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Cairde Ui Neill

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £94.3K

  • Spending

    £120.5K

Charity no. 102738 Date registered. 09/06/2016

Public benefits

The purpose for which Cairde Ui Neill is established is to advance education through the medium of the Irish Language for the benefit of the general public with particular focus on promoting interest in Irish culture by encouraging the development and improvement of South Tyrone and wider community use of the language. The direct benefits which

flow from the purpose include improvements and uptake in the use of the Irish language and other educational outcomes; for example, enhanced knowledge and understanding amongst young people (through receiving education) in art, drama, sport and music as well as greater cohesion amongst the Irish language community. These benefits can be evidenced through attendance at events such as after-school education groups and summer schools, the feedback received from participants at such events and regular monitoring and evaluation reports carried out for funders. The beneficiaries are all or any members of the general public interested in taking part in educational activities delivered through the medium of the Irish language. Such activities are directly provided or encouraged by Cairde Ui Neill. There is no risk of harm and no private benefit arising out of the purposes.

What your organisation does

Cairde Ui Neill was established to provide financial assistance for the purchasing or renting education equipment for Iar Scoil Un Neill, Nais Scoil Bheag, to help the Gaelsocil Ui Neill or for any other Irish medium bodies located in the area For the hiring of staff for Iar Scoil Ui Neill (after school) & Nais Scoil Bheag (pre nursery)or for any

other Irish medium bodies located in the area. We assist in fund raising activities engaged in by Iar Scoil or Nais Scoil Bheag We assist Iar Scoil Un Neill & Nais Scoil Bheag to find and enrol new children. We provide information on Irish medium education at a local level We provide financial assistance and other assistance in the organising and running of any initiative or event designed to make publicity for Iar Scoil Ui Neill , Nais Scoil Bheag and Gaelscoil Ui Neill or any other Irish medium bodies located in the area To recruit volunteers to work to further the objectives of "Cairde" To employ persons, not being members of the "Cairde" committee to supervise, organise and carry out the work of "Cairde"

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Interface communities
  • Language community
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Voluntary and community sector

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Cultural
  • Economic development
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Heritage/historical
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Relief of poverty
  • Rural development
  • Sport/recreation
  • Youth development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

Cairde Ui Neill is established for the advancement of education and for the promotion of the preservation and protection of health through the medium of the Irish Language in the South Tyrone ares and its environs in Co. tyrone for the benefit of the general public regardless of age, sex, race, religious, political or other opinion and in particular, but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing: To advance the education of pre-school age and school age children and/or adult learners by providing support (financial, technical or otherwise) for the charitable work of Naisscoil Ui Neill, Iar Scoil Ui Neill or Gaelscoil Ui Neill or any other Irish-medium charitable projects in the area of benefit. To promote the awareness of, and knowledge of the arts, crafts, traditions, folklore, history and of the musical and linguistic and cultural heritage of the area of benefit for the benefit of the public. The establishment of a centre for the promotion of Irish-medum education, Irish-medium arts, Cultural heritage and to maintain and manage that centre in cooperation with any local statutory authorities

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 8 Trustees
  • 4 Employees
  • 8 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Gerry Galvin, 14 Clonmeen Cottages, Killen, Coalisland, Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT71 5QN

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Bridie Galvin
Mr Gerry Galvin
Mrs Dolores Carron
Mrs Eleanor O'neill
Mr Marc O'hagan
Mr Séamas Ó Gealbháin
Mr Seán O'farrell
Mrs Marie Lynch

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland