Wonder’ in a primary school and TULCA also collaborated with schools on ‘Myths of the Near Future’ looking at sci-fi filmmakers' treatment of the future and how young people imagine the near future. shOUT! LGBT+ Youth Project are working over the June Bank Holiday Weekend on LGBT+ history and identity and using creative methodologies to express themselves in ‘Visible Creatives.’ To book a space contact lisa.cannon@youthworkgalway.ie
On the day of Cruinniú na nÓg, Saturday 11th June, there are many exciting free activities:
- BCNC Youth Theatre is Building Bridges through Drama with 2 workshops in Drama and Musical Theatre at the Ballinfoile & Castlegar Neighbourhood Centre.
- Patterns in Nature Art Workshops in Engage Arts in Lower Salthill caters for younger children with 2 sessions. The 10am session is for 0-5 years and 2pm for 6-10 year olds.
- Galway Community Circus are offering circus tasters at St Joseph’s Community Centre in Shantalla from 10am to 2pm.
- Merlin Woods will once again host the ‘Natural Way to Creativity’ a day long workshop for older teens at 10am on biodiversity, mindfulness, and the health benefits of nature, ending with a session of botanical art. Booking is through friendsofmerlinwoods@gmail.com
- Music Generation Galway City invite teens to Galway Community College for a music workshop at 11am with a performance at 2pm. To book email: musicgenerationgalwaycity@gretb.ie
- Genevieve Ryan Dance Academy are offering 2 dance workshops with Lapree Lala for an energetic Afrodance Class and Laura Ray for a Hip Hop Class, finishing off with a performance by students of the Dance Academy. The fun starts at 2pm.
- The Real Kids Action Club, based in the Eglinton in Salthill, will enjoy a day of arts and crafts in Aras Bothar na Tra Centre in Salthill with the Melting Potluck Community Group providing international dishes. This celebration of diversity and inclusion is open to non-club members.
- ‘Éalú 2022’ welcomes teenage musicians and spoken word artists to a workshop on songwriting and music production at the Youth Work Ireland Galway base in Corrach Bui Community Centre in Westside at 3.30pm. The event will finish with a performance by young musicians.
Full details of all events will be on the Creative Ireland Galway City Facebook page and on This is Galway social media.
Nationally, Cruinniú na nÓg, have called for children and young people to get involved in projects like juggling, music, dance, animation, and much more. Check out the videos on YouTube under Creative Ireland and remember to use #creativeireland and #cruinniunanog for all your uploads on social media so they will be seen by the Creative Ireland team and RTÉ.
Cruinniú na nÓg Galway City is funded by Creative Ireland and Galway City Council and programmed with the support of Youth Work Ireland Galway. Full details of all events around the country for Cruinniú na nÓg are available at https://cruinniu.creativeireland.gov.ie/events/
As Gaeilge
Tá Méara na Gaillimhe, an Comhairleoir Collette Connolly ag spreagadh ar daoine óga lena buanna cruthaitheach a úsáid sa cathair ar an 11ú de Meitheamh faoi choinne Cruinniú na nÓg, an lá náisiúnta SAOR IN AISCE cruthaitheacht le haghaidh daoine óga. Tá muid go sona sásta le go bhfuil muid in ann formhór de na imeachtaí a chuir ar fáil aghaidh ar aghaidh agus tá roinnt deiseanna chun rud éigin nua a deanamh. Tá inbhuanaitheacht, athchúrsáil, úsáid a bhaint as an timpeallacht nádúrtha agus tógtha, chomh maith le uchtach a thabhairt do daoine óga úsáid a bhaint as a shamhlaíocht chun réiteachtaí cruthaitheach a h-aimsiú.
Ag labhairt ag seoladh an imeacht i Scoil Bhríde, Shantalla, léirigh Cllr. Connolly a h-áthas go bhfuil Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe agus Éire Ildánach (Creative Ireland) ag tabhairt cuireadh do daoine óga a teacht le chéile agus a bheith cruthaitheach sa pobal áitiúil. “Tá Cruinniú na nÓg saor in aisce agus ligeann sé seo do deiseanna níos mó chun páirt a glacadh, le haghaidh gach duine. Tá mé ag iarradh speagadh ar an uile dhuine fiosrú a deanamh ar séard atá ag tarlú agus go n-éireoidh Cruinniú na nÓg fiú is rath níos mó is 2022. Gan a bheith an deanamh dearmad go mbeidh mo gasúir féin ag fanach sa bháile, tá an ghrúpa móréilimh Paintclub ag deanamh rang teagaisc ar líne leis an téama “Is é mo sárchumhacht na…” a bhfuil oscailte le haghadh gach duine. Tuig muid cé chomh tábhachtach is go bhí an ealaíon agus gníomhaíochtaí cruthaitheacha sa blianta lenar gcúl, agus mar sin caithfidh an Gaillimh glac lenar poitéinseal cruthaitheacha!”
