The Leader, Samhain 1988

~ISC()IL ~ Vl~~t= A~() Ttit= Vt=VIVAL ()t= Ttit= IVISti IA~f3U4.f3~ I~ ()~Vl?~ 4 Naiscoil na Rinne is Irish for the Ring Play School. It was set up in November 1984 by the Ring Community Environmental Pro– ject in response to a demand from Jesidents in the Creggan area of Oerry who expressed a desire to have their children educate com– pletely through the medium of the Irish language. The Naiscoil pre– pares children whose ages range from three to five for their future education in a Bunscoil (Irish Speaking Primary School( which is established in the Steelstown area of Derry. The Bunscoil is state run, however Naiscoil na Rinne is run on a voluntary basis and receives no financial backing from the state, despite being offi– cially recognised by them. The Naiscoil is situated is what were once derelict garages THE LOST BOYS nowconverted by local people into a small Community Centre. Des– pite the work done on the premises, it is not yet up to stand– ard due to the fact that there is no kitchen and only one toilet in the building. The Committee are at present attempting to raise funds to improve the building and more importantly purchase equipment for the childrens' use. However, due to the fact that the Naiscoil is situated in one of the most de– prived ares in Europe, this is an up– hill task. There are at present eight– een children being catered for in the Naiscoil, five mornings a week from 10.00am to 12.30pm. There is also a waiting list of sixteen children. The committee were hoping to accommodate these children in an afternoon session, 1::::1::::1:: but due to lack of finance were un– able to proceed with this venture. This was a great disappointment to them, as they feel responsible for catering for children who wish to be educated through the Irish language in the Creggan area. The cost of maintaining the build– ing, paying electricity and phone bills, and paying a teacher's wages is huge, and does not give much scope for purchase of equipment such as see-saws, sand pits, slides etc., equipment that most other playschools in the North are provided with by State bodies. Nevertheless, Naiscoil na Rinne feel strongly that our native language must be kept alive, as it is a beautiful language, and is a part of our Heritage, and they feel the best way of doing this is by having their children educated en– tirely through the medium of the Irish language, so that it can be carried on an cherished by the next generation. In doing this, however, they feel the children are penalised because the State re– fuses to financially back projects such as theirs, and consequently they have to finance the Play School entirely through raffles, dances and voluntary donations. However good these are, they never bring in enough money to allow for the expansion and im– provement of the Naiscoil to a sat– isfactory level. Anyone wishing to help this worthy project can con– tact the Naiscoil at: 33E Comore Gardens, Creggan Estate, Derry BT48 9TF. Tel: Derry 262934. TONY KELLY CARS -- Main Honda Dealers -- DONEGAL - SLIGO Telephone No. Letterkenny (074) 21140 TONY KELLY RENT-A-VAN A modern day story of Vampires with a smart twist. The Lost Boys sleep all day and party all night. They never grow old and the sight of blood excites them. They have turned their home town into a murder capital of the world. Michael Emerson falls under their spell with promises of sex, drugs and rock n' roll. When he touches on death, he realises how deep he has become involved. Cert 15 Warner Best film in a long time. VIDEO TOP TEN MOONSTRUCK Starring Cher & Nicholas Cage Moonstruck is a romantic comedy about the ups and downs of an Italian-American fam– ily living in Brooklyn. 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