10/13/2008
Gaelic plans afoot as Mod reveals many winning smiles (The Herald)
The level of Gaelic-related activity in and around the Falkirk region is expected to increase over the next few years following the 2008 Royal National Mod. Among ideas being investigated are the creation of a school to deliver Gaelic medium education, while there are also plans to hold a new Celtic festival.
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10/13/2008
Wellington/Hutt Valley Gaelic Football lose out (Scoop.co.nz)
The Wellington / Hutt Valley team missed out on a semi final spot at this year's Australasian Gaelic Football championship by a single point.
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10/14/2008
Royal National Mod: Parents have 'a duty' to pass on their Gaelic culture (The Scotsman)
PARENTS who speak Gaelic but fail to pass the language on to their children are guilty of "cultural negligence".
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10/13/2008
£2.7m more for Gaelic education (The Inverness Courier)
GAELIC is a unique vehicle for passing Scottish understanding from one generation to the next, First Minister Alex Salmond said when he launched the Royal National Mod 2008 in Falkirk at the weekend.
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10/11/2008
Mod launch on song as Salmond unveils £2.7m boost for Gaelic (The Herald)
Alex Salmond last night announced a £2.7m package of measures to boost Gaelic education across the country. The First Minister announced the additional support at the launch of the Royal National Mod, the annual showcase of Gaelic music and culture which started in Falkirk yesterday.
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10/11/2008
Cash boost for Gaelic vowed as Mod opens (The Scotsman)
LESS than a month after Gaelic speakers in Scotland got their own TV channel, Alex Salmond yesterday used the country's top Gaelic festival as a backdrop to announce new
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10/12/2008
Falkirk expects £1.5m boost as host of Mod (The Herald)
An estimated £1.5m is expected to be generated for Falkirk over the next week as the town hosts the 2008 Royal National Mod. Thousands of visitors and competitors will converge on the central belt town over the next few days to participate in this year's festival of Gaelic music and culture.
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10/14/2008
Blues persist with Irish experiment (AFL)
Carlton will continue to look at developing Irish footballers despite losing two in the past year
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10/12/2008
Rangers Football Club was yesterday given the go-ahead for a multimillion-pound development close to its stadium. (The Herald)
Alex Salmond last night announced a £2.7m package of measures to boost Gaelic education across the country. The number of passengers using Scotland's main airports has fallen by 6.6% in a year.
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10/12/2008
The council workers' pay row intensified yesterday after Scotland's largest local government union urged rejection of ... (The Herald)
Rangers Football Club was yesterday given the go-ahead for a multimillion-pound development close to its stadium. Alex Salmond last night announced a £2.7m package of measures to boost Gaelic education across the country.
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