Gaeilge
Snap, Craickle and Pop: The Controversy of Popular Gaelicisation
Ever since Ireland was told that the black stuff might not be Irish, but rather a porter stout from Covent Garden, the country has descended into a frantic state of uncertain soul-searching and impassioned reflection to clarify once and for all what is actually ‘Irish’ (potatoes, Gaelic Storm, and Saint Patrick aside). But now [...] more »
Official Languages Act falling into disuse in the Republic?
Just getting a language act into legislation does not necessarily help a struggling language like Irish to survive… The Irish Language Commissioner Seán Ó Cuirreáin has noted that even though the legislation exists in the Republic its effectiveness or otherwise is being ignored by a large number of government bodies in the Republic where such an [...] more »
Ócáid phoiblí: Speak Irish on Facebook Day
An mbeidh foireann margaíochta sásta le 36,942 daoine ag freastail ar ócáid phoiblí ar an gréasán meáin sóisialta Facebook? Bhuel, sin an méid cuairteoirí atá ag ‘Speak Irish on Facebook Day’, tosaíodh ar an gréasán meáin sóisialta sin ag beirt déagóirí ógá ó Béal Feirste (as tuaisceart an chathair, fósta). Bhunaigh Ruairí Ó hÉigeartaigh agus Dónal [...] more »
Ciste nua do Ghaeilge ó thuaidh; ach b’fhéidir go tagann próiseas ró dothuigthe leis
An buíochas do Con fá an cuntas seo ar an ciste nua infheistíochta don Ghaeilge (£8m ar fáidh trí bliana). Ach tá ceist buartha ag Con: cé leis an t-airgead sa chiste seo? An poiblí go hiomlán, nó páirtí príobháideach? B’fhéidir De réir an méid atá cloiste agam, is tacadóirí Shinn Féin den chuid is [...] more »
Court of Appeal upholds Administration of Justice (Language) Act of 1737
As the BBC notes the Court of Appeal has rejected a legal action claiming that the Administration of Justice (Language) Act of 1737, which specifies that all proceedings in NI courts must be in English, was discriminatory and breached the European Convention on Human Rights. And UTV has extensive quotes from the ruling Lord Justice Girvan ruled: [...] more »
Quality of education at Gaelscoil na Daroige “inadequate”
The Irish News education correspondent, Simon Doyle, notes that a Northern Ireland Education and Training Inspectorate report has stated that the “quality of provision in Irish and English was inadequate” at a Londonderry Irish-medium primary school which the NI Education Minister, Sinn Féin’s Caitriona Ruane, has twice awarded funding to against the advice of her departmental officials. From the Irish News [...] more »
“It is hard not to feel a certain sense of pity for Sinn Fein over this issue..”
Sinn Féin President, Gerry Adams, MP, MLA, has reprised his role as spokesman for the UK government by announcing a further four year funding of the Irish Language Broadcast Fund ahead of any official statement. Just as he did in 2008. It’s still a reserved matter. ‘The Blog’ had the ‘scoop’ this time. The level [...] more »
Labhraionn Mac Giolla Eoin amach
Tá ráiteas déanta ag leascheannaire an SDLP, Patsaí Mac Giolla Eoin ar an Ghaeilge : “Irish language must be above all party side deals”. Ag labhairt dó i mBéarla Deardaoin seo chuaigh thart dúirt sé : “It is simply untrue and harmful when Gerry Adams claims that Sinn Fein is the only party fighting for [...] more »
Faic bainte amach don Ghaeilge?
Tá cuma ar an scéal go bhfuil sé beartaithe ‘straitéis’ a bheith ann don Ghaeilge mar thoradh ar na cainteanna ar siúil i gCaisleán Chroimghlinne. Beidh le feiceáil cad a bheadh i gceist ach tá dualgas ar a DCAL agus ar Nelson McCausland straitéis a chur ar bun don Ghaeilge cheanna féin, rud atá Nelson [...] more »
Mionlach Gaeilge?
While Sluggerites are all waiting for my first proper contribution of the year (cough), here’s something else that may be of some interest: Is once-maligned Irish language the marker of a new Ireland elite? A new study finds the Irish language, once seen as the tongue of the poorer and less-educated even in Ireland, is [...] more »
Agus bhí faic ann… Cad a tharla Indo?
Cheannaigh mé coip den Indo ar maidin mar dúirt siad ar an leathanach tosaigh go raibh coip den Foinse nua ar fail ar saoire inti… ach nuair a d’amhairc mé istigh, bhí faic ann… Cad a tharla lads? more »
Oileán amhainn, ach cad faoi Aontas na Gaeilge?
