Daideo ar Ghearrliosta Ghradaim Leabhair Pháistí Éireann - Daideo - Áine Ní Ghlinn (Cois Life, 2014)

Tá Daideo le hÁine Ní Ghlinn curtha ar an ngearrliosta do Ghradaim Leabhair Pháistí Éireann (LPE) 2015 a fógraíodh le déanaí. 

Insíonn Daideo scéal faoi bhuachaill atá ar a theitheadh óna thuismitheoirí - agus seanduine atá ar a theitheadh óna pháistí. Castar ar a chéile iad ar an traein go Baile Átha Cliath. Éisteann siad le scéalta a cheile. Tuigeann siad a chéile. Cén toradh a bheidh ar an gcairdeas nua seo?

Bhí nuálaíocht ag roinnt leis an bhfoilseachán chomh maith sa mhéid is gurb é an chéad chlosleabhar Gaeilge a soláthríodh saor in aisce i modh digiteach.

Eagraíonn LPE na Gradaim gach bliain (faoin mbranda 'Bisto Awards' a bhídis tráth) le haitheantas a thabhairt don sárchleachtas i gcursaí leabhar don óige agus tá na gradaim ar na cinn is mór a bhfuil meas an phobail orthu in Éirinn agus thar lear. Foilsítear an gearrliosta i Márta agus bronntar na gradaim i mí an Mheithimh - bronntar sé ghradam ar leith. Seo thíos an gearrliosta:

Gearrliosta 2015

When Mr Dog Bites le Brian Conaghan

Apple and Rain le Sarah Crossan

Shh! We Have a Plan le Chris Haughton

Once Upon an Alphabet le Oliver Jeffers

The Apple Tart of Hope le Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Daideo le Áine Ní Ghlinn

Only Ever Yours le Louise O’Neill

Haiku Más é do thoil é! le Gabriel Rosenstock, léaráidí le Brian Fitzgerald

Primperfect le Deirdre Sullivan

Beyond the Stars tiomsaithe ag Sarah Webb

 Daideo by Áine Ní Ghlinn has been named on the Shortlist for the 2015 Children's Books Ireland (CBI) which were recently announced. 

Daideo tells the story of a boy on the run from his parents - and of an old man on the run from his children. They meet on a Dublin-bound train, listen to each other's story, they understand each other. But how will this new friendship work out?

This publication was quite historic in that it was the first Irish-language audiobook given away frrely in digital format.

CBIE organise the awards each year (they were formerly known s the 'Bisto Awards') to recognise excelnce in children's books and the awards are among the most highly regarded by the general public in Ireland and abroad. The shortlist in published in March and the awards made in June - six separate awards are made. The shortlist is as follows:

Shortlist 2015

Ten Books have been shortlisted for the 2015 CBI Book of the Year Awards:

When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan

Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan

Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton

Once Upon an Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers

The Apple Tart of Hope by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Daideo by Áine Ní Ghlinn

Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill

Haiku Más é do thoil é! by Gabriel Rosenstock illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald

Primperfect by Deirdre Sullivan

Beyond the Stars compiled by Sarah Webb

Daideo abú! Daideo le hÁine Ní Ghlinn (Cois Life 2014)

Comhghairdeas linn! Agus le hÁine Ní Ghlinn go háirithe. Fógraíodh ag searmanas i gCultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich i Mobil Feirste anocht gur bhuaigh Daideo le hÁine Ní Ghlinn (foilsithe ag Cois Life) Gradam Réics Carló - go bunúsach Leabhar na Bliana do Dhaoine Óga. Insíonn Daideo scéal faoi bhuachaill atá ar a theitheadh óna thuismitheoirí - agus seanduine atá ar a theitheadh óna pháistí. Castar ar a chéile iad ar an traein go Baile Átha Cliath. Éisteann siad le scéalta a cheile. Tuigeann siad a chéile. Cén toradh a bheidh ar an gcairdeas nua seo? Léigh Daideo agus beidh a fhios agat! Buíochas mór do Chlár na Leabhar Gaeilge i bhForas na Gaeilge agus d'Oireachtas na Gaeilge a eagraíonn na gradaim.

