<div>Forbairt na Dromoda Teo is a community, social enterprise based in the South-West Kerry Iveragh Gaeltacht charged with community development, the promotion and upkeep of the Irish language and the provision of necessary social services in an area that sees and deals with many challenges.
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<div>Cillín Liath which is one of Ireland’s newest villages, had its inception many years ago with the foundation of a national school (Scoil Náisiúnta Chillín Liath) in 1973, it remained just this for many years with the community having no access to community facilities for its people or its youth. In the late 1980’s, the O’Connor family of Toorsaleen came up with the idea of building a pub/foodstore for the people of Dromid and hence began the birth of the Inny Tavern Bar &amp; Foodstore.
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<div>The success of this pub led to the community of Dromid believing in itself to such an extent that they embarked on a project which through the support of Údarás na Gaeltachta became what we now have here at Ionad na Dromoda. The phased development of three enterprise units (one now home to a digital remote working unit), a fantastic childcare facility with a Naíonra lán gaelach, a hostel that welcomes visitors from all over the world and 6 houses and associated services for the elderly of our community with our latest development being a cancer care support car that supports the whole Iveragh Peninsula.
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<div>The current owners of the Inny Tavern/Tábhairne na hÚine have decided to retire and the business has been up for sale for two years now. They have decided to take the business off the market. The option to sell the licence and the building as a separate entity is now very much a real possibility. Having watched a community develop over the years, if this option comes to pass then the shop and pub steeped in history and folklore of 35 years will close. This pub as we all know has immense potential and many options can be explored such as the provision of food and its development as a cultural hub that would promote Irish music, dance and culture and compliment all of the work currently being done in the community and give us an ample opportunity to promote the Irish language.
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<div>Therefore the directors and management at Forbairt na Dromoda have decided to examine the possibility of purchasing one of Ireland’s few community owned pubs/shop. We have raised enough for a deposit to purchase the business and we have also sourced a bank loan to add to this. However there is a deficit to be made up and to that end we wish to appeal to our community and our diaspora at home and abroad to help us to succeed in doing so and to secure the future of our local meeting place and demonstrate how we can be one of Irelands smart villages, a place where we display resilience and innovation by standing up and ensuring that we as a community have a say in our communities future. Can you help us to do this?
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<div>If so please donate at the link below. In the event that our efforts are unsuccessful, all monies donated will be returned.
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<div>Is fiontar pobail, sóisialta é Forbairt na Dromoda Teo atá lonnaithe i nGaeltacht Uíbh Ráthach. I measc ár gcúramaí tá forbairt pobail, cur chun cinn agus cothabháil na Gaeilge agus soláthar seirbhísí sóisialta riachtanacha i gceantar a a bhíonn an-chuid deacreachtaí ag cur isteach orainn.
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<div>Bunaíodh Cillín Liath, atá ar cheann de na sráidbhailte is nua in Éirinn, blianta fada ó shin nuair a bunaíodh bunscoil (Scoil Náisiúnta Chillín Liath) i 1973, ach d’fhan sé mar sin ar feadh blianta fada agus ní raibh aon rochtain ag an bpobal ar áiseanna pobail dá mhuintir ná dá óige. Ag deireadh na 1980idí, tháinig teaghlach Uí Chonchúir, Túr Sáilín ar an smaoineamh teach tábhairne/siopa bia a thógáil do mhuintir Dromid agus dá bhrí sin chuir siad tús le breith an Inny Tavern.
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<div>Mar thoradh ar an rath a bhí ar an teach tábhairne seo; chreid pobal na Dromoda inti féin chomh mór sin gur thug siad faoi tionscadal atá againn agus atáimid chomh bródúil as in Ionad na Dromoda inniu le tacaíocht agus cabhair leanúnach ó Údarás na Gaeltachta.
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<div>Forbairt chéimnithe trí aonad fiontraíochta (aonad cianoibre digiteach ceann amháin acu anois), áis iontach cúraim leanaí le Naíonra lán gaelach, brú a chuireann fáilte roimh chuairteoirí ó gach cearn den domhan agus sé tithe le seirbhísí cuí do dhaoine ina seanbhlianta inár bpobal. An forbairt is déanaí atá déanta againn ná charr tacaíochta cúram ailse a thacaíonn le leithinis Uíbh Ráthaigh ar fad.
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<div>Tá cinneadh déanta ag úinéirí reatha an Inny Tavern/Tábhairne na hÚine dul ar scor agus tá an gnó ar díol le dhá bhliain anuas. Tá cinneadh déanta acu an gnó a bhaint den mhargadh. Is fíorfhéidearthacht anois é an ceadúnas agus an foirgneamh a dhíol mar aonád ar leith.
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<div>Tar éis féachaint ar an méid forbairt atá déanta thar na blianta sa Dromaid agus i gCillín Liath, má tharlaíonn an méid sin, dúnfaidh an siopa agus an teach tábhairne atá sáite i stair agus i mbéaloideas le 35 bliana.
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<div>Tá acmhainneacht ollmhór ag an teach tábhairne seo mar is eol dúinn go léir agus is féidir go leor roghanna a fhiosrú ó thaobh soláthar bia de agus an pub a fhorbairt mar mhol cultúrtha a chuirfeadh ceol, damhsa agus cultúr Éireannach chun cinn agus a chomhlánódh an obair ar fad atá á déanamh sa phobal faoi láthair agus a thabharfadh neart deiseanna dúinn an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn.
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<div>Dá bhrí sin, tá cinneadh déanta ag na stiúrthóirí agus ag bainistíocht Forbairt na Dromoda scrúdú a dhéanamh ar an bhféidearthacht ceann dos na tithe tábhairne/siopaí atá faoi úinéireacht an phobail in Éirinn a cheannach. Tá go leor bailithe againn chun éarlais a chuir ar an ngnó agus tá iasacht bainc ceadaithe againn chomh maith. Mar sin féin, tá bearna ann agus chuige sin is mian linn achomharc a dhéanamh chuig ár bpobal agus ár ndiaspóra sa bhaile agus thar lear chun cabhrú linn é sin a dhéanamh agus todhchaí ár n-áit chruinnithe áitiúil a chinntiú agus a léiriú conas is féidir linn a bheith ar cheann de shráidbhailte cliste na hÉireann, áit a léirímid athléimneacht agus nuálaíocht trí sheasamh suas agus a chinntiú go mbeidh guth againn mar phobal i dtodhchaí ár bpobal. An féidir leat cabhrú linn é sin a dhéanamh?
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<div>Má tá, tabhair síntiús ag an nasc thíos. Sa chás nach n-éireoidh lenár n-iarrachtaí, tabharfar an t-airgead go léir ar ais.
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