Cé go mbeadh nach bhfuil sé ceart a rá go bhfuil an córas tras-teorainn ag titim as a cheile, níl Con ró shásta leis na thograí á bhí curtha i láthair ag an tAire Eamonn O Cuív chun a bheith cúrsaí náisiúnta a dícheangail ón cúrsaí thuaigh theas: …bunaíodh an Fhoras mar institiúid uile oileánda [...] more »
Aiste Liospóin (24): Níl, mar tá neamhspleachas mar oidhreacht duinne…
Vótáil Concubhar i gcoinne an Chonartha an uair dheireanach, agus ní bheith sé ag athrú a vóta an uair seo.. Tá dhá cheist difriúil ann dar leis: fearg leis an Rialtas, agus na rudaí a mbaineann go díreach leis an Chonradh féin. Níl an cheist faoi rogha idir an fhoireann seo nó an ceann eile; [...] more »
Has the UUP got an Irish language strategy; and if not why not?
Great thread over at Unionist Lite in which O’Neill asks if the UUP has a coherent strategy on the Irish language and if not, why not? more »
Aiste Liospóin (15): Ag líonadh na bearnaí daonlathais…
Creideann Aonghus Ó hAlmhain go mbeidh torthaí fónta ar Chonradh Liospóin, torthaí a chuireann le gné daonláthach an Aontais agus, anuas ar sin, cuireann siad lena éifeacht. Maíonn sé nach mbeidh ról nua an Uachtaráin ar an gComhairle Eorpach nios mó ná ról chathaoirligh nó ról mholtóra. Dar leis go dtugann staitistic amháin léargas ar [...] more »
Caithfear amach as an Eoraip… Cén áit a bhfuil sin?
Níl an fhianaise, na hargóintí agus na feachtais ar son Tá do reifreann Lisbon curtha ina luí ar Alan Titley insan Irish Times inniu, ar chor ar bith: Tá dualgas, dá réir sin, ar gach tráchtaire dá bhfuil, an chéad uair a nochtann duine an tuairim, go leataobhach féin, go fiú le camadh a bhéil, [...] more »
I will never slag off google again.
Heads up to Dubhaltach mac Éamon Óig, mhic Éamoin, mhic Sheáin, mhic Mhártain Óig, mhic Mhártain, mhic Tomáis Uí Reachtair. Folks, I will never slag off Google again, I will never have to read in English again! And non-Gaelic speakers will be able to see (approximately) what we Gaeil are saying, ok, it is not [...] more »
Methinks the lady doth protest too much…
Somehow you can’t help think that Declan is missing the heady days of the Tiger, badly… Prós corcra, and then some… Con gives it more attention (ag a bhlag iGaeilge) than I suspect it deserves…. more »
“Money is still dished out to absolutely hideously bad private operators…”
-Tomaltach notes the decimation of Irish language journalism. Then launches a passionate broadside against cack handed (largely bureaucratic) attempts to stem life blood of the language: …money is still dished out to absolutely hideously bad private operators for unused online courses and the likes. But this exposes the insanity of the way the Irish language [...] more »
Agus ollmhargaidh Thuath na bhFál a phlé againn ……
Agus ollmhargaidh Thuath na bhFál a phlé againn fá láthair, de thoradh ar thurcaithe i mBaile Andarsan ag dul faoi bhratach bhanríon Shasana, shíl mé go mbeadh an comhartha seo ón Sainburys úr ar Bhóthar Bhaile Andarsan iontach ábhartha – dhá theangach amach is amach. Middle Class Dub a chur ar an eolas mé faoi. [...] more »
Advertise
-
Books
-
Debating the Churches’ Role in the Peace in Northern Ireland
This morning’s Sunday Sequence featured a substantial debate (about 35 minutes into the recorded programme) on a new book,Religion, Civil Society and Peace in Northern Ireland (Oxford University Press 2011), written by sociologists John Brewer, Gareth Higgins and Francis Teeney. The debate was framed in an opening vignette by presenter William Crawley in uncompromising terms, [...] read our review » -
The peace process not such a good model after all
Which reminds me…. Platform for Change’s driving force Robin Wilson has produced a corrective to the notion that the lessons of the NI conflict are easily exportable. Like myself, Robin is associated with the Constitution Unit. He introduced his new book in a CU blog which I here reproduce. The water crisis in Northern Ireland [...] read our review »
-
Review: To Kill a Mockingbird
Somehow I escaped reading this essential school text, with its story of racism in 1930s American South. Living in Northern Ireland, I draw parallels with sectarianism, with its similar bigotry and prejudice. To Kill a Mockingbird was part of a Unite Against Hate campaign event at Parliament Buildings in Northern Ireland, which I’ve written [...] read our review »
-
