Struggling With Your CompTIA Or Cisco Learning And Exams?
Having changed my education plans late last year I’m currently well into my studies and exams for a series ofContinue Reading
Category: Education
ASF: Gone Fishing. Or In This Case, Studying!
As some readers may have noticed in recent weeks there has been a marked reduction in the number and frequencyContinue Reading
Changing How We Teach Irish In Our Schools
I have some sympathy with those who argue that the teaching of Irish in our primary and secondary schools shouldContinue Reading
Scottish Gaelic Is Not Dying, It Is Being Killed
There is a typically dire, fact-free article on the Scottish language (Scottish Gaelic) in today’s Herald newspaper, penned by theContinue Reading
Gaelscoileanna Treated As 2nd Class Schools For 2nd Class Pupils
In Wales, just over 24% of primary school pupils and 23% of secondary level students are educated through the mediumContinue Reading
The DUP Fudges Denial Of Talks With Loyalist Terrorists On The Stormont Deal
A not unsurprising exclusive from the Irish News in Belfast, claiming that the ultra-right Democratic Unionist Party consulted with representativesContinue Reading
Bad Politics Makes For Bad History With The Online Propagandists Of PragerU
Most people outside the United States of America are only vaguely aware of how pervasive the ideological divisions gripping theContinue Reading
When It Comes To Irish Equality, The DUP Is The Putrid Little Statelet
To her many critics, this afternoon’s statement by Arlene Foster provided further proof of her failings as a political leader,Continue Reading
Educational Isolationism With Nord Anglia, Ireland’s Newest Private School
I spent much of my childhood attending private, fee-paying schools in the leafy – or sandy – suburbs of northContinue Reading
President Michael D Higgins Did Not Say That Compulsory Irish Is A Mistake
Yet again, don’t believe everything that you read in the press. Or at least, what you might read in Ireland’sContinue Reading
Ulster-Scots Enthusiasts Seek €151 Million In Funding
Arlene Foster, the curmudgeonly leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, is allegedly lending a sympathetic ear to a coterie ofContinue Reading
Caoimhín De Barra Discusses The Myths Of Irish Language Funding
At the start of the year Caoimhín de Barra, the Assistant Professor for Irish History and Culture at Drew University, NewContinue Reading
The Irish Language Finds A Cold Home In The Irish Parliament And State
While we are certainly right to decry the inherent hibernophobia of mainstream political unionism in Ireland, not to mention the UnitedContinue Reading
An Bhfuil Tú Dáiríre? A Documentary Challenging Anti-Irish Sentiment In Ireland
Back in October of last year I examined a short documentary by the freelance journalist Eoin Butler attacking the position of the IrishContinue Reading
Political Unionism’s “Curry My Yogurt” Mentality
A short guest post by Mark Petticrew, a twenty-two year old politics’ student at the University Of Ulster Jordanstown, examiningContinue Reading
A Comparison Of The Hebrew And Gaelic Revivals
Featured above is an interesting lecture titled “A Comparison of the Hebrew and Gaelic Revivals“, originally given by Aidan BeattyContinue Reading
Current Affairs Education Fantasy History Irish Mythology - Seanchas Religion The Irish Language - An Ghaeilge
The Nativist And Revisionist Approaches To Celtic Mythology Find A Hybrid Balance
I regularly scan the internet for new books or articles examining Medieval Irish literature, particularly those discussing the possible religious beliefs of the pre-ChristianContinue Reading
The Othering Of The Irish Language And Those Who Speak It
Ursula Ní Shabhaois, writing on her blog “Ag Smaoineamh Os Ard“, reiterates a point that many choose to overlook: the linguistic andContinue Reading
The #Gaelexit Campaign Turns Anglophone Victimiser Into Anglophone Victim
So the online current affairs website, The Journal, has published yet another opinion piece on the Irish language and theContinue Reading
Irish, A Living Language That Others Are Seeking To Kill
There is no process of natural selection for languages, no evolutionary rule which dictates that one tongue is inevitably suppressed or supplanted by another.Continue Reading
You Cannot Hate Irish Without Hating Those Who Speak Irish
If you speak Irish in Ireland, and your children speak and are educated through Irish in Ireland, does this make you an ideological opponent ofContinue Reading
The Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 Promises Non-Action On Irish Medium Education
The minority government of Fine Gael and whoever happens to be knocking around the Dáil bar at the time has launchedContinue Reading
AN SIONNACH FIONN 