Some Irish Pride
The Irish language is about to take a technological leap that will place it, in terms of accessibility and knowledge, at theContinue Reading
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Irish Books For Irish Children – A Success Story
The Irish publishing industry has always struggled against the domination of the book market here by overseas English-language publishers, particularlyContinue Reading
Abair Leat!
A new online Irish language social network, Abair Leat!, is to be launched (actually relaunched) in 2012 and is currently going throughContinue Reading
Vintage American Cars. Good Golly Miss Molly!
Since I’ve gone the personal route today some more revelations. I love cars: fast cars and old cars (unfortunately the two don’tContinue Reading
Cearta Teanga, Cearta Daonna – Draft Poster
There are some striking images emerging from the Occupy movements in the United States and Spain, particularly the comic and manga-inspired illustrationsContinue Reading
Cúla Caint – The New TG4 App For Kids
In some related Irish language news The Journal carries a report on a new children’s application, Cúla Caint, from TG4:Continue Reading
Nuacht1 – And A Real Irish Script
Irish news aggregator Nuacht1 is available in both the Irish and English languages but the most interesting version is the thirdContinue Reading
DotAlba
I talked some time ago about the campaign in Scotland to register a new internet domain name for the GaelicContinue Reading
BBC Alba’s Audience Soars By 100,000 Viewers In Just Three Months
Since its launch in 2008 the Scottish language television channel, BBC Alba, has spent most of its time relegated toContinue Reading
Welcome To An Irish Ireland?
In Ireland we have the insane situation where a nation with its own native language has named the features ofContinue Reading
Time For DotÉire?
News that the campaign in Scotland to obtain a new Top Level Domain (TLD) for Scottish online web addresses isContinue Reading
The Guardian – Ready To Jump?
Big, if somewhat tardy news announced in the British Guardian newspaper: ‘The Guardian will make “significant” job cuts over the next two years in theContinue Reading
Nokia N9 – More A Case Of NoGo Than MeeGo
The PCWorld headline says it better than me: ‘Nokia N9: Why You Shouldn’t Buy this Device’ Nokia has announced itsContinue Reading
Ross Kemp, Daleks And Wikipedia
Wikipedia, that cybernetic font of wisdom, is often more fun than strictly intended. Take this entry on British soap actorContinue Reading
TV3 And The Irish Language – Beyond The Pale?
Apparently the independent (British-owned) Irish television broadcaster TV3 is still humming and hawing about continuing the practice of broadcasting theContinue Reading
The DUP Becomes An All-Ireland Party… Err, Sort Of!
It had to happen eventually, a chairde. More here: http://www.dup.ie/ Just don’t ask about Question (6)! ‘6) Did’nt the British cause ourContinue Reading
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