FÁILTE - WELCOME
Welcome to the new website of An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha.
What you are entering now is the opening phase of a whole new era in the provision of online services by An Coimisiún.
Over the coming weeks we hope to build a user friendly website that will provide up to the minute information on every aspect of the work of An Coimisiún, and include links to sites of organisations affiliated to An Coimisiún, as well as other sites of interest to Irish Dance Teachers, parents, dancers and anyone interested in this wonderful expression of Irish culture.
Fáilte romhat go suíomh nua ríomhaireachta An Choimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha. Tá an suíomh seo beartuithe ó dheire 2011 chun seirbhísi ar líne An Choimisiúin a fheabhsú. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh tú taithneamh as an suiomh a úsáid amach anseo.
IDM World 2013 Logo Competition
Be a part of Irish dancing history!! Irish Dancing magazine is running a competition to design a logo for the CLRG World Championships 2013 being held in Boston. There are some great prizes but time is short - the closing date is June 27th. The rules can be found on the entry form which is available in the downloads section. More info on the IDM website
An Jig Gig 2012
The Irish dance talent show is auditioning for the next series. Auditiions will take place bewteen 1st and 3rd June.
See TG4's website for more info.
Trivia Corner - Syllabuses v Syllabi
Both are in common usage therefore both are correct. However, since syllabus is derived from Greek, just as octopus and hippopotamus are, the prescriptive grammarian would prefer syllabuses just as they would prefer octopuses and hippopotamuses. If the etymology had been Latin, then just like alumni and foci, the answer would have been syllabi. Nevertheless, English grammar is descriptive rather than prescriptive and since there are two ways of saying it, you can decide.
Unfortunately, whichever word you choose, you are likely to irritate someone who uses the other version and is convinced that his or her version is the only correct one!
