Gráinne Holland – Teanga na nGael
In a shameless rip-off of the Cedar Lounge Revolution here is my own “Something For The Weekend“. Belfast’s Gráinne HollandContinue Reading
Category: The Irish Language – An Ghaeilge
Pádraig Mac Piarais – The New Study In Review
I’ve been meaning to write a review of the new biography of Pádraig Mac Piarais, “Patrick Pearse: the making of a revolutionary“ byContinue Reading
Some Political Musings
As a Gaelic Republican I suppose my politics lie somewhere on the social-democratic centre-left. Sometimes my opinions veer towards theContinue Reading
The Culture War In Wales Hots Up
The nationalistic press in Britain is currently lathering itself up into paroxysms of anglophone outrage over alleged “discrimination” against English-speaking children attending schoolsContinue 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 New Arrivals
In recent months I have been somewhat remiss in posting no new book reviews on An Sionnach Fionn. This isContinue Reading
Samhain
Well the sunset in Baile Átha Cliath is less than half-an-hour away and with it comes Samhain or the greatContinue Reading
A Gaelic Storm In Canada
There is something of a minor political row in Canada over the status of the Gaelic language, specifically Scottish butContinue 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
Hibernophobes – Or Ireland’s Gaeilgeoir-Hating Press
The Oirish Independent newspaper, that bastion of Anglophone supremacism, carries yet another hate-rant against TG4, the Irish language public broadcaster.Continue Reading
Is Féidir Linn – For Irish Businesses
Need proof of the positive effect the use of the Irish language will have for your business? Take this glowingContinue Reading
No Irish For The Irish Parliament?
Eoin Ó Riain tackles the latest example of Gaeilgeoir-baiting that has tarnished the pages of the Irish Times, courtesy of journalist Miriam Lord, the newspaper’s political sketch writer. Over theContinue Reading
Na Fianna – A Rough Edit
Something that might interest a few of you, a rough draft of a piece on the Fianna, the early IrishContinue 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
Imram 2012, Leonard Cohen And More
Today’s Irish Times has a lengthy examination by Úna Mullally of the Irish arts scene that is well worth reading:Continue Reading
Big Boost For TG4 Audience Figures
The growing popularity of TG4, the Irish language television station, was underlined by last weekend’s audience figures for the channel.Continue Reading
The Success Of Líofa 2015 In Ireland, And The Cooish In The Isle Of Man
Good news on the Líofa 2015 campaign launched last September by the regional culture minister in the North of Ireland, Carál Ní Chuilín,Continue Reading
United In Hatred – Anglophone Fundamentalists In Ireland
Sometimes you’re not paranoid. They really are out to get you. Well, they are if you are an Irish-speaking citizenContinue 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
Young And Irish – And Opposed To Anglophone Supremacists
President Higgins is currently hosting a series of consultations across the country titled “Being Young and Irish”, and among 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
An Ghaeltacht – Empowering The Young
“24 hours in An Ghaeltacht” is a very positive story from Úna Mullally in the Irish Times on the “ritesContinue Reading
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