Renowned since pre-Christian times

as a site of major cultural significance,

Armagh - the ancient capital of Ulster - is

about to open a momentous new chapter

in its history. Welcome to ‘Aonach

Mhacha’!

Aonach Mhacha has regenerated a

derelict part of the city centre and will

further develop the cultural corridor

between the Shambles and the

‘Cathedral Quarter’ or ‘Old Town’,

making the area safer and more

attractive to residents, visitors and tourists

while also boosting the local economy.

Our VisionTá clú ar Chathair Ard Mhacha mar

lárionad tábhachtach léinn agus cultúir

ón aimsir réamhChríostaíochta. Tugadh

príomhchathair ársa Uladh ar Chathair

Ard Mhacha agus anois, cuirimid

‘Aonach Mhacha’ i bhur láthair.

Le tógáil Aonach Mhacha rinneadh

athfhorbairt ar chuid de Chathair Ard

Macha. Déanfar forbairt bhreise ar

an dorchla cultúir a ritheann idir An

Seamlás agus ‘Ceathrú na hArdeaglaise’

nó ‘Seanbhaile’ - ag déanamh an

ceantair níos tarraingtí don chuairteoir

agus don áitritheoir agus ag cur go mór

le heacnamaíocht sa chathair

Ár nAisling

The name for the new cultural hub

‘Aonach Mhacha’ translates as

‘Assembly of Macha’ and is taken from

the great Gaelic tribal assemblies or

‘Aonachs’ which had their origins in

the pre-history of Ireland. These were

truly magnificent gatherings at which the

business of the whole district, province or

country - legal, social, commercial and

political - was conducted. The Aonach of

Ulster was held in Armagh, could last up

to three weeks and took place as many

as three times a year.

The NameIs suntasach an t-ainm a roghnaíodh

don chultúrlann nua, Aonach Mhacha,

a thagann ó na haonaigh mhóra a

bhíodh ag ár sinsear ón chian-aimsir.

Ag na tionóil mhóra seo pléadh gnoithe

an chúige agus leoga gnoithe na tíre;

cúrsaí dlí, geilleagair, polaitíochta agus

sóisialta. Bhíodh Aonach tábhachtach

den tsórt seo san áit a bhfuil Cathair Ard

Mhacha inniu cóngarach d’Eamhain

Mhacha de réir scoláirí. Mhaireadh na

haonaigh seo suas le trí seachtaine agus

tharlódh siad trí nó ceithre huaire sa

bhliain.

An tAinm

Our new cultural enterprise centre offers

a range of excellent facilities, both to

enjoy and to hire. We offer competitive

rates to individuals, cultural agencies,

charities, sports bodies, trade unions,

businesses and community organisations.

Aonach Mhacha provides first-class

performance and exhibition space,

conference and seminar rooms, a media

suite, offices, hot-desking facilities,

classrooms, gift shop and café, roof-top

terrace, community meeting rooms,

tourism and visitor information, guided

heritage tours and social enterprise

incubation space.

FacilitiesCuireann ár lárionad fiontraíochta

cultúrtha réimse sár-áiseanna ar fáil,

le húsáid agus le fáil ar cíos araon.

Tugaimid rátaí iomaíocha do dhaoine

aonair, do ghníomhaireachta cultúrtha,

do charthanachtaí, do chomhlachtaí

spóirt, do cheardchumainn, do ghnóthaí

agus do ghrúpaí Pobail.

Beidh spás taispeántais, ionad

comhdhála, svuít meán, eolas

turasóireachta, turais threoraithe

oidhreachta, siopa bronntanas,

caifelann, ardán dín, seomraí cruinnithe

agus spás ginte fiontraíochta sóisialta ar

fáil ann.

Áiseanna

Seomraí ar Cíos An Bunurlár (Líon daoine 120) Sa spás fáilteach pobail seo, tá stiúideo

ilfheidhme taibhithe ar féidir a ghlacadh

ar cíos fá choinne ceolchoirmeacha,

drámaí, léirithe rince, comórtais, srl. Ar

an bhunurlár, tá an fáiltiú ann chomh

maith le spásanna cruinnithe, caifélann

agus siopa bronntanas, stiúideo

priontála, seomra cruinnithe/ranga agus

spás nua-aimseartha oifige.

