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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RTÉ Should Be TG4 – And Here’s Why
Lecturer and author Niamh Hourigan discusses TG4, the Irish language television channel, in the Irish Times with some interesting, if debatable, points:Continue Reading
A Year Of The French
There is an interesting series of articles, in French, on the status of the Irish language in the North ofContinue Reading
Lá An Dreoilín Shona Duit!
May I wish all my readers a happy Lá an Dreoilín. Enjoy the hunting 😉
An Anti-Irish Free State?
I’ve written several pieces here about the shock and dismay felt by many Irish-speaking citizens across Ireland at the decision by the currentContinue Reading
Colonially Speaking
While in my earlier post it was good to see positive news for Ireland’s Irish-speaking population, it’s depressing to beContinue Reading
Freedom To Talk
If the message hasn’t been driven home that the Irish language and those who speak it are at the topContinue Reading
Fighting The Peace
Outreach? What outreach?! Looking on at the hostility of many in the British separatist minority as they react to the half-hearted overturesContinue Reading
Fight The Power!
From Galltacht, the Hidden Ireland blog, Eoin Ó Riain brings the latest news on the campaign to defend the officeContinue Reading
#AnGhaeilge
Some more fun with Occupy images, this time from here, with Sábháil Ár dTeanga and #AnGhaeilge theme.
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
British Minority To Irish Majority: Your Language Is Foreign Gobbledegook
Last week the DUP leader and Joint First Minister Peter Robinson made an “outreach” at his party conference to RomanContinue Reading
Special Educational Needs And Gaelscoileanna
It is widely recognised that some of the best educational services in Ireland for children with Special Needs is throughContinue Reading
Some Classic Irish Language Book Covers
I love books, especially old books (much to the detriment of my bank account). I’ve managed to gather a wide and variedContinue Reading
We Are 42%
Another image borrowed from the Occupy movement with another Irish spin. More of the original images are available from libcom.org and occupypocatello.org. The 42% ofContinue Reading
Tá An Réabhlóid Ag Teacht!
Inspired by the images emerging from the Occupy movement here are some more adaptations of my own, this time in the styleContinue Reading
The Contrasting Fortunes Of Gaelic Scotland And Gaelic Ireland
Scotland is to create its first Scottish-speaking museum, one primarily dedicated to its native language and culture. From Culture24: “The firstContinue 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
Mind Your Language, Please!
The right-wing British establishment newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, carries a typically dismissive article on the Liet International Song Contest, which wasContinue Reading
Sábháil Ár dTeanga
The outrage sparked by the Fine Gael-Labour government’s controversial decision to abolish the office of An Coimisinéir Teanga continues to grow.Continue Reading
Agóid Tobstailce @ Dáil Éireann
Some photos of the student demonstration held outside Dáil Éireann yesterday evening, a couple of hours after the shock government announcement of the abolishment of the officeContinue Reading
Irish Rights Are Civil Rights!
Some more reactions to the announcement today by the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government that the office of An Coimisinéir Teanga, the Language Commissioner,Continue Reading
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