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An tSeachtain le Máirín Ní Ghadhra

Election Poster for Peadar Mac an Iomaire Image Name: Election Poster for Peadar Mac an Iomaire Description: Election Poster for Peadar Mac an Iomaire, Gaeltacht Civil Rights election Candidate Copyright: TG4
Peadar Mac an Iomaire - Máirtín Ó Cadhain Image Name: Peadar Mac an Iomaire - Máirtín Ó Cadhain Description: Máirtín Ó Cadhain addresses a crowd during Gaeltacht Civil Rights rally, with candidate Peadar Mac an Iomaire behind. Copyright: TG4
Máirín Ní Ghadhra Image Name: Máirín Ní Ghadhra Description: Máirín Ní Ghadhra

Ar an 23 Márta 1969 bunaíodh Gluaiseacht Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta ag cruinniú i gCois Fharraige.  Ba thréimhse chorraitheach a bhí sna seascaidí i gcúrsaí cearta sibhialta ar fud an domhain, agus d’éiligh muintir na Gaeltachta a gcearta féin chomh maith.  Inniu, beidh eagrán speisialta den tSeachtain le Máirín Ní Ghadhra ag plé na Gluaiseachta.  Labharfar ar an oidhreacht agus cuirfear an cheist, an dteastaíonn gluaiseacht nua a bhunú tar éis leathchéad bliain leis an obair a chríochnú?  Beidh Peadar Mac an Iomaire, a sheas in olltoghchán i 1969 do na Cearta Sibhialta, i measc na n-aíonna ar an bpainéal.

The Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement, Gluaiseacht Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta, was founded on 23 March 1969, and marks fifty years this year.  The sixties were a volatile time in civil rights across the world, and the Gaeltacht communities demanded their own rights too.  On a special edition of the programme today, Máirín Ní Ghadhra will discuss the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement with her panel.  She’ll talk about their legacy, and asks whether a new movement is now needed fifty years later to complete the work.  Panelists will include Peadar Mac an Iomaire, who stood for the General Election in 1969 for the Gaeltacht  Civil Rights.