CORK LEARNING CITY
Welcome to the 17th Cork Lifelong Learning Festival. Welcome all to 2022 Cork Lifelong Learning Festival. I am honoured as Lord Mayor of Cork and Patron of the Festival to extend a hand of friendship and welcome to all people who will participate in learning activities over the Festival week this year. And as First Citizen I want also to acknowledge and congratulate all of those citizens who work to make the festival happen, by hosting events and encouraging participants to attend, connecting people and inspiring our fellow citizens. This is a festival for everyone – a people’s festival, and it is one that we all can be proud of. It is recognised and admired the world over and it has inspired many other cities to follow this path. As we collectively faced the challenges of Covid-19 the role that schools, colleges,
Fáilte go léir chuig Féile Foghlama Chorcaí 2022. Is mór an onóir dommar Ardmhéara Chorcaí agus mar Phátrún na Féile chun lámh chairdis a leathnú agus fáilte a chur roimh gach duine a ghlacfaidh páirt i ngníomhaíochtaí foghlama le linn sheachtain na Féile i mbliana. Mar Chéad Saoránach Chorcai, ba mhaith liom aitheantas agus comhghairdeas a dhéanamh leis na saoránaigh go léir a oibríonn chun an fhéile a chur i gcrích, trí imeachtaí a óstáil agus rannpháirtithe a spreagadh le freastal orthu, ag nascadh le daoine agus ár gcomhshaoránaigh a spreagadh. Is féile í seo do gach duine – féile daoine, agus is féile í ar féidir linn go léir a bheith bródúil aisti. Aithnítear agus tá meas air ar fud an domhain agus spreag sé go leor cathracha eile chun an cosán seo a leanúint. Agus muid ag tabhairt aghaidh le chéile ar dhúshláin Covid-19 ba ról ríthábhachtach é an ról a bhí ag scoileanna, oideachas coláistí, eagraíochtaí
education, training and community centres played was a crucial one and it is important to recognise and remember these as we are now celebrating the return of our Lifelong Learning Festival. The connection between the Lord Mayor and the schools of the city is one that dates back over 100 years to Lord Mayor Terence McSwiney, and is a tradition that is unique to our city. It is one of the many links that create such a strong Learning City ‘eco-system’ in Cork, that has lead to international recognition by UNESCO, with Cork featuring as a keynote in the 2019
pobail agus ionaid oiliúna agus tá sé tábhachtach iad seo a aithint agus cuimhneamh orthu agus muid ag ceiliúradh filleadh ár bhFéile Foghlama. Is é an nasc idir an tArdmhéara agus scoileanna na cathrach ceann a théann siar thar 100 bliain leis an Ardmhéara Terence McSwiney, agus is traidisiún é atá uathúil dár gcathair. Tá sé ar cheann den nasc a chruthaíonn ‘éiceachóras’ na Cathrach Foghlama chomh láidir sin i gCorcaigh, as ar thug UNESCO aitheantas idirnáisiúnta, le Corcaigh ina bhfuil mar phríomhóráid i gComhdháil Idirnáisiúnta 2019 ar Chathracha Foghlama a dhírigh ar
Cllr Colm Kelleher Árdmhéara Chorcaí Lord Mayor of Cork FESTIVAL PATRON
International Conference on Learning Cities that focussed on the role Learning played in responding to the pandemic. This built on our Learning City Award in 2015, and on the city’s selection as hosts of the 3rd International Learning City Conference in 2017. It is the people of Cork who make the Festival what it is. As this year marks our return to activities and celebrations, I want to encourage all of our citizens to live up to the Festival motto – and to ‘Investigate, Participate and Celebrate’ in one of most engaging weeks of the year in Cork!
an ról a bhí ag an bhfoghlaim agus í ag freagairt don phaindéim. Tógadh é seo ar ár nGradam Um Chathair Foghlama in 2015, agus ar roghnú na cathrach mar óstach ar an 3ú Comhdháil Idirnáisiúnta um Chathair Foghlama in 2017. Is iad muintir Chorcaí a dhéanann an Fhéile mar atá sí. Ós rud é go bhfillfimid ar ghníomhaíochtaí agus ar cheiliúradh i mbliana, ba mhaith liom ár saoránaigh go léir a spreagadh chun mana na Féile a ghairm – agus ‘Imscrúdú, Páirt agus Ceiliúradh’ a dhéanamh i gceann de na seachtainí is tarraingtí den bhliain i gCorcaigh
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CORK LIFELONG LEARNING FESTIVAL MON 4TH - SUN 10TH APRIL
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