# Irish language

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# 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

# Oireachtas agenda

What are AIB and Permanent TSB doing to help people in mortgage arrears?

Everything happening in Leinster House today.

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Apr 9th 2014, 9:00 AM

# As Gaeilge

Office of the Ombudsman and Language Commissioner will not be merged

Conradh na Gaeilge said they will be lobbying for state services to be provided both in English and Irish.

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Apr 4th 2014, 7:52 PM

Voices

Column: Let’s stop the blame game about learning Irish

Recognising Ireland’s place in an international context allows us to explore the real reasons for our widespread weakness in learning Irish, as well as foreign languages, writes Dermot McNally.

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Apr 1st 2014, 7:00 AM

# Go Raibh Maith Agat

The British Monarchy has spoken in Irish

On Twitter, but still.

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Mar 28th 2014, 10:28 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

# sponsored by TG4

8 things we all did on St Patrick's Day as kids

Anyone for a bit of face paint? Ah, go on.

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Mar 14th 2014, 12:36 PM

# Oireachtas agenda

Suicide, the Irish language and Rehab

Everything happening in Leinster House today.

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Mar 13th 2014, 9:00 AM

# 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

# As Gaeilge

Taxi driver suspended for throwing Irish speakers out of his car

The passengers said they were told “when you’re in Britain it’s English that’s spoken”.

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Mar 6th 2014, 6:14 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

Voices

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

# Is mise Bart Simpson

13 wonderful things we'd miss in a world without Irish

Because we all know Bart Simpson really sounds like a 60-year-old man.

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Feb 23rd 2014, 8:15 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

Voices

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

Voices

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

Voices

Column: We'll soon find out whether we lose our native language forever

Irish is my second language but it has opened up a whole new world for me, and deepened my understanding of what it means to live in this country. I recognise, of course, that I have been exceptionally lucky, writes Seán Mag Leannáin.

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Feb 1st 2014, 12:00 PM

# minority languages

NI Assembly criticised for 'hostile climate' towards the Irish language

The report from the Council of Europe also looked at the minority languages in use in the UK like Welsh and Scottish Gaelic.

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Jan 16th 2014, 11:57 AM

# Schools

School without a premises – with seven months left until opening day

The Department of Education says it is searching for a site for the school, which is due to open in September.

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Jan 14th 2014, 10:51 PM

# Irish language

Additional €85,000 to cover Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe renovation costs

The theatre closed in 2007 for renovation after a fire caused extensive smoke damage.

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Dec 23rd 2013, 7:02 PM

Voices

Column: What’s the future for the Irish language and do politicians want to preserve it?

The majority of Irish people are favourably disposed towards the language, writes Seán Mag Leannáin, who says that’s a bit of a miracle given the forces raging against it.

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Dec 12th 2013, 7:00 AM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: Drop Irish or go full native – it's time to decide

The Irish language is either a waste of scarce public money, or it is a national treasure that we must make it our mission to revive into daily use. Either way, it’s time to get off the fence.

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Dec 7th 2013, 8:00 AM

# EU derogation

More than €12 million spent training Irish language graduates to translate EU legislation

To prepare for the end to derogation of the Irish language, more Irish speakers will be needed to translate EU documents.

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Nov 28th 2013, 9:26 PM

# sponsored by TG4

7 of the world's most interesting handshakes

From Nixon and Presley to Hitler and Chamberlain right back to Arnold Schwarzenegger, these handshakes deserve to go down in history.

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Nov 14th 2013, 11:39 AM

# féinphic

"Selfie" has been added to the Irish language dictionary

“Féinphic Sunday” doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.

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Oct 3rd 2013, 2:43 PM

# teigh go dti an oifig

8 things we all did in the Gaeltacht

The best three weeks of the summer for any Irish teenager.

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Jun 30th 2013, 8:15 PM

Voices

Column: Gaeilge is a part of our culture – how it's taught matters

The poetry, prose and history of the Irish language should be taken out of the current course and put into a separate, optional subject for advanced students – while “Irish Language” should be taught to every student as a core subject, writes Aodhán Ó Deá.

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Mar 19th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Have you drink taken

What Irish phrases will Gardaí need to learn?

An leatsa an gluaisteán seo?

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Mar 13th 2013, 4:00 PM

# As Gaeilge

Gardaí examine practices after complaint about use of Irish language

An absence of staff with competence in both official languages of the State is one of the main factors restricting state bodies in their delivery of services to the public in Irish, according to a report.

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Mar 13th 2013, 12:19 PM

# Cheers

Sláinte! There's an Irish language version of Cheers on the way...

Hold onto your bar stools.

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Dec 14th 2012, 5:21 PM

Voices

Column: Why I joined Dublin’s first Irish-speaking GAA club

There were no social situations where Irish speakers could use the language. Na Gaeil Óga – an all-Irish GAA club – could change that, writes Ciarán Mac Fhearghusa.

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Dec 8th 2012, 7:00 PM

# fisin

€5k up for grabs for Irish language short film

Dingle Film Festival is launching its third scheme to support a fresh new short idea… as Gaeilge.

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Oct 14th 2012, 7:45 AM

Voices

Column: We need to make the Irish language cool again

We have a love/hate relationship with Irish – but the only way to get young people speaking it is to take it out of the classroom, writes Traic Ó Braonáin.

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Oct 4th 2012, 7:30 PM