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Sat 03 Mar 2010Irish language scholar and committed educator
PÁDRAIG TYERS:PÁDRAIG TYERS, who has died aged 84, was an Irish language scholar, author and educator. A former Stiúrthóir na Gaeilge Labhartha at UCC, he was also director of audio-visual services at the college.
He will be remembered for his role in stimulating interaction between UCC and the west Kerry Gaeltacht. At UCC he pioneered the use of audio-visual resources that not only underpinned the work of Bord na Gaeilge and, in particular, Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha, but benefited language departments across the board.
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