D’fhógair Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael, Iarlaith Ó Broin, gurb é iománaí Átha Cliath, Fergal Whitely, a bheidh mar Ambasadóir na Gaeilge ag Cumann Lúthchleas Gael do 2025, ag ócáid i bPáirc an Chrócaigh inné.
Tá an Ghaeilge an-tábhachtach do Fergal agus tá sé ag súil go mór leis an ról mar Ambasadóir Gaeilge CLG.
Mar chuid den ról beidh Fergal ag tacú le scéimeanna agus le hócáidí Gaeilge de chuid an Chumainn ar nós Cuaille (iris Ghaeilge ar líne an Chumainn), Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha agus na GAAgaeilge Go Games a bheidh ar siúl i bPáirc an Chrócaigh níos déanaí sa bhliain.
Ag an seoladh i bPáirc an Chrócaigh inniu chuir Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael, Iarlaith Ó Broin, fáilte roimh Fergal chuig an ról agus ghuigh sé gach rath air don bhliain amach romhainn.
Dúirt Fergal, múinteoir bunscoile i Scoil San Treasa i gCnoc Mhuirfean, gur mhór an onóir a bhí ann dó a bheith mar Ambasadóir na Gaeilge agus go raibh sé ag súil go mór leis an mbliain amach roimhe. Tá sé ag súil, freisin, le daoine a spreagadh lena gcuid Gaeilge a labhairt le linn na bliana.
Ó d’imir Fergal le hÁth Claith don chéad uair thiar sa bhliain 2017, tá sé anois ina chrann taca ag tosaithe Átha Cliath. Tá dhá chraobh chontae buaite aige lena chlub Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh sna blianta 2021 agus 2022, nuair a d’éirigh leo an ceann is fearr a fháil ar Na Fianna sa dá chluiche cheannais sin.
Tá Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ag súil go mór le bheith ag obair le Fergal don bhliain amach romhainn. Tagann Fergal sna sála ar pheileadóir na Gaillimhe, Paul Conroy, a bhí mar Ambasadóir Gaeilge ar CLG i 2022, ar iománaí an Chláir, Paul Flanagan, a bhí mar Ambasadóir na Gaeilge i 2023 agus ar Sheán O’Shea a bhí mar Amabasadóir na Gaeilge do 2024.
GAA President Jarlath Burns, announced at an event in Croke Park yesterday that Dublin hurler, Fergal Whitely, is the GAA’s Irish language Ambassador for 2025.
As part of his role, Fergal will support and help promote GAA Irish language schemes, initiatives and events such as Cuaille (the GAA’s online Irish language magazine), Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha and the GAAgaeilge Go Games that will be taking place in Croke Park later this year.
At the launch of the 2025 GAA Ambasadóir na Gaeilge in Croke Park Uachtarán CLG, Jarlath Burns, welcomed Fergal to the role and wished him well for the year ahead.
Fergal, a primary school teacher in Scoil San Treasa in Mount Merrion, said it was a great honour for him to be appointed Ambasadóir Gaeilge CLG and said that he looked forward to the role and hoped he could encourage as many people as possible to use their Gaeilge throughout the year.
Since making his Dublin debut back in 2017, Fergal has gone onto become a mainstay of the Dublin forwards. The Kilmacud Crokes star won two senior county championship with his club in 2021 and 2022 defeating Na Fianna in both finals.
The GAA are looking forward to working with Fergal in the year ahead. Fergal succeeds Galway footballer, Paul Conroy (2022), Clare hurler, Paul Flanagan (2023), and Kerry footballer Seán O’Shea (2024) as Ambasadóir Gaeilge CLG.
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