Is údar mór-ráchtairte í Áine Ní Ghlinn, a ndíolann a cuid saothar go maith i gcónaí ach bhí núalaíocht ag roinnt le Daideo chomh maith sa mhéid is gurb é an chéad chlosleabhar gairmiúil Gaeilge a scaipeadh go leictreonach i bhfoirm mp3 saor in aisce. Cois Life i dtus cadhnaíochta arís - tapaímid gach deis foilseacháin ilmheáin a dhéanamh! An t-údar féin a rinne an léamh beo drámatúil agus tá an taifeadadh fós le híoscóipeáil ach brú anseo. Tá an leabhar féin le ceannach i gcóip chrua nó i bhfoirm ríomhleabhair (do do kindle, iPad, nó do rogha eile) ach brú anseo - is fiu go mór an taifeadadh a sheinm agus an leabhar os do chomhair.

Is iad na leabhair eile ar an ngearrliosta don ghradam do leabhair do dhaoine óga ná POP!, scríofa ag Caitríona Nic Sheáin, maisithe ag Andrew Whitson agus foilsithe ag An tSnáthaid Mhór; Róbó-Mhadra, scríofa ag Máire Ní Ghallchobhair, maisithe ag Peter Donnelly agus foilsithe ag Leabhar Breac; Uinseann Donn le Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin, foilsithe ag Futa Fata; agus leabhar eile fós le hÁine Ní Ghlinn - Nílim ag iarraidh dul ar Scoil - foilsithe ag LeabhairCOMHAR.

Bhí leabhar eile de chuid Cois Life i measc na bhfoilseachán san iomaíocht do na gradaim le haghaidh Leabhair na Bliana 2014, leabhar le banúdar eile - Orna Ní Choileáin (an ceadmhach ‘cailínchumhacht’ a lua nó an mbeifí ag cur easpa comhionannais inár leith?). 

Ba é Sciorrann an tAm (Cois Life), bailiúchán gearrscéalta le hOrna Ní Choileáin a bhí san iomaíocht don ghradam do leabhair do dhaoine fásta - Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin. Seo an dara cnuasach gearrscéalta Gaeilge ó údar Canary Wharf. Ba iad na leabhair eile atá ar an ngearrliosta seo ná: Anamlón Bliana (Cló Iar-Chonnacht), sliochtanna as dialann Sheáin Uí Ríordáin, curtha in eagar ag Tadhg Ó Dúshláine; Seal san Aetóip (Cló Iar-Chonnacht), leabhar taistil le Frank Reidy; Aneas(Futa Fata), leabhar faoi bhéaloideas Chorca Dhuibhne le Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin; ; agus Ár Naomhoidhreacht (Foilseacháin Ábhair Spioradálta), cnuasach paidreacha ó Éilis Ní Thiarnaigh.

Congratulations to …. us, actually! Well, very particularly to Áine Ní Ghlinn. At a ceremony in Belfast's arts venue, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich tonight it was announced that Áine’s book Daideo (published by Cois Life) has won Gradam Réics Carló - basically Irish language Book of the Year for Young People. Daideo tells the story of a young boy running away from his parents - and an old man running away from his children. They meet on a Dublin-bound train, they listen to each other’s story, they understand each other. What will become of this new friendship? Read Daideo and find out! Were extremely grateful to Clár na Leabhar Gaeilge in Foras na Gaeilge and to Oireachtas na Gaeilge who organise the awards.

Áine, of course, is a best-selling writer, always in demand. Daideo was an innovative project for Áine and Cois Life, being the first professional audiobook in Irish given away free of charge as an mp3.  Cois Life in the vanguard yet again - we always try to make publications available in different platformss and in different media. The author herself recorded the superbly dramatic reading - and the audiobook is still available for download here.  Listening to the recording with the book in front of you is a super way to improve your Irish. The actual book can be bought in paperback or as an ebook (for kindle, iPad or your own choice of device) by clicking here.

The other books on the shortlist for this prize were POP! by Caitríona Nic Sheáin, illustrated by Andrew Whitson (published by An tSnáthaid Mhór); Róbó-Mhadra, by Máire Ní Ghallchobhair, illustrated by Peter Donnelly (Leabhar Breac); Uinseann Donn by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin (Futa Fata); and finally yet another book by Áine Ní Ghlinn - Nílim ag iarraidh dul ar Scoil (LeabhairCOMHAR). 

