‘I’m learning Irish. I need to get comfortable with not being any good for a long time’
I can see echoes of Catalan education in my new Irish lessons conducted over a few pints
Gaeilge
Irish language teaching should focus on speaking first
Letter writers argue that conversation and immersion are the key to learning Irish
Tríd an lionsa croíúil
Scríbhneoir agus taibheoir is ea í Eva O’Connor a bhfuil fuinneamh agus fiosracht le brath ina cuid oibre.
“Bhíos i mo chónaí i Londain ar feadh timpeall ocht mbliana agus ní go dtí gur tháinig mé abhaile gur thuigeas go rabhas gan mórán de splanc chruthaitheach de bharr ghlór na cathrach.”
Is amhránaí as Corcaigh í Muirġen a d’eisigh EP dar teideal Loinnir le déanaí. Meascán den cheol traidisiúnta, fuaimeanna electropop agus eile atá ina cuid saothair. Lena chois sin, tá sí ina ball den ghrúpa Celtic Women.
Amano De Londra Miura: Being Japanese-Irish is possibly the least interesting thing about me
Amano De Londra Miura, who has roots in Kerry and Japan, blends sean-nós with contemporary music and spoken word
Leaving Cert Irish paper two contained more challenging unseen elements than in previous years
Prose and poetry questions were approachable but some of the reading comprehensions may have been challenging
“D’fhoghlaim mé an giotár nuair a bhí mé cúig bliana déag d’aois le bheith i mo Taylor Swift. Agus nuair a bhí mé i mo pháiste, bhí mé i gcónaí ag léiriú seónna sa seomra suí le mo dheirfiúracha…Bhí mise i mo stiúrthóir i gcónaí!”
Is ealaíontóir amharclainne as Baile Átha Cliath í Shauna Carrick agus is ar ar cheoldrámaí a bhíonn cuid mhór dá fócas. Beidh a ceoldráma nua, SAOIRSE, sa Taibhdhearc i nGaillimh an 10–25 Iúil, mar chuid den Fhéile Ealaíon Idirnáisiúnta.
Dearbh, dearg agus dí-
Focail agus míreanna coitianta dar tús ‘d’ atá faoi chaibidil an tseachtain seo.
Buanna móra ag contaetha beaga
D’éirigh le laochra Laighean, an Iarmhí agus Lú, buanna stairiúla a chlárú le linn mhí Bealtaine
Rise in Irish exemptions denies children part of their identity, report says
Spiralling exemptions are being driven by increased diagnosis of learning disabilities such as dyslexia, says report
Leaving Cert Irish paper one: Students glad to see predicted topics
Ordinary-level Leaving Cert Irish paper considered fair, manageable and accessible for students
Cá bhfuil an Ghaeilge i scéal na hIntleachta Saorga?
Tá obair ar bun lena chinntiú go rachaidh an teicneolaíocht nua chun tairbhe do phobal na Gaeilge
Last-minute tips ahead of the Leaving Cert Irish exams
Irish teacher Hugh Gallagher suggests it’s better to stick to simple, accurate sentences when writing answers, as opposed to more complex ones, where mistakes can occur
“Ní áirím mar éacht aon chinneadh a rinne daoine eile fúm: duaiseanna, díol leabhar, sin rudaí nach bhfuil cumhacht agam féin orthu ag deireadh an lae.”
Is úrscéalaí í Naoise Dolan, údar Exciting Times (2020) agus The Happy Couple (2023).
Buntáistí gnó agus sochaí na teanga
Tá Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh á bhronnadh ar ghnólachtaí i nGaillimh le 24 bliana anuas.
Rás Tailteann 2026
Cuirfear tús leis an Rás clúiteach an 20ú Bealtaine agus beidh conair chasta roimh an bhuaiteoir
Gaois ghonta
Tá beagnach trí chead dánfhocal bailithe le chéile i bhfoilseachán nua snasta ó Cork University Press
Moving to French-speaking Montreal brought me back to the Irish language
I no longer experience the shame of not being able to back up my claim to Irishness with a cúpla focal
‘Ceangal’ agus focail ghaolmhara
Is iomaí bealach leis an fhocal ceangal a úsáid nach rithfeadh leat ar an chéad amharc
Oscar: saol déthoiseach
Baineann saothair liteartha Wilde níos mó le seomraí suite galánta Shasana ná le saol na hÉireann, cé gur Gael bródúil ba ea é.
In pictures: Hundreds gather to revive Bealtaine fire festival at Hill of Uisneach
Sacred site associated with pre-Christian gods and medieval kingly rituals
Parents who want Irish-language education for their children ‘are being failed by State’
Alan Esslemont, the author and former TG4 ard-stiúrthóir (director general), on agreeability, childhood memory and death being ‘an awfully big adventure’
Compulsory Irish in a united Ireland? Unionists won’t like that
Calls to strengthen the language to correct the wrongs of colonialism may seem like a parody to them
Tuilleadh faoi dhathanna na Gaeilge agus a n-úsáid
An tseachtain seo, caitear súil ar na húsáidí éagsúla a bhaineann leis na dathanna bán, geal agus gorm sa Ghaeilge
Was Peig Sayers a true fatalist?
