Announcement of Parade Grand Marshal -Eng/Ga Dr. Seán Ó - TopicsExpress

Announcement of Parade Grand Marshal -Eng/Ga Dr. Seán Ó Riain The Parade Nomination Committee is pleased to confirm that Dr. Seán Ó Riain has been selected as Grand Marshal of the 6th Saint Patrick’s Day Parade of the Nations & Regions in Brussels –Capital of Flanders, Belgium and the European Union. It is in recognition of his personal achievements, his distinguished academic career, his active promotion of the Irish language and his multi-lingual contribution to the social and multi-cultural life of Brussels together with his long diplomatic career serving the interests of Ireland abroad and the European Union. His nomination also recognises the history of the Irish language in Europe since the 17nth century, its association with the Irish College of Louvain and now its status as an Official European Union Language and the growing Irish-speaking community in Brussels and their cultural contribution in Brussels. His nomination should also raise awareness of the benefits of lifting the temporary derogation for the Irish Language as an Official EU language in the EU Institutions in order that over 180 translators, interpreters, lawyer-linguists and assistants would be recruited to EU institutions in Brussels and Luxembourg. His academic studies include, B.A. Honours in Irish and French, M.A. Honours for his thesis Gneithe Briathartha san Aimsir Laithreach (Verbal Aspects in the Present Tence). Ph.D for thesis Pleanáil Teanga in Éirinn agus in Québec (Language Planning in Ireland and Québec - a comparative study on the formation and implementation of language policy in Ireland and Québec. Seán has written many articles on diplomatic and general linguistic topics for Irish and international journals. He has lectured on the Irish experience of European integration and on language policy and at various universities (incl. Sydney, Melbourne, Warsaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Berlin, Munich, Essen, Guarda and Covilha, Portugal. His publications/ lectures include Pleanáil Teanga in Éirinn 1919-1985 (Language Planning in Ireland). The EU and Irish Language: Identity and linguistic diversity /An t Aontas Eorpach agus an Ghaeilge: Féiniúlacht agus Éagsúlacht Teanga; Sprachplanung in Irland (language planning in Ireland). In mid-2012 he organised a European Esperanto conference in Galway, bring some 160 experts on language learning from all EU countries to the city for a week. Seán is fluent in Irish, English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, Welsh, Esperanto and has a reading knowledge of Italian, Russian, Dutch, Romanian, Scottish Gaelic, and Latin. He is a former President of Claddagh Toastmasters and contributor to Anam Beo–Brussels Irish language magazine. Seán has worked as an Irish diplomat for over 30 years, 16 years at 5 Irish Embassies abroad, working with 10 Ambassadors, 11 years at Iveagh House. He has been awarded merit awards on several occasions by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs. In his earlier career, he spent 2 years lecturing in Irish at Maynooth University and more recently for 5 years as a Seconded National Expert at European Commission, responsible for the Irish-language version of the Commission website, EUROPA, and for making an ongoing contribution to the evolution of language policy. Seán hails from near Tipperary Town, grew up on a family farm. He is married to Suzanne, from French speaking Switzerland and they have two daughters Aisling and Ciara. He has one sister living in Ireland, Dr. Christine Curtin, a GP in Cork, living on the Model Farm Road, near Ballincollig. His brother, Donncha Ó Riain, was a seconded national expert in Irish translation with the Council Secretariat in Brussels for 3 years, and is now in his 4th year as a translator with the European Parliament in Luxembourg. Dr. Seán Ó Riain as Parade Grand Marshal will carry, as a mark of his authority, the “Rathmullan Bō Staff”, which was cut from wood growing on the hills overlooking Rathmullan Harbour in County Donegal. This will symbolise the Flight of the Earls in 1607, the foundation of the Irish College at Louvain and the beginning of mass Irish emigration that lasted over four centuries - the result of which is a world-wide Irish Diaspora of over 70 million people today. The “Bō Staff” symbolises the historical relations between Ireland and Belgium and the struggle of all emigrants and missionaries who left Ireland, overcoming adversity and hardship in true pioneering spirit that reflects the courage and perseverance of the Irish people throughout the centuries