An Chéad Urlár Ar an urlár seo, tá spás oifige dár

dtionótaí buana ó earnáil na Gaeilge

agus ó earnáil an chultúir. Chomh maith

leis sin, tá áis nua-aoiseach sealaíochta

deisce, stiúideo meáin agus spás breise

cruinnithe atá fóirsteanach mar sheomra

ranga, mar oifig nó mar spás agallaimh.

An Dara hUrlár (Líon daoine 100)Tá an spás plean oscailte ag barr

an tí ar fáil ar cíos mar áis speisialta

nua-aimseartha comhdhála, seimineáir

nó taispeántais. Chomh maith leis an

spás ardchaighdeán féinchuimsitheach

seo, tá ardán dín ann a bhfuil radhairc

dheasa lánléargais uaidh ar chathair

Ard Mhacha agus ar an dá ardeaglais,

agus a thugann deis iontach grianghraif

chuimhneacháin.

Room HireGround Floor (Capacity 120) In our welcoming, communal area we

offer a multiuse, black box performance

studio that can be hired for intimate

concerts, theatrical performances,

dancing, competitions, presentations, etc.

The reception and ground floor area is

also served by casual meeting spaces,

a café and gift shop, printing studio, a

meeting room/classroom and a modern

office facility.

First Floor This floor consists of office space for

our core tenant groups from the Irish

language and cultural sector. In addition,

we have well-equipped, modern hot-

desking facilities and an additional

meeting space available that is suitable

as a classroom, office or interview space.

Second Floor (Capacity 100)Our open plan area at the top of

the building is available to hire as

a bespoke, modern conference and

seminar or exhibition facility. This

high-spec, self-contained space is

complemented by a south-facing roof

terrace that provides user groups with

panoramic views over Armagh City

and of our two signature Cathedrals,

not to mention excellent souvenir photo

opportunities.

Aonach Mhacha will host and deliver a

range of high profile activities throughout

the year. Our event calendar will include

international musical and theatre

performances, dance and recreational

activities, lectures, films and talks, CD

and book launches, family activities and

multicultural showcases and exhibitions.

Touring acts, speakers and artists will

complement locally organised activities.

We invite interest from all sections of

the community and aim to provide

opportunities for cultural interaction

and fusion as well as exploration of our

shared heritage and history.

EventsBeidh réimse leathan imeachtaí ardiomrá

á chur ar fáil agus á n-óstáil ag Aonach

Mhacha le linn na bliana. I measc na

rudaí a bheas ar an fhéilire, beidh

léiriúcháin ceoil agus drámaíochta,

imeachtaí rince agus spraoi, léachtaí,

scannáin agus cainteanna, seoltaí

dlúthdhioscaí agus leabhar, imeachtaí

teaghlaigh agus taispeántais ilchultúrtha.

Beidh ceoltóirí, cainteoirí agus

ealaíontóirí náisiúnta ann, chomh maith

leis na gníomhaíochtaí áitiúla. Tá muid

ag iarraidh freastal ar gach cuid den

phobal agus ba mhaith linn deiseanna

idirghníomhaíochta idir chultúir a chothú

agus ár gcomhoidhreacht a fhiosrú.

Imeachtaí

Fiontar sóisialta pobalbhunaithe muid

a bunaíodh in 2009. Féachann ár

bhfostaithe agus ár n-oibrithe deonacha

le h-imeallú cultúrtha agus sóisialta

a shárú agus imeachtaí sultmhara

Gaeilge a chur ar fáil do pháistí agus do

theaghlaigh.

We’re a community-based social

enterprise, established in 2009.

Our employees and volunteers strive

to overcome cultural and social

marginalisation and provide Irish

language recreational pursuits for

children and families.

Carthanas muid a bunaíodh in 2014 le

seirbhísí oidhreachta, ceardaíochta agus

turasóireachta a chothú i gCathair Ard

Mhacha. I measc na seirbhísí a chuirfeas

muid ar fáil in Aonach Mhacha, beidh

oiriúnú earraí, caifélann agus siopa.

We’re a charity, established in 2014 to

promote a heritage, craft and tourism

services hub in Armagh City. Our

services in Aonach Mhacha will include

product customisation, a café and gift

shop.

Tá Cleamairí Ard Mhacha ar cheann de

na grúpaí ceoil agus amharclannaíochta

traidisiúnta is mó cáil in Éirinn. Tá muid

ag cur seónna ar siúl i scoileanna, in

amharclanna agus ag féilte ar fud an

domhain ó bhí na 1970í ann.

