Cathal O Foirreidh

Pilot launch of Focal.ie, a new national terminology database for Irish

Cathal O Foirreidh on March 10, 2006, 7:41 pm

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Those of you with even a passing interest in the Irish language might like to take a look at Focal.ie, an on-line database of nearly 140,000 terms in Irish. It is being developed by some of my colleagues in the School of Fiontar in DCU in partnership with the University of Wales, Lampeter (hence the Welsh language dictionary). It is not a dictionary, so you will not find the Irish for many simple everyday English words, but you will get …

Michael McDowell and the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill as Gaeilge

Cathal O Foirreidh on March 10, 2006, 12:04 am

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A few eyebrows have been raised by Michael McDowell’s introduction of the second stage of the 2005 Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill in the Seanad as Gaeilge last Thursday. Firstly concerns have been expressed about the powers granted under the legislation which will “allow EU states to tap phones and monitor text and email messages in Ireland, without first seeking permission from the Irish authorities”, see Carol Coulter in the Irish Times (subs. req.), Potatriotque and Tuppenceworth. A second issue …

Aimsigh.com – Inneall Cuardaigh cliste don Ghaeilge

Cathal O Foirreidh on December 8, 2005, 11:22 pm

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Aimsigh.com is an innovative new Irish-language search engine developed by Kevin P. Scannell of Saint Louis University, more info on the technology used here. Tá inneall cuardaigh núalaíoch don Ghaeilge seolta díreach inniú ag Aimsigh.com (buíochas do Maca don nod). Forbartha ag Kevin P. Scannell ó Ollscoil Saint Louis, tá roinnt gnéithe an-chliste taobh thiar de Aimsigh.com a chintíonn go ndéantar an cuardach is leithne agus go dtagann torthaí as Gaeilge amháin ar ais chugat (tuilleadh eolais ar an dteicneolaíocht …

Shalini Sinha on the importance of the Irish Language

Cathal O Foirreidh on December 2, 2005, 11:39 pm

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I was nearing the end of an epic post on Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny’s proposal to end compulsory Irish education for Leaving Certificate students in the Republic (subs req), linking to a load of media coverage and commentary, but managed to lose it all when the auld PC crashed. In hindsight, this may have been a good thing, for otherwise this brilliant and passionate piece from Shalini Sinha (subs req) in the Irish Times Health Supplement last week would …

Agallamh le Robert Fisk ar Beo.ie

Cathal O Foirreidh on November 30, 2005, 11:16 pm

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Tá agallamh fada ag Robert McMillen le Robert Fisk san iris Idirlín Beo.ie na míosa seo. I measc ceisteanna ar saol agus saothar Fisk, ceistíonn McMillen é faoi thuaisceart Éireann. Ag leanúint ar aghaidh óna leabhar sárdhíola ‘Pity The Nation: Lebanon at War’ ó 1990, tá leabhar eile foilsithe ag Fisk le déanaí. Ta leabhar ollmhór scríofa ag Fisk dar teideal The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest Of the Middle East agus is é is fearr atá cáilithe lena …

Colún nua seachtainiúil ag An tImeall i Lá

Cathal O Foirreidh on November 30, 2005, 1:05 am

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D’iarr Mick orm blogáil a dhéanamh ar scéalta a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge do Slugger, mar sin seo ceann suimiúil chun tús a chur leis. Má tá nodanna agaibh dom faoi scéalta atá bainteach leis an dteanga, seolaigí chugam iad le bhúr dtoil ag cathal.ofoirreidh ag dcu.ie Mick has kindly asked me to blog stories related to the Irish language on Slugger, so here’s one to start me off. I plan to blog stories in both Irish and English, and …