Tar éis an fáilte galánta óna daltaí chuir an Mhéara Connolly chuala sí óna páistí faoi an clár Cruinniú na nÓg a ndéarna siad le Leabharlanna na Gaillimhe agus le h-údar clúiteach leabhair na bpáistí Patricia Forde. Bhí páirt ag béirt scoil eile, Radharc na Mara, Mervue, agus Scoil San Proinsios, Tirellan, sa clár. Bí ag lorg an taispeántas scéal agus beochan ‘The sea, Oh the Sea.’ sa leabharlanna tríd an cathair ar an 11ú de Meitheamh.
A fhad is a mbeidh an chuid is mó de na imeachtaí ar siúl ar an 11ú, an lá náisiúnta cruthaitheacht, rinniú cúpla togra tríd roinnt seachtain, ar siúl i roinnt áiteanna, go mbeidh na torthaí chuir ar taispeáint ar an lá í féin. Rinniú Leabharlanna na Gaillimhe ‘The Sea, Oh the Sea’ le 3 bunscoil, éascaigh Curo ‘The Diary of Wonder’ i bunscoil amhain agus comhoibrigh TULCA le scoileanna ar ‘Myths of the Near Future’ ag feachaint ar léiriú an todhchaí de scannánóirí sci-fi agus conas a bhfuiltear ag súil leis ag daoine óga ar an gar-todhchaí. Tá an togra óga shOUT! LADT+ ag obair faoin deireadh seachtaine saoire baince ar stair an pobal LADT+ agus féiniúlacht agus a bheith ag úsáid modheolaíochtaí cruthaitheacha chun tú féin a chur in iúl i ‘Visible Creatives’. Chun spás a cuir in áirithe, dean nasc le lisa.cannon@youthworkgalway.ie.
Ar lá Cruinniú na nÓg, Dé Sathairn an 11ú de Meitheamh, beidh mórán gníomhaíochtaí iontach:
- Tá BCNC Youth Theatre ‘Building Bridges through Drama’ le 2 ceardlanna i dráma agus amharclannaíocht cheoil sa Ballinfoile & Castlegar Neighbourhood Centre.
- ‘Pattern in Nature Art Workshops’ i Engage Arts i Salthill íseal le haghaidh páistí níos óige le 2 seisiún. Ta an seisiún 10rn le haghaidh páistí 0-5 bliana d’aois agus tá an seisiún 2in le haghaidh páistí 6-10 bliana d’aois.
- Tá Galway Community Service ag tairiscint blaiseadh sorcas i St Joseph’s Community Centre i Shantalla ó a 10rn go dtí a 2in.
- Tá Merlin Woods arís ag ostú ‘Natural Way to Creativity’ ceardlann lae le haghaidh déagóirí níos aosta ar bithéagsúlacht, aireachas agus buntáistí an nádúr ar an sláinte, ag críochnú le seisiún ealaín luibheolaíoch. Dean áirithint tríd friendsofmerlinwoods@gmail.com.
- Tugann Music Generation Galway cuireadh chuig Galway Community College le haghaidh ceardlann ceol ag a 11rn agus le haghaidh taispeántas ag a 2in. Dean áirithint tríd musicgenerationgalwaycity@gretb.ie.
- Tá an Genevieve Ryan Dance Academy ag tairiscint 2 ceardlann damhsa le Lapree Lala le haghaidh rang fuinniúi Afrodance agus le Laura Ray i gcomhair rang damhsa Hip-Hop, ag clabhsúir le taispeántas uaidh daltaí an Dance Academy. Tosaíonn an craic ag a 2in.
- Beidh sult ag an Real Kids Action Club, bunaithe sa Eglinton i Salthill, le lá ealaíon agus ceardaíocht san ionad Aras Bothar na Tra i Salthill leis an Melting Pot Luck Community Group ag cuir ar fáil miasa idirnáisiúnta. Tá an ceiliúradh de éagsúlacht agus cuimsiú seo oscailte do gach dhuine.
- Tugann ‘Éalú 2022’ fáilte ollmhór chuig ceoltóirí déaga agus ealaíontóirí den focal labhartha chuig ceardlann cumadóireachta agus léiriú ceol sa bunáit Youth Work Ireland Galway i Corrach Bui Community Centre i Westside ag 3.30in. Beidh taispeántas uaidh ceoltóirí óga le deireadh.
- Beidh sonraí ar na eachtraí ar fad suas ar leathanach Facebook Creative Ireland agus ar na meáin shóisialta This is Galway.
Go náisiúnta, gair Cruinniú na nÓg ar páistí agus daoine óga chun baint a bheith acú i roinnt tograí mar lámhchleasaíocht, ceol, beochan agus níos mó. Breathnaigh amach le haghaidh na físeáin ar Youtube faoi Creative Ireland agus ná dean dearmad #creativeireland agus #cruinniunanog a húsáid le haigh bhur saothar go léir le go mbeidh siad feicthe ag an foireann Creative Ireland agus RTÉ.
Tá Cruinniú na nÓg maoinithe ag Creative Ireland agus Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe agus pleanáilte le tacaigh ó Youth Work Ireland Galway. Tá na sonraí ar fad le haghaidh an contae le fháil ar https://cruinniu.creativeireland.gov.ie/events/
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