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Luan, an 25 Bealtaine 2026
Fógraíonn an tAire Calleary gurb iad Just Art It buaiteoir Ghradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2026
· Gradaim bronnta ag an Aire Calleary ar an bpríomhbhuaiteoir agus ar bhuaiteoirí cúig cinn de chatagóirí éagsúla
· Tá an Gradam ag rith anois le 24 bliain anuas agus tá sé sainithe mar ghné an-tábhachtach d’fhéiniúlacht dhátheangach Chathair na Gaillimhe
· I mbliana tá maoiniú €201,000 ceadaithe ag an Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta do Ghaillimh le Gaeilge
D’fhógair an tAire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta, Dara Calleary TD, buaiteoir Ghradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh ag searmanas bronnta an Ghradaim tráthnóna inniu in Óstán Bhóthar na Trá, Gaillimh. Is é Gaillimh le Gaeilge a eagraíonn Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh, i gcomhpháirtíocht leis an Galway Advertiser agus TG4 agus le tacaíocht speisialta ó Chumann Tráchtála na Gaillimhe.
Is ócáid thábhachtach an Gradam seo i bhféilire na Gaeilge agus in imeachtaí gnó Chathair na Gaillimhe agus tá sé ag dul ó neart go neart ina mhisean chun go mbeidh teacht ag muintir na Gaillimhe agus ag cuairteoirí ar sheirbhísí as Gaeilge ó ghnólachtaí na cathrach.
Tá an Gradam ag rith anois le 24 bliain anuas agus tá sé sainithe mar ghné an-tábhachtach d’fhéiniúlacht dhátheangach Chathair na Gaillimhe. Roghnaíodh buaiteoirí na gcatagóirí bunaithe ar an úsáid leanúnach, rathúil agus éifeachtach a bhaineann siad as an dátheangachas ina ngnó/ina n-eagraíocht chun go ‘seasfaidh siad amach’ ina n-earnáil.
Ní mór don ghnó/don eagraíocht tiomantas láidir a bheith acu don Ghaeilge agus na bealaí agus smaointe nuálacha a bhfuil sé i gceist acu tuilleadh úsáide a bhaint aisti amach anseo a léiriú.
Is iad catagóirí an Ghradaim i mbliana: Miondíol; Seirbhís Custaiméara; Turasóireacht; Digiteach; agus Pobal & Cultúr.
Is é Just Art It príomhbhuaiteoir na bliana seo. Is fiú os cionn €27,000 an urraíocht don Ghradam i mbliana, le tacaíocht ó urraitheoirí áitiúla. Chomh maith leis sin, faigheann na buaiteoirí foriomlána agus buaiteoirí na gcatagóirí píosa álainn dealbhóireachta atá deartha go speisialta ag an ealaíontóir cáiliúil Pádraic Reaney.
Ag labhairt ag an ócáid tráthnóna inniu dúirt an tAire Dara Calleary TD:
“Tá áthas orm go bhfuil ar chumas mo Roinne – an Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta – leanúint ar aghaidh leis an tacaíocht a thugann muid do Ghaillimh le Gaeilge agus do Ghradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh. Tá ról ríthábhachtach ag Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh maidir le stádas dátheangach na Gaillimhe a chur chun cinn sa chathair. Tugann sé misneach dom go bhfuil an Ghaeilge ag fás i ngach earnáil gnó i nGaillimh agus go bhfuil obair Gaillimh le Gaeilge ag tabhairt fuinneamh bríomhar, nua-aimseartha don teanga.
“Trí aitheantas a thabhairt do ghnólachtaí a úsáideann an Ghaeilge ina gcuid oibríochtaí laethúla agus ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar na gnólachtaí sin, spreagann na gradaim seo dreamanna eile chun aithris a dhéanamh orthu agus bród breise as an teanga agus cultúr na hÉireann a léiriú ina gcuid gníomhaíochtaí.”
Ag labhairt di ag an ócáid, dúirt Príomhfheidhmeannach Ghaillimh le Gaeilge, Bríd Ní Chonghóile:
“Tá muid fíorbhuíoch go bhfuil Uachtarán na hÉireann, Catherine Connolly, i láthair ag an ócáid speisialta seo agus go bhfuil an tAire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta, Dara Calleary TD, anseo freisin chun na gradaim a bhronnadh dúinn.
“Is ócáid shuntasach í Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh do Ghaillimh le Gaeilge agus do na gnólachtaí ar fad atá ag cur na Gaeilge i gcroílár a gcuid seirbhíse.
“Léiríonn an Gradam seo an dul chun cinn leanúnach atá á dhéanamh i nGaillimh mar Bhaile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta, agus an fhorbairt atá á déanamh ar an nGaeilge mar theanga bheo ghnó, phobail agus chultúir, agus ar stádas na cathrach mar chathair dhátheangach.”
Is í an Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta príomh-mhaoinitheoir Ghaillimh le Gaeilge agus deontas reáchtála suas le €201,000 á chur ar fáil aici don eagraíocht i mbliana.
Press Release
Monday, 25 May 2026
Minister Calleary announces Just Art It as the winner of Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2026
· Minister Calleary presents awards to overall winner and to winners of five different categories
· The Gradam has now been running for 24 years and is recognised as a highly important aspect of Galway City’s bilingual identity
· This year the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht has approved funding of €201,000 for Gaillimh le Gaeilge
The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, has announced the winner of Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh at the Gradam’s awards ceremony this afternoon in the Salthill Hotel, Galway.
Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh is organised by Gaillimh le Gaeilge, in partnership with the Galway Advertiser and TG4 and with special support from the Galway Chamber.
This Gradam is an important occasion in the Irish language calendar and among Galway City’s business events, and has been going from strength to strength in its mission of the people of Galway having access to Irish-language services from the city’s businesses.
The Gradam has been running for 24 years and is recognised as a highly important aspect of Galway City’s bilingual identity. The winners of the categories were selected based on their continuous, successful and effective use of bilingualism in their business/organisation so that they ‘stand out’ in their sector.
The business/organisation must have a strong commitment to the Irish language and must show the innovative means and ideas by which they intend to use it even more.
The categories of the Gradam this year are as follows: Retail; Customer Service; Tourism; Digital; and Community & Culture.
Just Art It are this year’s overall winners. The sponsorship of the Gradam is worth over €27,000 this year, with support from local sponsors. Additionally, the overall winners and category winners receive a beautiful piece of sculpture designed specially by the celebrated artist Pádraic Reaney.
Speaking at the event this afternoon, Minister Dara Calleary TD said:
“I am delighted that my Department – the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht – can continue with our support for Gaillimh le Gaeilge and for Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh. Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh plays a vital role in promoting Galway’s bilingual status in the city. I am heartened that the Irish language is growing in every business sector in Galway and that the work of Gaillimh le Gaeilge is giving a dynamic, modern energy to the language.
“By recognising and celebrating businesses which use Irish in their daily operations, these awards inspire other groups to emulate them and show more pride in the Irish language and culture in their activities.”
Speaking at the event, the Chief Executive of Gaillimh le Gaeilge, Bríd Ní Chonghóile, said:
“We are very grateful that the President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, is attending this special occasion and that the Minister for Rural and Community and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, is also here to present the awards for us.
“Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh is a significant occasion for Gaillimh le Gaeilge and for all of the businesses which are placing Irish at the centre of their service.
“This Gradam shows the progress being made continuously in Galway as a Gaeltacht Service Town, the development underway on the Irish language as a living language for business, community and culture, and the city’s status as a bilingual city.”
The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht is the primary funder of Gaillimh le Gaeilge, providing an operating grant of up to €201,000 for the organisation this year.