Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Daoibh Go Léir
Well another year has all but passed for An Sionnach Fionn, which has now seen some 20 months of existence.Continue Reading
Category: Technology
Two Tech Stories For Gaeilgeoirí
Two tech stories for the Irish-speaking community via the Silicon Republic. The first highlights the addition of the TG4 playerContinue Reading
Dot Éire – An Irish Solution To An English Problem
I’ve talked before on An Sionnach Fionn about the need for a dedicated Irish language internet address for Ireland, whatContinue Reading
Some Irish Gaming News!
Two PC games for you, one old and one new – and both as Gaeilge. The first is the multilingual platformer DeadContinue Reading
BBC Alba And The Success Of Scottish Language Broadcasting
The Scotsman newspaper has an in-depth profile of Maggie Cunningham, the new head of BBC Alba, the Scottish language television service. Like Ireland’s TG4,Continue Reading
When Is An Irishman Not An Irishman? When The Wikinats Decide He Is British
Even the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is not free of the extremes of British nationalism and their constant attacks on Ireland and Irishness.Continue Reading
A Scottish Map Of Scotland – But Where Is The Irish Map Of Ireland?
Paul T. Kavanagh and Newsnet Scotland, the Scottish nationalist news and current affairs site, have done their nation and theContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn Now On Google Currents
Some good news (for some of you!). An Sionnach Fionn is now available on “Google Currents“, the hassle-free Android and iOS application for tabletContinue Reading
BBC Alba Leading The Way For A Scottish Broadcasting Service
Some potentially significant news for Scottish broadcasting reported by the Stage: “Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, has called for theContinue Reading
Broadcasting In Native Tongues
Some more Native American (and a bit of native Irish) news, from The Atlantic: “Loris Taylor, the CEO and presidentContinue Reading
Hacked! Wired, Apple And Amazon
Here’s a horror story that proves that even the most tech-adept can be a victim of hacking and identity theftContinue Reading
Raidió Rí-Rá
Some good news from the Irish language radio station Raidió Rí-Rá, featured in an article over on Radio World: “Irish-languageContinue Reading
Trash TV Versus Irish TV
Last week I reported on the risible claim by some journo over at the Oirish Independent newspaper that staff with the Irish language radio station Raidió na GaeltachtaContinue Reading
TG4 And RnaG – Time For A Single Irish Public Broadcasting Service
The Oirish Independent newspaper carries a report announcing “major reforms at RTÉ”, especially in relation to its, er, Irish languageContinue Reading
A United Ireland – Digitally At Least
Well, better late than never I suppose. From the Hollywood Reporter (ooh-la-la!): “TV viewers in Northern Ireland will be ableContinue Reading
Words Of Wisdom
Just a quick post to note and recommend the wonderful, informative and always entertaining Irish Blog at Transparent Language. Its idiosyncratic nature is its joy.Continue Reading
More Irish Than The Irish?
Following on from my post looking at the growing popularity of the Irish language in the United States and Canada, the BBCContinue Reading
Smells Like No-Irish Spirit
I have frequently pointed to the complete and utter bullshit that passes for a genuine commitment to equality between Irish and EnglishContinue Reading
A Native Place
The new Irish language social networking site Abair Leat!, which is primarily aimed at language learners, has been officially launchedContinue Reading
Abair Leat! To Launch On 27th Of February
In December 2011 I wrote about a new online Irish language education network for language learners called “Abair Leat!“. Going throughContinue Reading
Get Your Gael On!
There’s an interesting site with some fun games for Irish language learners at Digital Dialects. The vocabulary seems correct and soContinue Reading
Stop Censorship! Protect Internet Freedoms!
Thank you to everyone who contacted me over the last 24 hours as An Sionnach Fionn joined the global internetContinue Reading
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