The Armagh Rhymers are one of the

most celebrated traditional music and

theatre ensembles in Ireland. We’ve

delighted audiences in schools, theatres

and festivals around the world since the

1970s.

Fondúireacht neamhpholaitiúil,

neamhrialtasach is ea Gael Linn,

a bunaíodh sa bhliain 1953. An

phríomhaidhm aici ná an Ghaeilge agus

a hoidhreacht a chothú agus a chur cinn

ar fud Éireann uile mar theanga bheo

agus mar spreagadh féiniúlachta.

Founded in 1953, Gael Linn is one

of Ireland’s foremost Irish language

promotional agencies with offices in

Armagh and Dublin.

Croí-thionóntaitheCore Tenants

Deis UrraíochtaLárionad ceannródaíoch teanga, ealaíne

agus cultúrtha é Aonach Mhacha, atá

suite i gcroílár Chúige Uladh agus

réigiún na teorann. Níl aon ionad mar

seo i gCathair Ard Mhacha faoi láthair

agus tá an tionscnamh bunaithe ar dhá

fhiontar comhchosúil cultúir i mBéal

Feirste agus i nDoire.

Bígí Páirteach

Tá tacaíocht faighte ag an scéim ó

Uachtarán na hÉireann, Mícheál D.

Ó hUiginn, a thug túsáite d’Aonach

Mhacha ina óráid chuig ceannairí gnó,

ionadaithe tofa, oibrithe pobail agus

uaisle Ard Mhacha agus é ar cuairt ar

an chathair ar na mallaibh.

Cuireadh pleananna don lárionad chun

tosaigh fosta i bhfíseán bolscaireachta

a rinne an Ciste Infheistíochta Gaeilge

agus a taispeánadh ar fud na hÉireann

agus i Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá. Bhí

Aonach Mhachal le feiceáil ar roinnt

tuairiscí nuachta agus teilifíse ar BBC,

RTÉ, TG4 agus ar líne.

Tá stiúrthóirí an tionscadail ag tabhairt

deise duitse, do do theaghlach, do do

ghnó nó do d’eagraíocht ról lárnach a

imirt sa togra spreagúil seo a bhfuil aird

náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta tarraingthe

aige.

Tá pacáiste urraíochta agus tacaíochta

deartha againn a mheallfaidh

urraitheoirí aonair, grúpa agus

corparáideacha. Is féidir na bearta

urraíochta seo a athnuachan gach trí

bliana.

B’fhéidir gur mhaith leat bríce a

cheannach?

B’fhéidir gur mhaith leat ainm do

ghnó nó d’eagraíochta a bheith luaite

le seomra nó le gné ar leith den

fhoirgneamh?

Nó b’fhéidir gur mhaith leat bheith i

do bhall de ‘Cairde na Cultúrlainne’

le nuachtlitreacha rialta a fháil agus

le lascaine a fháil ar iontráil chuig

imeachtaí agus ócáidí sóisialta?

Cibé tacaíocht ba mhaith leat a

thabhairt, bheadh lúcháir orainn bheith

ag obair leat lena chinntiú go dtugtar

an t-aitheantas ceart duit as d’ionchur

luachmhar inár gcuid brandála agus

poiblíochta.

Sna seachtainí beaga atá amach

romhainn, beidh muid ag dul i

dteagmháil le gnóthaí agus le

h-eagraíochtaí le cuireadh a thabhairt

duit bhieth páirteach i dturas Aonach

Mhacha. Beidh sraith oícheanta eolais á

reáchtáil in Eanáir agus Feabhra 2020.

Pacáistí Urraíochta Aonair, Grúpa & Corparáidí Urraíocht Platanaim £5,000

Plaic aonair saindeartha san fhorhalla

Lógó comhlachta ar ár suíomh nua gréasáin le nasc chuig suíomh gréasáin d’eagraíochta féin

Litríocht nó tabhartas an chomhlachta ar shuíocháin nó ar tháblaí le linn mórimeachtaí

AGUS gach rud sna bearta thíos

Urraíocht Óir £3,000

Liostáil phríomhúil agus aitheantas ar Liosta na nUrraitheoirí san fhorhalla

Urraíocht ar imeachtaí breise “a la carte” e.g. ceolchoirmeacha, fáiltithe, seoltaí, etc.

