Dublin South - Sorcha Nic CORMAIC
SORCHA Nic CORMAIC is a school teacher who has lived in Dublin South all her life. Originally from Wyckham Park in Dundrum, she now lives in Goatstown.
She has taught in primary and secondary schools in Ballinteer, Dundrum and Balally. She has been a primary school teacher in South Dublin for the past six years.
An active member of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisaton, Sorcha is an enthusiastic Irish-language speaker.
As a primary school teacher, Sorcha knows first-hand the importance of education in building a knowledge economy and ensuring that our children are given the best start to their life’s learning, not schools dependent on ‘voluntary contributions’ from hard-pressed families for basic but vital resources.
Having worked in Resource, Sorcha is committed to fighting the government cutbacks in education and will campaign against the government’s withdrawal of supports for children with Special Education Needs.
As a keen sportswoman, Sorcha is very aware of the importance of providing services for young people in the South Dublin County Council area.
She is an avid supporter of the GAA and played football for Ballinteer St Johns.
Is díograiseach den ghaeilge í Sorcha. Tá sé de nós ag Sorcha tacaíocht a thabhairt don ghaeilge tríd páirt a ghlacadh i scéimeanna áitiúl ar nós Club Sult agus is cuairteoir bliantúil den ghaeltacht í. Glacann sí páirt i gcúrsaí ghaeilge gach samhradh i réigiúin ar nós Gleann Colm Chille agus Corr na Móna. Tá taithí aici le obair sa mheann chumarsáide ghaeilge agus ta a guth le chloisteáil san aithris don ghearrscannán "Long Is the Way".
Mar mhúinteoir bunscoile, mothaíonn Sorcha go bhfuil an ghaeilge mar ábhar de phríomh thábhachtsa bhunscoil araon leis an meánscoil, agus, mar gheall ar an seasamh seo, tá sí buartha faoin bpolasaí molta ag Fine Gael i leith an gaeilge agus í a ofráil mar ábhar roghnach.
Is páirt sár-thábhachtach dár gcultúr agus ár ionannas í an gaeilge. Is teanga álainn í an gaeilge, agus tá sí ag éirí níos coitianta. I suirbhé ESRI, léirigh 93% d’Éireannaigh go dteastaíonn uathu athbheochan a fheiceáil sa ghaeilge. Oibreoidh Sorcha go dian chun stádas na gaeilge a choinneáil agus chun a úsáid a chuir chun cinn mar theanga beo.