Club na Maidineacha Caife a project by the Maidineacha Caife community group
• a coffee morning movement running for more than ten years in more than 40 locations around County Dublin • establishes Irish locally and visibly in the community • involves participants with different levels of fluency in Irish and encourages conversation practice at the preferred level • offers an opportunity for the people of Dublin city and county to speak Irish while nurturing friendships and companionship What inspired you to start the project? I am interested in any project that has as its objective the promotion of Irish in the Community!
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What has been the impact of the project? Everyone who has been to school in Ireland has a certain amount of Irish. The ‘Coffee Morning Network’ gives an opportunity for people to practice their Irish and show it as a normal daily language. They now speak Irish. What would you advise someone who would like to replicate your project? If you want to do a project like this, be sure to have a clear objective in your head. Preparation is all important. And then, when you are ready, do the publicity. Contact details: Ben Mac Lochlainn and Seán Ó Coileáin www.maidineacha-caife.weebly.com
