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Beneficiary Newsletter March 2011
Going Gaga with Raidió Rĺ-Rá
Raidió Rí-Rá, based in Dublin, is a chartstation,
playing all the latest music,
and broadcasting completely through
Irish. Raidió Rí-Rá can be listened to all
year round online at www.rrr.ie. Over
3,000 people listen online around the
world every month via www.rrr.ie. Over
1.5 million people had access to Raidió
Rí-Rá during both of their live
broadcasts.
So far, Raidió Rí-Rá has received a total
of €80,000 from the National Lottery,
through the Department of Community,
Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (An Roinn
Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus
Gaeltachta).
Síne Nic an Ailí, a regular presenter on
the station says: “Raidió Rí-Rá is the
only Irish-language chartstation for
young people, and we interact with
our audience as much as possible via
Facebook and Twitter to get our
listeners involved, using whatever
bit of Irish they have. Raidió Rí-Rá is
great to help young people get their
Gaeilge going!”
An International Affair At Killarney Table Tennis Open
The Irish Table Tennis Association (ITTA) was formed in 1937 and the Munster Branch of the ITAA has organised an Open Table Tennis
Tournament for over 30 years. In the last three years, Table Tennis as a sport has received €80,000 from the National Lottery Beneficiary
Fund, through the Irish Table Tennis Association (ITTA).
Fit and Trim in Carlow Gym
“The Munster Branch of the Irish Table Tennis Association is most grateful for the
support of the National Lottery in assisting in the purchase of the tables for the recent
Munster Open, in the INEC Gleneagle hotel in Killarney. The Munster Open was the
biggest tournament in the country with a top prize of €1,000 for the Men’s Open
champion. We would encourage anyone, young or old, interested in participating in
the sport in Ireland to contact the Irish Table Tennis Association for details of their
local club,” said Anthony Redmond, Chairman for the Munster Irish Table Tennis Association.
This year, almost 300 competitors arrived to the INEC in Killarney in January, with some
competitors travelling from as far as Spain, Poland and England, a first for this competition.
Carlow Gymnastics club provides an opportunity for young Irish Gymnasts, between the ages of eight
and nineteen, to train as a team with well qualified coaches. In the Carlow club, children begin as
recreational gymnasts, and progress to competition level, competing in friendly competitions,
regional and national finals, and progressing onwards to invitational internationals. Some have
competed at European and World championship level.
Carlow Gymnastic coach, Anne Rennick, discusses forthcoming competitions that are taking place.
“We are currently training and preparing for some upcoming competitions. A lot of our
recreational gymnasts will compete in a friendly competition in Portlaoise in April. Our
competitive gymnasts are preparing for the National Acrobatic championships which will be
held in Salthill in May. Two groups are also hoping to trial to be selected onto Irish teams for
the forthcoming European championships in October”.
National Lottery funding to this Carlow club, through the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism, has
been put to great use in the purchasing and fitting of a specially sprung floor. All national and
international gymnastic competitions now take place on this type of special floor.
Learning fast with AONTAS
AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation, is a voluntary membership organisation based in Dublin. The AONTAS Adults
Learners’ Festival is in its fifth consecutive year and ran from 21-25 February
2011. The Festival promotes adult learning and education through a range of local
and regional events which happened nationwide throughout the festival week, and is
going from strength to strength each year.
“Increasing numbers of adults are returning to education to change career or
gain a qualification, and the Festival is an ideal, fun way for them to explore
their options and try something new”, explained Berni Brady, Director of AONTAS.
AONTAS has received over €4 million in funding since 2003 from the National Lottery
through the Department of Education and Skills.
For information on how to apply for National Lottery funding, please visit Good Causes at www.lottery.ie