 on Saturday in Lederkenny at Inn at McGilliga because it's in the Gail School is happening on Saturday afternoon and it's essentially a celebration of the Irish language but you can find out the benefits of bilingualism and find out more about all aspects of Irish education and employment prospects you know if you if you have Irish that can follow on the coordinator there is language coordinator with the leaner at Leder Canon is Barbara E. Cahill and Barbara joins us now so Barbara hopefully a busy afternoon ahead on on Saturday and it's is it sort of an intro to Irish or is it is it more than that? Well really what it is it's a kind of a drop-in afternoon the people can come in and they can find out about what would it be like to send your child to a Gail school if your child is at one of the other primary schools in the town but you'd be interested in going to a Gail College just the second level is it possible to make that sort of a transition and you know find out about classes and resources to support parents whose kids are at Gail school you know but also just if you're interested in Irish and want to learn or improve come along find out what classes we're on at the moment what the events and the activities are that was planned over the next while what's happening with the language plan that's now been running for nearly two years in the town and what third level courses can you do with Irish so all of that really and then there's free workshops for kids as well so while the parents can have a cup of tea and have a chat there's workshops there for the kids so there's hip-hop, art, music, coding on tablets so all of that going on really for the afternoon between one and four. And some of the relevant organisations will be there as well. Yes so Lee and the Literature Canon is organising it but we'll have information stands there from College to Alley from Garmstoke Hualu from Bloorningale from and Karn who'll be bringing their resource Gaelic on Shiloh with them. We'll have the Donegal Library will be there as well and we will hope and hope them to have Conor and Gaelica there to talk about employment opportunities with Irish and then we have some people there from third level institutions as well to talk about those universities and college options with Irish too. There's lots of people to talk to, lots happening, some music being provided by some of the school kids as well and the opportunity to have a look around the Gale School and see what it's like it just maybe you know to explore the possibility or if your kids are at the Gale School already come along enjoy the workshops enjoy the cup of tea have a chat with the people who are there. You mentioned the language program in the town and I know you've been embracing businesses and trying to get a little more Irish into different businesses around the town and I suppose it's just small steps to try to make you know to try to ensure that Irish is kept alive. Well that's it I mean I think there's great energy about Irish at the moment I mean we've seen recently both with the Chamber of Commerce Business Awards and we just sponsored that new Grow the Gale Award and with the Glourneyale Gradim Awards in Dublin recently where four businesses were down from letter 10 and received awards at that and and multiple businesses from around on it all down receiving awards particularly from you know from the good or area but there is a real energy about Irish we have been running Irish classes all year and there's been a huge demand for those we're actually starting some more Irish classes now in ATU but LYIT as was we're at another event this week with people from the new community for new Irish promoting Irish classes with them so yeah it's all about it's about the visibility of Irish it's about easy access access to lessons access to opportunities to speak Irish to have a social life that is happening through Irish you know things happening for families we've got Daddy and the knowledge happening now in a couple of weeks we you know Santa's coming along Santa's Santa's an Irish speaker as well so kids been able to come and do that in and the learner who you would have seen on the television she's going to be in the town park now in a couple of weeks doing a guided nature walk through Irish with kids you know there's lots of stuff happening we're going to have a pop-up guilt at happening before Christmas there's a Kirkle Cora in our office at seven Castle Street every Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock we're going to be starting one out in ATU as well so yeah it's all part of giving people the opportunity and the awful lot of people will say they'd love to be more confident lots of people who have some Irish like maybe the confidence to use this on a regular basis so we're really trying to promote that and encourage people to speak. Lerner Kenny you know it's not in a guilt of the area but as as Donegal's biggest town and as its commercial center it's it's playing a vital role. It is and that's why it's been designated at the Elkirk service town because we are very well aware that lots of people from the Elkirk areas from in for Lerner Kenny to do business to avail of services you know to do their shopping and all the rest of it and so Lerner Kenny has an important role to show the vibrancy of the language here as well and to make people aware such as the businesses that got the business awards you know whether it's Listley Tate or it's Wet and Wild or it's Gilday's Butchers but there are places that are promoting the Irish language and we hope to grow that year on year so that's the Elkirk service role is really important and to make sure the people know that if they come into town maybe there's a particular cafe that they can go into and they can actually order a cup of coffee or whatever they're wanting through Irish there are places that they can go to and speak Irish it's really important to provide that but there's also a large Irish speaking community around the town as well the Gale School and College of Alley have been hugely instrumental in that as well as the other schools and if you look at Erigal College and Loretto and St June and there's a really good standard of Irish in those schools and in many of the primary schools so it's trying to facilitate you know there is an interest in Irish so to make sure that people have the opportunity so that's really what Saturday is about giving people the chance to come along to find out what's happening find out what they can get involved in if they're maybe thinking about schooling for their kids or they're already in the process or if their kids are at other schools but they want to encourage the kids to use more Irish well we have resources there and we have classes happening and we have different things going on so people can get involved in okay it's an unit McGillica and it's in the Gale School in Loretto Kenny this Saturday from one to four Barbara thanks very much that's brilliant John Gurd me love my hit it