Another Cois Life book was shortlisted for the other ‘Book of the Year’ prize - and it was by another female author - Orna Ní Choileáin (may one say  ‘cailínchumhacht’ or ‘girlpower’ or will we be accused of failing in our duties towards equality?). 

Sciorrann an tAm (Cois Life), is a super collection of short stories by Orna Ní Choileáin and figured on the shortlist for the award for best adult book - Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin. This is the second collection from the author of Canary Wharf. The other shortlisted books were: Anamlón Bliana (Cló Iar-Chonnacht), extracts from the diaries of Seán Ó Ríordáin, edited by Tadhg Ó Dúshláine; Seal san Aetóip (Cló Iar-Chonnacht), a travel book by Frank Reidy; Aneas (Futa Fata), about Kerry folklore by Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin; and Ár Naomhoidhreacht (Foilseacháin Ábhair Spioradálta), a collection of prayers by Éilis Ní Thiarnaigh.

Closleabhar saor in aisce - Daideo le hÁine Ní Ghlinn / Free Audiobook - Daideo by Áine Ní Ghlinn

Gearrthóg ón gclosleabhar anseo

Forbairt stairiúil eile ó COIS LIFE - an chéad chlosleabhar Gaeilge á thairiscint saor in aisce i modh digiteach. Léann an t-údar cáiliúil Áine Ní Ghlinn a saothar nua Daideo ar thaifead gairmiúil a rinneadh go speisialta.  Is féidir éisteacht leis an gclosleabhar ach cliceáil ar an gcnap dearg thíos, nó é a íoschóipeáil nó a roinnt le daoine eile trí na meáin shóisialta ón seinnteoir soundcloud thíos. Má dhéantas é a íoschóipeáil is féidir éisteacht leis ar iTunes nó seinnteoir mp3 eile agus é a dhó ar dhlúthdhiosca. Tá ábhar clúdaigh do dhlúthdhiosca san íomhá thuas.

Is féidir an bunleabhar féin a cheannach i gcóip chrua nó i bhfoirm ríomhleabhair ar www.coislife.ie ach cliceáil anseo. Tá an t-úrscéal an-oiriúnach do leanaí 12-14 a bhfuil caighdeán maith Gaeilge acu - agus do dhaoine fásta a dtaitníonn scéalaíocht den scoth leo. Léirmheas ar an leabhar ó Inis anseo.

Bain taitneamh as!

An historic development from COIS LIFE - we're offering you the first Irish-language audiobook free of charge for download in digital form. Celebrated author Áine Ní Ghlinn reads her new novel Daideo in a specially made professional recording. You can listen to the audiobook by pressing the red button above or you can download it or share it via social media also from the soundcloud player above. If downloaded it can be played on iTunes or other mp3 players and can be burned to a CD. Artwork for a CD is available to download is contained in the image at the head of this article.

Copies of the book itself can be bought in paperback or ebook form from the www.coislife.ie website by clicking here. The book (which, please note, is in Irish - it is not a bilingual version) is very suitable for those aged 12-14 with pretty good Irish and for adults who enjoy a good story well told. You can read a great review of the book (Irish only) here.

Enjoy!  

Teidil Nua an Earraigh Seolta! New Spring 2014 Titles Published!

Seoladh teidil an Earraigh ó COIS LIFE in The Library Project, 4 Barra an Teampaill, ag 6.30pm, Dé hAoine, 4 Aibreán, 2014. Ag filleadh ar  "ár gcló ceart" (mar a déarfadh an Ríordánach) a bhíomar mar bunaíodh COIS LIFE trasna na habhann ón láthair seo i lár na 1990í agus sin an chúis a dtagraíonn teideal an chomhlachta don Life (agus féach na leabhair ar snámh inti inár lógó!). Ba é Cathal Póirtéir an Fear a’ Tí don tráthnóna agus bhain gach duine taitneamh as an bhfíon agus as an gceol, agus as na píosaí beaga cainte a rinneadh faoi na ceithre leabhar seo ar leith:

