COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 10, 2012

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor E. Walsh 2009

Cén plean atá ag an gComhairle chun Athbhliain Shíneach (Bliain na Nathrach) a cheiliúradh i mí na Feabhra 2013?

What plan has the Council to celebrate the Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake) in February 2013?  

REPLY:

Bliain Nua na Síneach (Bliain na Nathrach)

Anuraidh, ar an 26ú Eanáir 2012 bhí imeacht tionscnaimh chun Bliain Nua na Síneach a cheiliúradh idir Comhairle Contae Átha Cliath Theas agus an Institiúid Teicneolaíochta, Tamhlacht.  Eagraíodh tráthnóna do chultúr na héireann agus an tSín i Leabharlann an Chontae agus d’éirigh go hiontach leis.  Tá 12 ainmhí i bhféilire stoidiaca na Síneach.  Bhí ceann ach seo ag seasamh do gach bliain agus is É Bliain na Nathrach É 2013, a thosaíonn ar an 10ú Feabhra.  Is féile ollmhór É Bliain Nua na Síneach i bpobal na Síne trasna na cruinne agus tá muid anseo, i gContae Átha Cliath Theas chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh le tráthnóna d’imeachtaí.   

Anuraidh bhí na himeachtaí thíos san Áireamh:

Ar an tráthnóna roinn mic léinn agus foireann Ó Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Thamhlachta a gcuid taithí, ar an gcaoi go bhfuil an Institiúid ag obair le hOllscoil Teicneolaíochta Nanjing, tríd a hoifig idirnáisiúnta, ag eagrú cláir mhalartúcháin in Eolaíocht Chógaisíochtaagus innealtóireacht.  Don bhliain acadúil 2012/2013 tá 70 mac léinn ina chónaí agus ag staidéar i dTamhlacht as 680 mac léinn Ó Ollscoil Nanjing atá ag staidéar ar chúrsaí acadúla le co oibriú Ó Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Thamhlachta.

Tá Grúpa Oibre le daoine Ón Chomhairle, Seirbhísí Leabharlanna agus Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Thamhlachta Á bhunaíodh chun forbairt agus tógáil a dhéanamh ar an rath a bhí ag imeachtaí anuraidh le clár chun bliain nua na Síneach 2013 a cheiliúradh.  Beidh an Grúpa Oibre seo ag plé le mic léinn agus pobal na Síneach anseo i gContae Átha Cliath Theas chun clár ceiliúradh a fhorbairt le haghaidh 2013. 

Chinese New Year (Year of Snake 2013)

Last year on the 26th January 2012, South Dublin County Council in association with South Dublin Libraries and the Institute of Technology Tallaght held our inaugural event to celebrate the Chinese New Year with a very successful evening of Chinese and Irish Culture in the County Library Tallaght.  Each year of the Chinese calendar is represented by one of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac and 2013 is the Year of the Snake which falls on the 10th February. The Chinese New Year is a huge festival among Chinese communities across the world and here in South Dublin County we plan to celebrate with an evening of events for 2013.

Last year events included:

On the evening students and staff from the Institute of Technology Tallaght shared their experiences about how the Institute, through its International office is collaborating with the Nanjing University of Technology in China, with exchange programmes in Pharmaceutical Science and Engineering. For the academic year 2012/2013 there are currently 70 Chinese students living and studying in Tallaght out of a total of 680 students from Nanjing University who are studying academic courses in co-operation with the Institute of Technology Tallaght.

A working group made up of representatives from the Council, Library Services and the Institute of Technology Tallaght will be established to develop and build upon the success of last year’s event with a programme to celebrate the 2013 Chinese New Year. This working group will liaise with the students and the wider Chinese Irish community here in South Dublin County to develop a celebratory programme for 2013.