Joe Carey
Ceist:22. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the activities happening for Cruinniú na nÓg in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26718/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 21 June 2018
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Freagraí scríofa
Cruinniú na nÓg is taking place on Saturday, June 23rd in every local authority right across the country. Building on the success of last year's Cruinniú na Cásca events, it was decided this year to focus on children and young people and the development of Cruinniú na nÓg is now a key initiative of the Creative Youth Plan to enable the creativity of every child and young person.
Underlying the Creative Youth Plan, of which Cruinniú na nÓg is one of 18 actions, is a firm conviction that participation in creative and cultural activities from dancing to singing to coding equips our young people to flourish in their personal lives and helps give them skills that will stand to them throughout their lives.
Cruinniú na nÓg is a day dedicated to celebrating and encouraging children and young people to participate in a range of cultural and creative activities through performance, coding, theatre, art and music workshops, readings, screenings, special events and much more. It’s a day for ‘doing’, ‘making’ and ‘creating’.
It is an initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme, and is being supported and led by the local Creative Ireland Programme Culture teams across all local authorities, with huge support from local artists, arts and youth organisations and community festivals. This year's activities include everything from bicycle tyre painting and bee-hotel making to robotics and smart phone film making. There are also lots of interesting workshops for everyone from early years (0-4 years) to teenagers in visual arts, creative writing, coding, music-making, theatre, crafts and dance.
There are over 500 free events happening for Cruinniú na nÓg nationwide, with 13 of these events happening in County Clare. These events include magic shows, craft workshops, film screenings, mask making, story telling, African dance among others.
All events have been programmed by the Creative Ireland Culture Team in each local authority and coordinated by the Creative Ireland Programme Office in my Department. A full list of events is available on www.creative.ireland.ie/cruinniu and can be filtered by local authority area.
I would encourage families to attend as many of these events as possible.