Scéal Scéil: rúndiamhra na meán curtha in eagar ag Breandán Delap

Sciorrann an tAm le hOrna Ní Choileáin

Daideo le hÁine Ní Ghlinn

An Colm Bán le Liam Ó Muirthile

Rónán Ó Domhnaill ag caint le Cathal Mac Coille

Ar dtús rinne  an Coimisinéir Teanga nua, Rónán Ó Domhnaill, píosa cainte faoi thábhacht na hiriseoireachta agus sheol sé saothar nua Bhreandáin Delap Scéal Scéil. Ábhar ó scoth na n-iriseoirí Gaeilge agus cleachtóirí sna meáin a bhí tarraingte le chéile ag Breandán Delap, a dúirt sé: Deaglán de Bréadún; Paul Drury; Cilian Fennell; Cathal Mac Coille; Rónan Mac Con Imaire; Harry McGee; Antain Mac Lochlainn; Póilín Ní Chiaráin; Máirín Ní Ghadhra; Gormfhlith Ní Thuairisg; Pádhraic Ó Ciardha; Seán Ó Cuirreáin; Seán Tadhg Ó Gairbhí; Máirtín Ó Muilleori; agus Pól Ó Muirí.

Ina dhiaidh sin chuir na húdair eile síos ar a gcuid leabhar ar leith. Léigh Orna Ní Choileáin sliocht as ceann de na gearrscéalta óna cnuasach nua, Sciorrann an tAm - an chéad chnuasach ó foilsíodh Canary Wharf in 2009 - leabhar a bhuaigh roinnt duaiseanna liteartha, gan trácht ar lucht leanúna a ghnóthú láithreach bonn don scríbhneoir óg seo lena sainstíl féin.

Orna Ní Choileáin ag léamh as Sciorrann an tAm

Ag blaiseadh na litríochta!

Cé go bhfuil cáil ar Orna as gcuid leabhar do pháistí, féach go bhfuair a híníon is óige an-bhlas ar  na scéalta in Sciorrann an tAm chomh maith!  

  

Nuair a chuir Áine Ní Ghlinn síos ar conas a spreagadh í le Daideo a scríobh, thug sí léargas drámatúil beo dá raibh i láthair ar cad is ionspioráid ann - fiosracht an duine daonna sna féidearthachtaí a leanann an cheist "cad a tharlódh dá ....". Spreag sí fiosracht an tslua, pé scéal é agus chuaigh neart daoine trasna chuig an 'siopa' le cóip den leabhar a cheannach dóibh féin. Ná bac 'litríocht leanaí' - mar a dúirt Cathal Póirtéir, tá an scéal scríofa chomh maith sin go mbainfeadh aon duine ardtaitneamh as. 

Áine Ní Ghlinn, údar Daideo - tour de force!

Labhair Liam Ó Muirthile faoin bpríomhcharachtar in An Colm Bán: Nora Buckley, searbhónta as Iarthar Chorcaí, a théann ag rince ar stáitse na bhFolies Bergère i bPáras san blianta tar éis an Chéad Chogaidh Mhóir.. Scéal Nora agus scéal údair ar thóir scéal Nóra i bPáras na haimsire seo is bun leis an leabhar. Mheasamar go raibh cuairt tugtha ag na Folies Bergère céanna ar an ócáid fad a bhí Liam ag caint ach b'amhlaidh go raibh cóisir 'oíche na gcearc' tar éis teacht isteach le teann fiosrachta, nuair a chonaic siad na leabhair ar taispeáint ar na seilfeanna ar na fallaí arda. Ach sin is brí le bheith i 'lár an aonaigh' is dócha!

Liam Carson, Stiúrthóir IMRAM, ag caint le Liam Ó Muirthile, údar ar An Colm Bán

Tá na leabhair ar fad ar díol i siopaí leabhar agus ó www.coislife.ie áit a bhfuil siad ar fáil i bhoirm páipéir agus i modh ríomhleabhar.

We here in COIS LIFE sent our 'Spring Collection' of books down the runway in The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar on Friday the 4th of April 2014. In some ways it was a going back to our roots as the company was founded close to the cultural quarter and of course our name and logo refer to the Liffey (and books floating in it! - take another look at it!). 

