Irish Language Broadcasting In “Crisis” As Government Neglects Language Equality
The latest report by the Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands has highlighted the “crisis”Continue Reading
Category: The Irish Language – An Ghaeilge
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
Kneecap: Amach Anocht
Another track from Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí, better known as the Irish rap trio Kneecap, featuring a veryContinue Reading
Whether Irish Rights Or Gay Rights, No Equality, No Stormont.
Thanks to the Trojan work of the veteran journalists Eamonn Mallie and Brian Rowan, we now know the sequence ofContinue 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
The Stormont Talks Failure. Britain Swaps EU Rule For DUP Rule?
She came, she saw, she fucked off home. That summed up yesterday’s visit by Theresa May, the United Kingdom’s crisis-proneContinue Reading
Kneecap: C.E.A.R.T.A
From the Belfast-based Irish rappers, Kneecap, comes this homage to party-time shenanigans, CEARTA, with lyrics by Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap.Continue Reading
Seven English Language TV Channels In Ireland Vs. The Lone Irish Language Channel
At the present moment in time, there are two national television networks broadcasting in the English language across Ireland. TheirContinue Reading
Networking The Cogadh Gaeil Ré Gaill, The War Of The Irish With The Foreigners
The Medieval text known as the Cogadh Gaeil ré Gaill or “War of the Irish with the Foreigners” describes theContinue Reading
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When It Comes To The Irish Otherworld, I’m With Danny Healy-Rae
When you find yourself in agreement with Danny Healy-Rae, the maverick independent TD from Kerry, you know that your dayContinue Reading
Sí Gaoithe, An Otherworldly Whirlwind Caught On Camera
When I was growing up my mother regaled me with many stories of her own childhood in West Cork, andContinue Reading
Barry Cunliffe Lectures On The Celtic From The West Theory
An interesting talk by the veteran British historian and archaeologist Barry Cunliffe discussing the controversial “Celtic from the West” theory.Continue Reading
The Unionist Argument Against The Irish Language Is A Colonial One
At the weekend I was interviewed by a metropolitan American journalist doing some background research into Brexit and the possibleContinue Reading
Welsh Medium Educated Is Boosted While Irish Medium Education Is Blocked
The percentage of children educated through the medium of the Irish language in primary schools across Ireland, excluding the SixContinue Reading
Holy Wells And A Proposed Hill Of Tara National Monument And Park
The monumental landscape around Teamhair na Rí or the Hill of Tara in County Meath features several springs closely associatedContinue Reading
The Five-Pointed Star In Irish Republican Iconography, Flags And Symbols
Over the last one hundred years the five-pointed red star has become a well known symbol of communism and some strandsContinue Reading
Arlene Foster And The DUP Have Not Ended Their Opposition To An Irish Language Act
As usual the unionist-leaning (or apologising) press in Ireland has pounced on a few questionable claims by Arlene Foster, leader ofContinue Reading
The Real Cost Of Irish Language Act In The North Would Be £2 Million A Year
Conradh na Gaeilge, the prestigious Irish language advocacy organisation, has released a series of legislative proposals it believes will bring greater linguisticContinue Reading
Crannóg, The Island Lake Dwelling Of Celtic And Medieval Ireland
In simple terms, a crannóg is an artificial island of variable size and height, roughly circular or oval in shape,Continue 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
Appeasing The Orange Trumps Of British Unionism In Ireland Has Failed
It’s sometimes difficult to remember that there is a distinction to be drawn between unionists as an ethno-national minority inContinue Reading
The Peace Process Cannot Survive British And Unionist Animosity Or Dishonesty
When Martin McGuinness resigned as the deputy first minister in the power-sharing executive at Stormont, he blamed not only theContinue Reading
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