A reader argues that the Blasket storyteller’s life shows resilience rather than helplessness
The 1926 census returns in Irish: A rare window into language and identity
A look back at the 1926 census reveals a nation caught between two scripts
Kneecap’s Móglaí Bap speaks of mother’s death by suicide: ‘We have to alleviate that extra burden of shame’
Activist Aoife Ní Riain died in 2020 and son Naoise Ó Cairealláin has dedicated new song to her
Kneecap ar pholaitíocht, brú agus sícideileacha: “Ar ndóigh, teastaíonn teiripe uainn ... ar feadh na mblianta fada”
Agallamh le Kneecap: Anuraidh, bhí an ceol, an chonspóid agus an chraic fite fuaite i saol an ghrúpa agus i mbliana tá albam nua uathu ar na bacáin
Stailc agus stailceanna
Éiríonn le stailceanna, ní éiríonn le stailceanna eile, ach maireann na hiarmhairtí
Poesía Irlandesa Argentina Ón Rinn
Tá ceangail stairiúla idir Éire agus an Airgintín, is léiriú breá air sin Scéal Ó Carolina (Éabhlóid)
Inside the only girls’ boarding school taught entirely through Irish
Sylvia Thompson speaks to students and teachers at Coláiste Íde in Co Kerry
Síomha Ní Ruairc: ‘It’s satisfying to see that I’ve physically made an extra Gaeilgeoir’
The How to Gael host on finding her tribe in the Irish language sector, and her new TG4 quizshow Slé Anois go Cúramach
My name is Séamas O’Reilly – or at least I thought it was until recently
The fight for my fada: Booking a flight, a train or a leisure centre appointment becomes a tedious grind when my ‘non-standard character’ is rejected
An File Siúlach Gairmiúil
Caitheann an t-údar súil ar shaol agus ar shaothar an fhile cháiliúil agus ar na ceisteanna móra a bhaineann leis go fóill
Magh, Teach - Amach is Isteach
Focal ar fhocal: An tseachtain seo tugann Dónall P Ó Baoill spléachadh ar mheascán foclóireachta
Bilingual Brendan Behan and the bards of Glasnevin
As the celebrated Dublin writer’s anniversary falls within Seachtain na Gaeilge, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire salutes his work in the Irish language
Subtitles would bring TG4 to the next level
Irish-language station has been knocking it out of the park
Faoisc, freagra agus beannachtaí na féile
Deirtear gur ‘Cothraige’ an chéad ainm a tugadh ar Naomh Pádraig in Éirinn mar nach raibh aon fhuaim [P] i nGaeilge ag an am…
Pádraig, grá na nGael?
Is in Agallamh na Seanórach atá formhór na scéalta agus na ndánta atá againn mar gheall ar Fhionn agus na Fianna.
How to stay cool, calm and collected for your Leaving Cert language oral
With language orals, there is a lot of information to remember before you even greet the examiner
Fearmhíniú (mansplaining), báinín (flat white) and other Irish words for modern life
As technology and culture evolve, the Irish language continues to generate new vocabulary
Dúchas agus dathanna
Focal ar Fhocal: Tá ‘dearg’ agus ‘dubh’ i measc na ndathanna a úsáidtear le treise a chur in iúl sa Ghaeilge
‘Growing up I thought Ireland was boring. When I moved to the US that changed’
Molly Nic Céile creates Irish language videos for her Gaeilge i mo Chroí channels and teaches at the Irish Arts Centre in Manhattan
Focail a bhíonn ina gcónaí leo féin
Ní minic a chloistear feorthainn, totán ná riglí ar na saolta seo…
Multilingual families: ‘Many still feel pressure to leave parts of themselves at the door’
More than 70 languages are spoken in Ireland and the Mother Tongues festival is helping pass them on to the next generation
Just the right word – as Gaeilge
In praise of President Catherine Connolly’s preference for our native tongue
Protest urging new Dublin city Gaelcholáiste draws 100 young pupils
Gaelscoil principal very concerned as there is ‘no master plan, timeline and virtual images’ for development of building
Focail anonn is anall
Sampla beag den dóigh ar tháinig focail agus frásaí Gaeilge isteach i mBéarla na hÉireann
Campaigners warn Irish language action plan may fail to meet public service targets
Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028 is the first of two implementation plans to be implemented by 2030.
Irish language to have equal status with English during Irish EU presidency
Government says critical information will be published simultaneously in Irish and English where feasible
Ó Dhroim Inbhir go hIndreabhán
An tseachtain seo braitheann Dónall P. Ó Baoill ar an mhír ‘inbhear’, atá le fáil in go leor logainmneacha sa tír
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices