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an-t-iarthaoiseach,-an-tuachtaran-agus-an-cuireadh-chuig-comhar-creidmheasa-chorca-dhuibhne

An t-iarThaoiseach, an tUachtarán agus an cuireadh chuig Comhar Creidmheasa Chorca Dhuibhne

Cuireadh a fuair sé i ndiaidh easaontais le hiar-Thaoiseach ba chúis le cuairt Uachtarán na hÉireann Micheál D. Ó hUigínn ar Chomhar Creidmheasa Chorca Dhuibhne i gCiarraí ag an deireadh seachtaine.

Ba í conspóid an tsearmanais eaglaise in Ard Mhacha ar dhiúltaigh an tUachtarán freastal air sa bhfómhar agus an chonspóid a lean a spreag an cuireadh le teacht go dtí an Comhar Creidmheasa.

An t-iarThaoiseach John Bruton a tharraing na comhair chreidmheasa isteach sa chonspóid sin nuair a dúirt sé le seanbhlas gur ócáid thábhachtach a bhí sa searmanas murab ionann agus “cuireadh chuig oscailt Comhar Creidmheasa i gcontae Chiarraí”.

Bhí Bruton ar dhuine de na daoine a rinne cáineadh ar an Uachtarán nuair a chinn sé gan freastal ar shearmanas eaglaise in Ard Mhacha a reáchtáladh chun comóradh 100 bliain a dhéanamh ar chur i bhfeidhm na críochdheighilte sa tír. Mhaígh an tUachtarán gurbh léir gur ócáid “pholaitiúil” a bhí ann.

Ag tagairt don mhéid a bhí le rá ag Bruton, mhol an tUachtarán Ó hUigínn go hard obair na gcomhar creidmheasa agus is ag an bpointe sin a chinn Comhar Creidmheasa Chorca Dhuibhne cuireadh a thabhairt dó cuairt a thabhairt orthu an chéad uair eile a mbeadh sé sa cheantar.

“Scríobhamar chuige agus ghabhamar buíochas leis as na dea-fhocail a bhí aige i leith na gluaiseachta agus thugamar cuireadh dó, dá mbeadh sé i gCiarraí aon uair, bualadh isteach chugainn,” a mhínigh Micheál Ó Cinnéide, Bainisteoir Chomhar Creidmheasa Chorca Dhuibhne.

“Ní raibh a fhios againn ag an am go raibh sé le teacht go dtí an Dingle Lit ach ansin, b’fhéidir seachtain ó shin, fuaireamar glaoch óna oifig ag rá go dtabharfadh sé cuairt ghairid orainn agus tháinig sé.”

Thapaigh an tUachtarán an deis bualadh isteach go dtí an Comhar Creidmheasa Gaeltachta agus é ann d’Fhéile Litríochta an Daingin an deireadh seachtaine seo caite.

Bhuail an tUachtarán agus a bhean Saidhbhín isteach chuig an Comhar Creidmheasa sa Daingean, áit a ndearnadh bronnadh orthu agus rinne an tUachtarán píosa beag cainte.

Thagair sé do thábhacht na heagraíochta do phobal na Gaeltachta agus do phobal na tuaithe.

“Dúirt sé arís go raibh an-mheas aige ar an obair a bhí á déanamh ag an gcomhar creidmheasa,” arsa Mícheál Ó Cinnéide.

Dúirt Ó Cinnéide gur mhór an onóir dóibh é an tUachtarán a bheith ina measc agus go raibh comhair chreidmheasa na tíre faoi chomaoin ag Ó hUigínn as ucht a chuid tacaíochta i dtaobh na gluaiseachta. Dúirt sé gur léir go bhfuil tuiscint ag an Uachtarán ar thábhacht an chomhair creidmheasa do phobail na tíre.

“Ní cúrsaí airgeadais agus eacnamaíochta amháin a bhíonn ar bun againne. Is eagraíocht sinne atá ag freastal ar an bpobal. Tá buntáistí sóisialta agus cultúrtha ag baint leis an earnáil comhair chreidmheasa agus sinn ag freastal ar phobal na háite.”

Thagair an tUachtarán freisin don tábhacht a bhaineann le seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge a chur ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht agus an ról a bhí ag comhair chreidmheasa ansin.

“Dúirt sé go raibh sé tábhachtach go gcuirfí seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge ar fáil do lucht na gceantar Gaeltachta agus nach mairfeadh an teanga mura mbeadh na seirbhísí seo ar fáil agus nach mairfeadh an teanga mura bhféadfaí í a úsáid i gceantair Ghaeltachta,” a dúirt Ó Cinnéide.

Agus é ar cuairt ar Chonamara an mhí seo caite, dúirt an tUachtarán Ó hUigínn go bhfuil sé in am na laigí atá sa státseirbhís ó thaobh freastal ar phobal na Gaeilge a leigheas.

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