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 as Gaeilge, or as much Gaeilge as they have, on that day. Right, so… On Paddy’s day, barring some large news story, I’ll be blogging …
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 enjoy sufficient political consensus, and he said a net loss to the economy of between £156m and £193m did not compensate for the non-monetary benefits …
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 ó bhriseadh (defeat) Blàr Chùil Lodair (Culloden) i 1745. Báthadh 205 an 1 Eanair 1919, gurb as Oileáin Leòdhas agus na Hearadh sna hInse Gall …
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] within English-medium schools. The Andersonstown News editorial noted by Máirtín highlights the party political dilemma. The struggle of Irish people to be able to conduct …
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 agus iad ag déileáil leo: an t-acmhainneacht do coimhthíos ag a chuid oibre; an geit a bhain sí as a chlainne leis an cinneadh; agus …
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 something that never struck me before. All that lovely whiskey (that’s without an ‘e’ – ed) and Gaelic is only twenty miles off the coast …
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… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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 scrap of Irish syllabic verse, probably from the 9th century, consists of just 24 syllables, broken up into eight short lines, which have somehow continued …
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… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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 an nGaeilge mar ‘armalite chultúrtha’ agus ag cur an traidisiún Protastúnach ó dhoras na teanga”.Ach ní raibh sin a méad a bhí aige le rá: …
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 he notes the political impasse over the Irish Language, has required a political deadening of cultural sensibilities on both sides of the argument: Things become …
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 Adams called for support for Lá Nua and said its departure would be a backward step. He was speaking at an event to launch Irish …
Agus Robert McMillan ag scríobhadh i mBeo ar na fadhbanna a bhaineann leis an chóras polaitíochta faoi lathair. Go bunúsach: “tá sé iontach furasta d’fhéiniúlacht a chosaint ó thuaidh – nár fhoghlaim tú fúithi ó ghlúin do mháthar? – ach tá sé i bhfad níos deacra ceisteanna casta ar chúrsaí sláinte nó iompair nó oideachais a réiteach.” Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media …
Here’s an interesting idea from Concubhar Ó Liatháin, former editor of Lá Nua. He writes on his excellent blog (as Gaeilge dar noigh) that he’s offering a €1,000 to Cáirde Lá Nua, a group Máirtín O Muilleoir founded after the last emergency to hit Lá Nua, as long (and this is the difficult part) as they can get 999,000 from other well wishers. Update: Two others have pitched in their pennies. Just the 997,000 to go!Here’s a rough translation for …
On his blog, the BBC’s Mark Devenport tells us that they “had been given a heads up” for this afternoon’s Assembly debate. Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams was to warn of potential meltdown.. again. He is off to London.. again. But then the DUP’s Peter Weir intervened on a point of order.. Let’s hope they have the footage.. Then, as Gerry was about to get to his killer quote, Peter Weir jumped to his feet. Was the DUP member going …
Des Bishop’s ‘Léim thart’ seems to bomb with this audience in Armagh… They just seem to be stunned afterwards… into silence… H/T Alan Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
Cuirean Anton Mac Cába ar plé ábhar mór conspóide a bainnean le oispidéil beaga ar fud an Tuaisceart Éireann agus in áiteanna eile thar a domhan (apologies in advance of the lack of an English translation):le hAnton Mac Is ábhar mór conspóide (controversy) é ceist seirbhísí in oispidéil áitiúla (local) i mbailte tuaithe. Tá fhios againn sin anseo, leis an rud a tharla do na hoispidéil i nDún Geanainn agus ansin ar an Ómaigh. Sin an fáth go bhfuil an …
Níl áthas mór ag Concubhar Ó Liatháin. Tá sé ag argóint gur “Sinn Féin, an páirtí is glórtha ar son na teanga ó thuaidh ar feadh na mblianta, go fóill ag labhairt go poiblí ar son na Gaeilge. Ach ní fios céard atá ionadaithe an pháirtí timpeall bord an Rialtais ag rá.” Cuireann sé ceist, cad ar dhein SF. Agus tagann an freagra go soiléir, “faic éifeachtach”! Nó mar a cuir Máirtin i bhfocail é, “ignored by the powers-that-be”. Mick …
Beidh Brian Cowan ag tabhairt mionchuntas ar a cinneadh cé go mbeadh isteach leis an chomh-aireacht am éigin ina iniadh a se a chlog inniu dar leis Irish Election. Idir an dá linn, seo rogha Choncubhar… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
Léirmheas le Anton McCabe den bailiúchán fhilíochta Moya Cannon ó Dún Fionnchaidh i nDún na nGall ó dhúchas, (agus an Ómaigh, Thír Eoghan níos déanaí) arna fhoilsiú i bhfeidhmiú (agus le fail ó) Carcanet Books. Scríobh sé é don Tyrone Herald sa seachtain seo thuaidh thart. Le Anton McCabe Tá leabhar nua filíochta (poetry) i ndiaidh teacht amach a chuireann le saibhreas (richness) liteartha an chontae seo. Is é sin ‘Carrying the Songs’ le Moya Cannon, file de bhunadh (background) …