up to the present day. The Irish in Europe 2014 Year Theme is “Using Your Brain to Benefit Communities”. The Irish in Europe Association (International) aisbl (IEAI) are a small but committed Diaspora organisation with little resources and the scale of the success of the Parade and their up-coming projects including the Irish in Europe Cultural Exchange program will very much depend on the amount of private sponsorship and donations that they will receive in the coming months. For more information on the Parade and IEAI activities visit meetup/Irish-in-Europe. Tel: 0032 488 860 707 – [email protected] End Issued by the Irish in Europe Association (International) aisbl- Brussels HQ. Achoimre as Gaeilge Fógairt Ardmhaor an Mhórshiúil Dr Seán Ó Riain Tá áthas ar Choiste Ainmniúcháin an Mhórshiúil a dhearbhú go bhfuil an Dr Seán Ó Riain roghnaithe mar Ardmhaor ar 6ú Mórshiúl Lá Fhéile Pádraig na Náisiún & Réigiúin sa Bhruiséil - Príomhchathair Fhlóndrais, na Beilge agus an Aontais Eorpaigh. Tá sé seo mar aitheantas ar a chuid éachtaí pearsanta, a ghairm bheatha acadúil, a chur chun cinn gníomhach na Gaeilge agus a chion ilteangach le saol sóisialta agus ilchultúrtha na Bruiséile, in éineacht lena ghairmréim fhada taidhleoireachta ag freastal ar leasanna na hÉireann thar lear agus an Aontais Eorpaigh. Aithníonn a ainmniú freisin stair na Gaeilge san Eoraip ón 17ú haois i leith, i gcomhar le Coláiste na nGael, Lováin, agus anois a stádas mar theanga oifigiúil de chuid an Aontais Eorpaigh, agus pobal na Gaeilge ag fás sa Bhruiséil. Ba chóir go n-ardódh a ainmniú freisin feasacht fao na buntáistí a leanfadh as ardú an mhaolaithe shealadaigh ar an nGaeilge mar theanga Oifigiúil san AE dfhonn breis is 180 aistritheoir, teangaire, dlítheangeolaí agus cúntóir a earcú chuig institiúidí an AE sa Bhruiséil agus Lucsamburg . Staidéar acadúil Sheáin Uí Riain: Ollscoil na hÉirann, Gaillimh: B.A. Onóracha sa Ghaeilge agus san Fhraincis, MA Onóracha dá thráchtas Gnéithe Briathartha San Aimsir Láithreach. Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath: Ph.D dá thráchtas Pleanáil Teanga in Éirinn agus in Québec - staidéar comparáideach ar cheapadh agus ar chur i bhfeidhm an bheartais teanga in Éirinn agus Québec . Tá go leor alt scríofa ag Seán ar ábhair taidhleoireachta agus ghinearálta a le haghaidh irisí Éireannacha agus idirnáisiúnta. Thug sé ina léachtaí ar thaithí na hÉireann ar lánpháirtíocht na hEorpa agus ar bheartas teanga in ollscoileanna éagsúla (lena n-áirítear Sydney, Melbourne, Vársá, Poznan, Gdansk, Beirlín, München, Essen, Guarda agus Covilha, an Phortaingéil, agus Amstardam. I measc na bhfoilseachán / léachtaí aige tá Pleanáil Teanga in Éirinn i 1919-1985; An AE agus an Ghaeilge: Féiniúlacht agus éagsúlacht teanga; Sprachplanung in Irland (pleanáil teanga in Éirinn). I lár 2012 deagraigh sé comhdháil Esperanto na hEorpa i nGaillimh, agus thug sé 160 saineolaí ar fhoghlaim teanga ó gach tír san AE go dtí an chathair ar feadh seachtaine. Tá Seán líofa i nGaeilge, Béarla, Fraincis, Gearmáinis, Polainnis, Spáinnis, Breatnais, Esperanto agus tá léamh na dteangacha seo aige: Iodáilis, Rúisis, Ísiltíris, Rómáinis, Gàidhlig na hAlban agus Laidin. Is iar-Uachtarán ar Mháitrí Sláíntí an Chladaigh é agus is scríbhneoir é don iri Anam Beo - An Bhruiséil. Tá Seán ag obair mar taidhleoir Éireannach le breis agus 30 bliain, 16 bliana in 5 cinn d’Ambasáidí na hÉireann thar lear, ag obair le 10 Ambasadóir, 11 bhliain ag Teach Uíbh Eachach. Bhronn an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha dámhachtainí fiúntais air ar roinnt ócáidí. Ina ghairmréim luath chaith sé 2 bhliain ina léachtóir le Gaeilge in Ollscoil Mhaigh Nuad agus níos déanaí ar feadh 5 bliana mar Shaineolaí Náisiúnta ar Iasacht sa Choimisiún Eorpach, freagrach as leagan Gaeilge shuíomh gréasáin an Choimisiúin, EUROPA , agus as cuidiú go leanúnach le forbairt an bheartais teanga. Rugadh Seán in aice le Baile Thiobraid Árann, dfhás sé aníos ar fheirm an teaghlaigh. Tá sé pósta le Suzanne, ó Eilvéis na Fraincise agus tá beirt iníonacha acu, Aisling agus Ciara. Tá deirfiúr leis ina cónaí in Éirinn, an Dr Christine Curtin, atá ina dochtúir teaghlaigh i gCorcaigh, ina cónaí ar Bhóthar na Modh-Fheirme, in aice le Baile an Chollaigh. Bhí a dheartháir, Donncha Ó Riain, ina shaineolaí náisiúnta ar iasacht san aistriúchán Gaeilge le Rúnaíocht na Comhairle sa Bhruiséil ar feadh 3 bliana, agus tá sé anois ina 4ú bliain mar aistritheoir le Parlaimint na hEorpa i Lucsamburg. Deireadh Cumann na nGael san Eoraip (Idirnáisiúnta) Ceanncheathrú AISBL - An Bhruiséil, a d’eisigh.

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