Ceol den scoth mar anlann leis an litríocht

The inimitable Cathal Póirtéir was Master of Ceremonies and blended chat, music, readings, wine, reminiscences - and one passing, but curious hen party! - to make 'The Library Project' into a genuine literary salon where the works under consideration ranged from meta-journalism, through short stories and fiction to children's literature:

Scéal Scéil: rúndiamhra na meán edited by Breandán Delap

Sciorrann an tAm (short stories) by Orna Ní Choileáin

Daideo (children's literature) by hÁine Ní Ghlinn

An Colm Bán (fiction) by Liam Ó Muirthile

The evening proper began with the new Language Commissioner, Rónán Ó Domhnaill, discussed the importance of journalism to society by way of launching Scéal Scéil. Breandán Delap had persuaded some of Ireland's finest journalists and media practitioners to contribute to the book, he pointed out: Deaglán de Bréadún; Paul Drury; Cilian Fennell; Cathal Mac Coille; Rónan Mac Con Imaire; Harry McGee; Antain Mac Lochlainn; Póilín Ní Chiaráin; Máirín Ní Ghadhra; Gormfhlith Ní Thuairisg; Pádhraic Ó Ciardha; Seán Ó Cuirreáin; Seán Tadhg Ó Gairbhí; Máirtín Ó Muilleori; and Pól Ó Muirí. 

Cathal Póirtéir ag caint le Breandán Delap, údar Scéal Scéil

After that, the other authors spoke about their books, beginning with Orna Ní Choileáin who read an extract from one of the new short stories in her latest collection Sciorrann an tAm - her first since Canary Wharf was published in 2009 - a book which won several literary awards for Ní Choileáín - to say nothing of a cult following for this young writer with her highly individual style.

When Áine Ní Ghlinn described how she came to write her novella for children Daideo, she illustrated perfectly what inspiration itself is -  nothing other than human curiosity about the threads of possibilites which spool out of the question "what would happen if ....". Quite a few people were curious enough to head straight to the bookshop to buy a copy of the the book after Ní Ghlinn spoke. As Cathal Póirtéir remarked, anyone - child or adult - who enjoys good writing will want to read this book.

Ashling Harteveld in charge of the bookshop on the night

Following Áine Ní Ghlinn came another tour de force performance, this time from Liam Ó Muirthile who spoke about the main character of his novel An Colm Bán, Nora Buckley, a servant from West Cork, who becomes a dancer on the stage of the Folies Bergère in Paris in the years after the First World War, and alongside it, an author searching for her story in present day Paris.

All the books are available in good bookshops and from www.coislife.ie where they are available in paper and ebook formats.

DAIDEO – leabhar nua do dhéagóirí le hÁine Ní Ghlinn - Físeán

Is é seo an cúigiú húrscéal do dhaoine óga le húdar aitheanta Áine Ní Ghlinn atá foilsithe ag Cois Life.

Léachtóir, iriseoir agus scríbhneoir í Áine Ní Ghlinn.Tá dhá leabhar is fiche scríofa aici – ceithre chnuasach filíochta agus ocht leabhar déag do dhéagóirí agus do léitheoirí óga. Breathnaigh uirthi ag labhairt faoin saothar anseo thíos.

 

Buachaill ar a theitheadh óna thuismitheoirí. Seanduine ar a theitheadh óna pháistí. Castar ar a chéile iad ar an traein go Baile Átha Cliath. Éisteann siad le scéalta a cheile. Tuigeann siad a chéile. Cén toradh a bheidh ar an gcairdeas nua seo?

Bhí aitheantas faighte ag an leabhar iontach seo sular foilsíodh é nuair a bronnadh duais Oireachtas 2013 air. Tá áthas orainn freisin gur roghnaíodh é do chlúdach an chéad eagráin de ré nua 'Books Ireland'. Guímid gach rath ar na húinéirí nua, Wordwell Books.

Tá an leabhar ar fáil sna siopaí leabhar agus ar líne anseo.

ISBN: 9781907494420

Praghas: €6