Seachtain na Gaeilge, 2024, á ceiliúradh sa Roinn Dlí agus Cirt

The Department of Justice’s staff celebration of Irish Language Week was held in the headquarters of the Department in 51 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, at lunchtime on Wednesday 6 March 2024. The event featured original music, film, song and poetry - as well as dancing! - by members of staff, and by a guest musician, in addition to the video-presentation on ‘The meaning and source of the Irish name of the Department of Justice, An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt’.
The following table of contents gives the order of the various pieces in the video:
• An original composition by Dylan Curran, The Grianán of Aileach, performed by Dylan and accompanied by Eoin Carty (2.33 mins into the video)
• Invocation of St Patrick, Dóchas linn Naomh Pádraig, sung by Sinéad Lalor, accompanied by Dylan and Eoin (5.36 mins into the video)
• Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór performed by musicians Peter Browne, Oisín Ó Síocháin, Brídín Ní Dhonghaile, Peter Kearns, Ed Shortt, Geneviéve Hennessy, Kevin Greene, Aileen Harrington, Eoin and Dylan (8.46 mins into the video)
• Óró, ’sé do Bheatha ’Bhaile sung by Geneviéve Hennessy, joined for the chorus by Lorraine Nolan, Mary Byrne, Mairéad Finn, Louise O’Meara, Sharon O’Brien, David Whyte and Joy Munyoro (13.05 mins into the video)
• The video-presentation on ‘The meaning and source of the Irish name of the Department of Justice, An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt’ (16.52 mins into the video)
• Mo Ghile Mear sung by Seamus McManus (42.08 mins into the video)
• Recitation of An Státseirbhíseach Éireannach (‘The Irish Civil Servant’) by Layla de Cogan Chin, Catherine McEnrí, Mairéad Doherty and Colm Mac Donncha, celebrating the work of Irish civil servants since the Department was established a century ago (46.11 mins into the video)
• Máirseáil Lá ’le Pádraig, written to the air of ‘The St Patrick’s Day March’, sung by Andrew Munro (48.48 mins into the video)
• Trasna na dTonnta sung by Liam Cowley, accompanied by the musicians, and by the group of singers for the chorus (53.26 mins into the video)
• Finale: three reels played by the musicians, with Geneviéve Hennessy dancing the final reel, ‘Fr Kelly’s’ (57 mins into the video).