# Gaeilge

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# thug life

11 jokes and references only people who learned Irish will get

Is mise Bart Simpson. Tá mo chraiceann buí.

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Apr 18th 2015, 9:30 AM

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Do we care enough about Irish to keep it alive?

I have next to no Irish and I’m embarrassed by that… yet I don’t think I’ll ever learn.

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Apr 6th 2015, 1:00 PM

# lost in translation

YouTube absolutely mangled the subtitles on Michael D. Higgins' Paddy's Day address

YouTube doesn’t understand Gaeilge.

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Mar 17th 2015, 5:09 PM

# ni thuigim

YouTube totally mangled the subtitles on Michael D. Higgins' Paddy's Day address

YouTube doesn’t understand Gaeilge.

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Mar 17th 2015, 4:47 PM

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An 5 rud a tharlaíonn nuair a labhraíonn tú Gaeilge in Éirinn

(Psst… there’s an as bearla version in here too).

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Mar 17th 2015, 9:30 AM

Watch these Hollywood stars try (and fail) to speak Irish

Well, they tried.

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Mar 10th 2015, 7:56 AM

# liudraman

7 Irish words that don't exist in English

Bit of plámás, be grand.

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Mar 6th 2015, 1:08 PM

11 reasons why Irish is the best language in the world

Sure isn’t it a great little language.

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Mar 1st 2015, 3:00 PM

# Aiming high

"10% of all civil servants should be proficient in the Irish Language"

According to a report by a culture and Gaeltacht committee anyway…

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Jan 28th 2015, 7:33 PM

# fixed it for you

Someone excellently corrected the Gaeilge on this Dublin sign

Don’t mess with this gaeilgeoir.

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Jan 25th 2015, 1:45 PM

# ar ceart

Someone took correcting this sign as Gaeilge into their own hands

Back to school!

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Dec 19th 2014, 11:34 AM

# briseadh na rialacha

'Irish language for third-level entry shouldn't be a rule', universities told

Only for Irish language courses according to a task group report.

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Dec 8th 2014, 4:53 PM

# Gregory Campbell

'Curry my yoghurt' DUP MP receives death threat

Over the weekend, Gregory Campbell said he’d treat an Irish Language Act as “toilet paper.”

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Nov 24th 2014, 3:23 PM

# Toilet Humour

'Curry my yoghurt’ DUP MP says he would treat Irish Language Act 'like toilet paper'

Gregory Campbell also joked about his earlier controversial comments.

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Nov 22nd 2014, 9:07 PM

# Off Track

Cad é an Ghaeilge ar u-turn? Government to review bilingual signage plan

The pilot scheme aimed to have Irish and English the same size on road signs.

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Oct 20th 2014, 4:12 PM

# míshásta

A lot of people think Enda was wrong to make this guy Gaeltacht Minister

But he doesn’t “take it personally.”

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Oct 13th 2014, 1:58 PM

# honours irish

An Post: No, we don't scribble out addresses written as Gaeilge

Feidhlim Seoige’s photo of an envelope with a crossed-out address was widely shared on Twitter.

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Oct 10th 2014, 11:43 AM

# cúpla.ie

As of this morning, you can now read RTÉ news online 'as Gaeilge'

Attention: Múinteóirí Gaeilge

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Sep 15th 2014, 10:58 AM

# Fleadh Cheoil

Fiddles at the ready: The world's biggest trad music session kicks-off in Sligo today

President Higgins will be on hand to open Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.

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Aug 10th 2014, 7:30 AM

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Opinion: The new Gaeltacht Minister has hit the ground running – despite not being fluent

Joe McHugh has vowed to “fully immerse” himself in the language and tweet his progress. It’s an approach many politicians could learn from.

Jul 29th 2014, 8:00 AM

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Opinion: Older people and Gaeilgeoirí are right to be indignant – this Cabinet doesn't care about them

The new Gaeltacht minister isn’t fluent in Irish and the de-prioritisation of older people’s issues has been rubber-stamped; whole sections of society are being disenfranchised.

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Jul 16th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Dúnta

70-year-old Irish language board closes

Six jobs will be lost as Comhdáil Náisiunta winds up.

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Jul 15th 2014, 9:46 AM

# We all partied

The recession is popping up a lot on Leaving Cert papers this year

First they were asked to analyse budgets for families on the dole, now it’s essays on poverty and calculating youth unemployment rates.

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Jun 9th 2014, 9:41 PM

# an dtuigeann tu?

11 songs that will take you right back to your days in the Gaeltacht

Fadó fadó Éirinn, roimh theacht don nua-aois…

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Jun 2nd 2014, 9:30 AM

# as ghaeilge

How many Ballyduffs are there? What about Ballymurphys?

Placenames translator Logainm.ie have added interactive maps to its website

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May 19th 2014, 2:15 PM

# la dearg

March planned in Belfast over 'failure' to protect the Irish language

The Lá Dearg group say that aspects of the Good Friday agreement have not been implemented.

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Apr 12th 2014, 11:31 AM

# PS I Love You

The internet has some excellent Irish language advice for tourists

Express yourself, as Gaeilge.

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Mar 28th 2014, 8:12 AM

# Tugann an rud is lú cúnamh

Tesco is looking at introducing Irish-speaking self-service checkouts

Mír gan choinne sa cheantar mála.

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Mar 24th 2014, 3:15 PM

# an dtuigeann tu?

Can you speak Irish? Want to help the world learn?

Duolingo wants to build an Irish database and you could help.

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Mar 19th 2014, 1:54 PM

# focail dána

Here's a handy guide to swearing as Gaeilge

Just in time for Seachtain na Gaeilge. (Language is quite NSFW.)

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Mar 10th 2014, 4:03 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Is enough being done to support Irish language speakers?

This morning’s column debates whether Gaeilgeoirí being oppressed in Irish society. Cad a cheapann tú?

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Mar 4th 2014, 9:53 AM

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Column: Are Gaeilgeoirí being oppressed?

A debate has been ongoing about what place the Irish language has in our society. As someone who speaks Irish, I know how hurtful stereotypes about speakers are, writes Maitiú de Hál.

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Mar 4th 2014, 8:00 AM

# tmi tmi tmi

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh delivered the biggest TMI you'll read today

Oh holy God.

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Mar 3rd 2014, 7:46 AM

# Gaeilge

Ó Cuirreáin has formally stepped down as Irish Language Commissioner

RTÉ journalist Rónán Ó Domhnaill will take on the role from tomorrow.

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Feb 23rd 2014, 6:57 PM

Voices

Column: Why bother learning Irish?

There is enormous negativity about the Irish language, especially in official circles. But it’s part of who we are and we must fight for its survival, writes Rónán Ó Muirthile.

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Feb 22nd 2014, 7:00 PM

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Column: I need my daughter to know I didn't sit back and watch our language die

I took my daughter on her first trip to Dublin on Saturday to participate in the demonstration for Irish language rights. I need her understand her national identity, writes Deirdre Nic Gabhann.

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Feb 18th 2014, 7:00 AM

# conradh na gaeilge

Thousands attend protest calling for increased support of Irish language

As many as 5,000 are attending the protest outside Leinster House this afternoon.

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Feb 15th 2014, 4:32 PM

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Column: The Government’s attitude to the Irish language is a total sham

It’s bad for democracy when Government picks and chooses what legislation to implement and when they censor and undermine anyone who has an opposing view to them, writes Daithí de Buitléir.

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Feb 14th 2014, 7:00 PM