Gaeilge
Foras lets go of Foinse’s final lifeline…
If the golden rule of government intervention is only to move in where there is market failure then, the pulling of funding from Foinse by Foras is a disastrous policy decision. Particularly when it leaves many of us not understanding clearly what the inscrutable cross border body actually does do for its money. iGaeilge was [...] more »
Protestants and the Irish language
Tonight sees the launch of a long awaited book, ‘Towards Inclusion: Protestants and the Irish Language’ by Lurgan man (agus fíorGhael!) Dr. Ian Malcolm. It will be launched in the Canada Room, Q.U.B, tonight at 6:00 pm. It is a book that I have longed looked forward to reading, I hope to review it on [...] more »
Is Foras feathering its own nest whilst the language burns?
Concubhar O’Liathan is a former editor of La Nua, and now runs his own up-to-the-minute Irish language blog iGaeilge is purturbed at the news that at time of falling revenues and deepening recession, Foras na Gaeilge (the Irish language government agency is preparing to let go the last regular Irish langauge newspaper (outside An Druma [...] more »
An Conradh is an Toghchán
Tá toghchán ag teacht agus tá Conradh na Gaeilge ag iarraidh orainn smaoineamh ar an Ghaeilge agus sinn ag caitheamh ár vótaí. Is féidir na freagraí a thug na hiarrthóirí sa toghchán Eorpach a léamh anseo. Tugaim an tacaíocht don chineál obair seo agus d’obair an Chonartha i gcoitinne. An tráth seo, mothaím go bhfuil [...] more »
93% Pro-Irish Language
New research finds that that 93% of the population (in 26 Counties) are pro-Irish Language.The report found that 40% are in favour of ‘revival’, 53% wanted ‘preservation’ according to the reasearch. 6.7% wanted the language ‘discarded’. Readers of say the Irish Independent may be shocked at that low number but I think we should take [...] more »
Dhá Ghaelbhagathóirí i ngleic le chéile fá chúrsaí Grammada
Tá dhá Ghaelbhagadóirí i ngleic le chéile ar cheist na Gramadaí, tá an saol Gaelach ó Chléire go Ros scoilte ar an ábhar, thosaigh sé nuair a chuir Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin (yes, the singer!) in iúl dúinn gur shíl seisean go bhfuil “cur chuige laissez faire” ag Concubhar Ó Liatháin thall ar iGaeilge. Tig Concubhar [...] more »
“Agus tá dearmad déanta aici air…”
ComhairleoirClive McFarland in agallamh le hAnton Mac Cába i BhFoinse cupla seachtain o shin agus é ag déileáil le ceist an teangan…Le hAnton Mac Cába (first published Foinse 28 February 2009) Ní bheidh an DUP sásta glacadh le hAcht Gaeilge, dar leis an oifigeach pholásaí a dhréachtaigh aighneacht an DUP maidir leis an Acht don [...] more »
‘An Ghaeilge agus An Cóilíneachas’
Beidh caint ar siúl i gCumann Chluain Árd, Sráid na Sceiche, Tuath na bhFál Déardaoin 26 Márta – 8pm go 9pm ar ‘An Ghaeilge agus An Cóilíneachas’ agus ‘ar a thionchar sin ar an Ghaeilge.’ Is é an Dr. Feargal Mac Ionnrachtaigh arbh as Baile Mhic Mhurfaí dó ó dhuchas a bheas ag tabhairt na [...] more »
Lá na Gaeilge next Tuesday…
Over at Mulley, Concubhar is guesting with an invitation for people to participate in Lá na Gaeilge trí Lá Twitter na Gaeilge.. His proposal: I’m proposing that every blogger who has Irish, be it the cúpla focal or a native speaker’s fluency, use that on Lá na Gaeilge by posting a blog or a comment [...] more »
It’s an ex-stadium-plan for Maze
Some “dishonourable person” has leaked another Northern Ireland Executive document.. This time it’s a paper by Culture Minister, the DUP’s Gregory Campbell, detailing the end of any plans for a multi-sports stadium at the Maze site. From the BBC report In his paper to executive colleagues, Sports Minister Gregory Campbell said the plan did not [...] more »
“Bha e air an ròp an uair a bhrìs e…”
Anton MacCaba le sceal tragóideach on na hInse Gall…Le hAnton Mac Cába (first printed Tyrone Herald 19 January 2009) Ba bhuille trom d?r gcomh-Gaeil in Alban an Céad Cogadh Mór (First World War). Bhí sé 90 bliain agus Lá Cinn Bliana ó tharla an tubaiste (disaster) aonair (single) ba mhó dar bhuail Gaeil na hAlban [...] more »
Not necessarily equal, but preferably separate?
