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Is cúis mhór bhróin dúinn a fhógairt go bhfuil ár gcara is ár gcomhleacaí, Stiofán Newman, tar éis bháis. Bhí sé ina léachtóir díograiseach i Roinn na Gaeilge, Dámh na nDán, ar feadh tríocha bliain.

D’éag sé ar an Déardaoin 13 Samhain in Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Luimneach, agus a mhuintir ghrámhar ar fad timpeall air.

Agus é ag caint faoina iarchomhleacaí, bhí an méid seo a leanas le rá ag an Dr Breandán Ó Cróinín, Ceann Roinn na Gaeilge:

"Tá gach éinne i gColáiste Mhuire gan Smál, agus go háirithe a chomleacaithe i Roinn na Gaeilge, croíbhriste go bhfuil ár gcara is ár gcomhleacaí iontach imithe uainn. Pribhléid agus pléisiúr ab ea é dúinn ar fad a bheith ag obair ina theannta ar feadh na mblian agus beimid cráite suaite gan é sna blianta atá romhainn. Chaith Stiofán nach mór 30 bliain ag obair sa Choláiste (thosnaigh sé sa bhliain 1996) agus léachtóir, múinteoir teangan agus scoláire den gcéad scoth ab ea é agus, thar aon ní eile, comhleacaí lách cineálta flaithiúil. Mhúin sé cúrsaí ar an nua-litríocht agus ar fhilíocht na hochtú haoise déag, ar léamh lámhscríbhinní agus mórán eile agus bhí leas an mhic léinn i gcroí-lár gach aon rang agus cúrsa dár mhúin sé ar feadh na mblianta. Múinteoir díograiseach inspioráideach ab ea é agus is ríléir é seo ós na teachtaireachtaí comhbhróin ar fad a fuarthas ó iarmhic léinn dá chuid."

Léifear Aifreann na Marbh do Stiofán inniubh, Dé Luain, 17 Samhain, ar a 12pm, agus beidh Searmanas ina dhiaidh sin ag Créamatóiriam na Sionainne ar a 2pm.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Stiofán Newman. He was a dedicated lecturer in the Department of Irish, Faculty of Arts, for the past thirty years.

He passed away on Thursday 13 November in University Hospital, Limerick, surrounded by his loving family.

Dr Breandán Ó Cróinín, Head of the Department of Irish, led the tributes to his former colleague and said:

"All of us at 91ÖÆƬ³§, and especially his colleagues in the Department of Irish, are heartbroken to find that our wonderful friend and colleague has passed away. It has been both a privilege and a pleasure for us all to have worked with him over the years and we will be lost without him in the years ahead. Stiofán spent almost 30 years working at the College (he started in 1996) and was an excellent lecturer, language teacher and scholar and, above all, a kind and generous colleague. He taught courses on modern literature and eighteenth-century poetry, on reading manuscripts, and much, much more, with the well-being of the student always at the heart of every class and course he taught over the years. He was a dedicated and inspiring teacher, and this is more than clear from all the messages of condolence we received from his former students."

Stiofán was a fine scholar and his publications include Remembering Michael Hartnett (2005: co-edited with John McDonagh, Department of English), An Irish Christmas (Editor 2016) and Saoi na Féile: Essays in Honour of Úna Nic Éinrí (2018 co-editor with Liam Ó Paircín and Breandán Ó Cróinín).

Requiem Mass Monday, November 17, at 12pm, followed by Service in Shannon Crematorium at 2pm.