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You can read an English version of this piece here) Tá coimitmint tugtha ag Catherine Connolly gurb í an Ghaeilge a bheidh ina teanga oibre in Áras an Uachtaráin le linn a téarma. Ag freagairt di ar cheistneoir ‘Gaelvóta’ a sheol Conradh na Gaeilge chuig na hiarrthóirí sa toghchán seo, bhí an méid seo le rá ag Connolly, a toghadh ina deichiú hUachtarán ar Éirinn leis an líon is mó vótaí i stair thoghcháin Uachtaránachta aréir. Is í an Ghaeilge a bheas mar theanga oibre an Árais más mise a bheas i m’Uachtarán. Beidh doras an Árais oscailte agus fáilte mhór agam roimh mhuintir na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge. “Tabharfaidh mé gach cúnamh agus tacaíocht atá ceadaithe dom, mar Uachtarán, dóibh.” Freagra ar an gceist, cad a dhéanfadh sí agus í tofa ina hUachtarán chun an Ghaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht a chur chun cinn, a raibh sa mhéid a bhí le rá ag an Uachtarán nua tofa. Advertisement The Journal / YouTube Chuir sí tús as Gaeilge lena céad óráid tar éis do thoradh an toghcháin bheith fógartha agus í fógartha go hoifigiúil ina céad Uachtarán eile ar an dtír, ag teacht i gcomharbacht ar an Uachtarán Ó hUigínn. Sa sliocht as Béarla thagair sí don Ghaeilge go sonrach. Sa chéad dul sios ghabh sí buíochas le gach éinne a bhí i láthair ag an ócáid mar aon le cách a thug tacaíocht di, ceannairí na bpáirtithe a sheas léi go príomha, agus a thug “tacaíocht iomlán” di. Ghabh sí buíochas freisin le polaiteoirí neamhspleácha eile, Teachtaí Dála agus Seanadóirí a thacaigh léi mar aon le na daoine a “chaith vóta ar mo shon agus na daoine nár chaith vóta ar mo shon”. Beidh mé i m’Uachtarán ar son gach duine sa tír, gach duine. Thug sí ómós freisin dá céile comhraic, Heather Humphreys, ag rá di gur ghlac sé ‘muinín agus crógacht tú féin a chuir os comhair muintir na tíre. “Rinne Heather é sin agus comhghairdeas. 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Related Reads Connolly go maith chun tosaigh sna ceantair Ghaeltachta 'Tá sé tábhachtach go mbeadh Gaeilge ag an Uachtarán, ó thaobh dlí 's gur é an céad saoránach' Presidential candidates commit to Irish language projects if elected to the Áras “Tá an dúshlán againn anois le na páirtithe agus daoine nach bhfuil páirteach in aon pháirtí, dul i ngleic leis an dúshlán agus poblacht nua a mhúnlú.” Thug sí an t-óráid as Béarla ansin agus lean óráidí ó Heather Humphreys, a d’úsáid roinnt Gaeilge ina caint mar aon le h-aitheasc gonta ón Tánaiste Simon Harris agus ó An Taoiseach Mícheál Martin. Insealbhófar Catherine Connolly go sollúnta ina hUachtarán ar an Mháirt, 11ú Samhain. Tá tacaíocht á fháil ag Beartas Gaeltachta The Journal ón Scéim Tuairiscithe ar Dhaonláthas Áitiúil Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. 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