With the main consultation having ended on 10 January, and only a specific consultation for children and young people due to end on 30 January 2009, it seems a bit late in the day for Máirtín, and the Andersonstown News, to be campaigning against the recommendations for Irish-medium Units and Streams [pdf file, Chapter 13] [...] more »
Ag athru gneas ins na hOileáin Siar…
Mar a dúirt mé roimhe tá BBC Alba ina ‘wee gem’ de shtáisiúin Telefíse. Go hairithe mar bhíonn siad a cur ceisteanna sóisialta de mhórdheacrachtaí ar phlé. Ar Trusadh aréir, d’inis siad scéal de Raonaid NicNèill, tiománaí bus cé rugadh mar fear agus í tar éis a cuid ghnéas a athrú. Ina measc na saincheisteanna [...] more »
A’ Fosgladh Dorsan between Islay and Ballycastle…
I’ve a English mate who’s bringing up his kids on Islay. They learn Gaelic at school and have a reasonably comfortable life there. It’s one of the few offshore islands around the archipelago with almost full employment, between the large number of distilleries on the island, the grouse moors, birders and the tourists. And here’s [...] more »
Wot no Ulster Scots..?
Is gra liom ar an mead seo ar an suíomh gréasáin ríoga Briotanach nua seo: “Tapadh leibh airson tadhal air làrach-lìn oifigeil Monarcachd Bhreatainn…” It is Gaelic, but not as we know it Jim… more »
“Blackbird over Lagan water”
On its fifth anniversary the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry has an exhibition of images of The Blackbird of Belfast Lough – poet Ciaran Carson explains why it’s the Centre’s emblem and the Guardian has some of the images from the exhibition whilst Ian Sansom, writing at the Guardian’s bookblog, claims responsibility. “This weird little [...] more »
Òraid Ghòrdain Brown a nochd, blog sa Ghàidhlig, airson a’chraic
This is for hard core linguists and determined political anoraks… Torcuil on Brown’s Guildhall speech in London tonight… Mar a maigheann e fein, ar son an chraic… more »
Cha raibh sí amú in aistriúchán…
D’fhreastail Concubhar ar an Oireachtas na Gaeilge cois Laoi i nHalla na Cathrach i gCorcaigh cúpla oíche o shin, agus cur sé tús ar díospóireacht bríomhar sa ‘comments zone’ aige… an cúis is suntasaí mar go dhearna Eoghan Harris “ionsaí fíochmhar ar Shinn Féin agus é ag tagairt don úsáid a bhí á bhaint as [...] more »
“I think the DUP accept Sinn Féin’s definition of Irish…”
One of the most refreshing things about watching BBC Alba is becoming aware again of the sharp cultural consonances between island Gaelic and the Irish spoken by the older members of my own family in Donegal. So it was interesting speech translated into a blog post over at El Blogador by Pol O’Muiri, in which [...] more »
Lá Nua le druideadh roimhe Nollaig?
Slugger understands that Lá Nua is to close before Christmas. Belfast Media Group will not be entering the competition for a new weekly newspaper as Gaeilge and a staff meeting is being held tomorrow Thursday to discuss the details of what’s about to happen. Ironically the news came to light as Sinn Féin president Gerry [...] more »
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A poem for the day – Launching the Whaler Juan Peron
A Belfast epic, and one of my oldest poems, the opener of my first collection, Grub. The gist of the story was found in Moss & Hume’s Shipbuilders to the World: 125 Years of Harland and Wolff, Belfast, 1861-1986, which tells how Eva Peron was due to launch a huge whaling vessel in Belfast, built [...] read our review » -
Turas, by Colin Neill – a story of strangers in a strange land
Colin Neill’s first novel Turas peeks into a world in which many Ulster Protestants feel uncomfortable. It’s 2020 and the Irish unification that unionists and loyalists confidently predicted would never happen has become a reality. President Adams is ensconced in Phoenix Park. The newsreader reported that … a short ceremony at Stormont had confirmed the [...] read our review »
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Round up of Tuesday’s Political Studies Association conference
If you want to get a flavour of the proceedings at the Political Studies Association conference on its opening day, then the Storify collation below will bring you some of the images, tweets and sounds of the day. Particular highlights included: the Opening Plenary with David Blunkett, Peter Riddell and Matthew Flinders; and the late [...] read our review »
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