Aitheantas ar an scáileán ag an fháiltiú agus ag tús imeachtaí

AGUS gach rud sna bearta thíos

Urraíocht Airgid £1,500

Liostáil phríomhúil ar Liosta na nUrraitheoirí san fhorhalla

Aitheantas urraíochta i gcláir chomhdhála agus imeachta

Áirithint tosaíochta do gach imeacht

Paca féiríní saor in aisce

AGUS gach rud sna bearta thíos

Urraíocht Aonair nó Teaghlaigh Cré-umha £500

Plaic ar bhríce san ionad

Cuireadh chuig an seoladh oifigiúil agus chuig imeachtaí foirmeálta

Áiseanna ar cíos lascainithe

Nuachtlitir rialta agus an t-eolas is deireanaí Ceannaigh bríce £250

Plaic ar bhríce san ionad

Sponsorship InvitationAonach Mhacha will be a landmark arts,

language and cultural enterprise facility

in mid-Ulster and the border region. No

such centre currently exists in Armagh

City and the initiative is based on two

similar, successful cultural enterprise

models that currently operate in Belfast

and in Derry City.

Get Involved

Aonach Mhacha has been endorsed

by the President of Ireland, Michael D.

Higgins, who made the eye-catching,

new centre the keynote feature of his

address to dignitaries, business leaders,

elected representatives and influential

community figures on a recent visit to

Armagh City.

Plans for the new centre have been

showcased across Ireland and the USA

in a promotional video commissioned by

the Irish Language Investment Fund. The

project has also featured on a number of

glowing news and television reports on

BBC, RTÉ, TG4 and online media outlets.

The project leaders are offering you,

your family, your business or your

organisation an opportunity to play a

central role in this exciting project that

has attracted national and international

attention.

We have tailored a sponsorship and

support package that will be attractive

to individual, group and corporate

sponsors. Sponsorship deals are

renewable on a three-yearly basis.

Maybe you simply want to sponsor a

brick?

Perhaps you’d like a room or feature of

the building named after your business

or organisation?

Alternatively, you can become a

member of ‘Cairde na Cultúrlainne’

[Friends of the Cultúrlann], receiving

regular newsletters and discounted

rates on admission to events and

activities?

Whatever your level of involvement,

we shall be happy to work with

you and to ensure that your valued

contribution is prominently recognised

and acknowledged in our branding and

publicity.

In the coming weeks, we shall be

contacting businesses and organisations

like yours to invite you to join the

Aonach Mhacha journey. A series of

information evenings will be held in

January and February 2020.

Individual, Group & Corporate Sponsorship Packages

Platinum Sponsorship Deal £5,000

Individual and Bespoke Plaque on the Entrance Hall

Company Logo on Our New Website with a Hotlink to Your Organisation’s Website

Placement of Company Literature or Gift on Seats/Tables During Showcase Events

PLUS Everything in the Deals Below

Gold Sponsorship Deal £3,000

Primary Listing and Acknowledgement on Sponsors List in the Entrance Hall

Ability to Sponsor Additional "a la carte" Events e.g. Concerts, Receptions, Launches, etc.

Acknowledgement on Screen in Reception and at the Beginning of All Events

PLUS Everything in the Deals Below

Silver Sponsorship Deal £1,500

Primary Listing on Sponsors List in the Entrance Hall

Sponsorship Acknowledgement in All Conference and Event Programmes

Priority Ticket Booking for All Events

Free Gift Pack

PLUS Everything in the Deals Below

Individual or Family Bronze Sponsorship Deal £500

Name Plaque on a Brick in the New Centre

Invitation to Official Opening and Formal Events

Discounted Facilities Hire

Regular Newsletter and Updates

Simple Buy a Brick Deal £250

Name Plaque on a Brick in the Centre

Tuilleadh eolais:

For further information, contact:T: 0044 28 37515229

E: info@aonachmhacha.com

Aonach Mhacha: 74-76 Sráid na nGall,

Ard Mhacha, BT61 7LG Tag Chomhlachta: NI608901

Uimhir HMRC: XT33430 Tag Charthanachta: NIC106797

The Aonach Mhacha capital project was delivered with support and financial assistance from:

Department for Communities NI Ciste Infheistíochta GaeilgeGarfield Weston Foundation

Department for Foreign Affairs and TradeArmagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council

Iontaobhas UltachGael Linn

Naíscoil Ard Mhacha