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Kopfmensch mit Bauchgefühl.
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Úna Bhreathnach
8 days ago
I gceann seachtaine. 4 spás don Cheardlann le
@lexiconista.bsky.social
@momeachair.bsky.social
is Martin Wynne (CLARIN/Oxford) agus spásanna don Chomhdháil le
@kscanne.bsky.social
@megajoules137.bsky.social
is neart eile. Raymond Hickey an aoichainteoir.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-teangeo...
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An teangeolaíocht chorpais i dteangacha na hÉireann: Ceardlann & Comhdháil
Corpus linguistics for the languages of Ireland: workshop and conference.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-teangeolaiocht-chorpais-i-dteangacha-na-heireann-ceardlann-comhdhail-tickets-1675123552639?aff=oddtdtcreator
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The problem is a poorly regulated market which encourages property owners towards exploitative behaviour. The presence or absence of asylum seekers in the country is about as relevant as mún dreoilín san fharraige.
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An baol nó deis atá san Intleacht Shaorga do mhionteangacha dála na Gaeilge? Tar linn ag comhdháil PyCon i mí na Samhna go bplé muid an cheist le chéile.
python.ie/pycon-2025/
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9 days ago
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9 days ago
We've updated our "AI and its impact" panel discussion - welcome Mihai to the panel! Tickets are still on sale for PyCon Ireland 2025:
python.ie
#PyConIE
#PythonIE
#PyCon
#Python
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Lascaine cánach má dhéanann tú do ghnó leis an stát trí Ghaeilge.
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Beidh cás na Gaeilge i ré na hintleachta saorga á chardáil ag comhdháil Pycon i mBaile Átha Cliath an mhí seo chugainn. B’fhéidir go bhfeicfidh muid a chéile ann?
python.ie/pycon-2025/
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16 days ago
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Dorn san aer do na daoine breaca!
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21 days ago
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Agus an tuairim phoiblí mar atá, cé agaibh atá ag machnamh cur isteach ar an uachtaránacht an chéad uair eile?
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‘Almost like a tsunami now’: Irish language draws younger voters to Catherine Connolly
Irish Times opinion poll features ‘speaks Irish’ as a choice for ‘most important’ value in presidential candidate for first time
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/10/19/it-is-almost-like-a-tsunami-now-how-the-irish-language-is-drawing-younger-voters-to-catherine-connolly/
21 days ago
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- Ar mhaith leat damhsa? - Níor mhaith. - Ná liomsa. - Go maith.
23 days ago
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Fógra seirbhíse: bhí codanna áirithe de Pota Focal
www.potafocal.com
agus Intergaelic
www.intergaelic.com
as feidhm le tamall anuas: an litreoir, an caighdeánaitheoir, agus na hinnill aistriúcháin idir na Gaeilgí éagsúla. Tá sé sin ceartaithe anois. Sleamchúis na hacmhainne daonna ba chúis leis!
24 days ago
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Jab ar son dhá chúise!
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26 days ago
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Aonghus Ó hAlmhain
28 days ago
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
While proficiency in foreign languages is now a challenge for contemporary Irish society, it was once viewed as central for promoting Ireland’s diplomatic and revolutionary aims. ~
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B’fhearrde go mór muid dá mbeadh líofacht níos forleithne.
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How Irish revolutionaries used French language to secure support
The multilingual skills of the revolutionary generation helped them to amplify Ireland's cause on the world stage
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/1014/1538411-how-irish-revolutionaries-used-french-language-to-secure-support/
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Maitiú Ó Coimín
about 1 month ago
Achainí ar pholaiteoirí agus lucht aistrithe óráidí polaiteoirí: Tá sé ceart go leor an uimhir 10 a athrú go 20 scaití. Is deise i bhfad 'na scórtha blianta' in áit 'na deicheanna de bhlianta'. Scaoiligí uaibh 'decades' an Bhéarla.
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Nuair a dhéanann do mhac rud éigin greannmhar nach dtaitníonn le do bhean, in ainm Dé, NÁ DÉAN GÁIRE!
about 1 month ago
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Aonghus Ó hAlmhain
about 1 month ago
Un homme qui parle trois langues est trilingue. Un homme qui parle deux langues est bilingue. Un homme qui ne parle qu'une langue est anglais. Claude de Gagnière
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Tá Ollscoil Mhá Nuad sa tóir ar speiceas neamhchoitianta: daoine le scileanna ríomhaireachta + Gaeilge + bainistíochta.
www.teg.ie/nuacht/oifig...
about 1 month ago
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My sentiment exactly. The myth that Irish is a difficult language only makes sense if you only speak English. From English, everywhere is uphill.
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about 1 month ago
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Nuair a bhíonn an scríbhneoir idir dhá chomhairle idir "fadhb" agus "fabht"... (Spoiler: mise an scríbhneoir. Tarlaíonn sé seo domsa go minic.)
about 2 months ago
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Tá meas mór agam ar an obair a dhéanann Rónán, faoi hata Oideas Gael agus faoi hataí eile.
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191. Rónán Ó Dochartaigh: Oideas Gael Course Manager - Part 1 | The Ireland Podcast
Oideas Gael's offerings, the rise of Irish language learning, and the unique culture of Glencolmcille.
https://shows.acast.com/64e340adddadb00012365278/68b83784b4b4b9b3d2d5f898
about 2 months ago
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Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
about 2 months ago
This years Ploughing is located at Screggan, but do you know what Screggan means? Come down to find out from our Placenames branch! Visit us at Block 3. Row 16, Stand 313
https://www.logainm.ie/en/
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Beidh Corpas Náisiúnta na Gaeilge (
corpas.ie
) aon bhliain d’aois i mí na Samhna, mar sin tá sé in am do chomhdháil!
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Native Dialogs in Irish
2 months ago
Are you kidding? An __ ______ ___ tú?
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Chuala mé go bhfuil do chailín ag súil le páiste.
Breandán is under the impression that you are about to become a father. Explain to him that that is a misunderstanding.
https://www.nativedialogs.com/irish/2025-09-03
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Bhakthi
3 months ago
I think if Britain colonised your country of origin you should get free BBC iplayer.
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Native Dialogs in Irish
3 months ago
Did you now that the verb for ‘to be’ is the only Irish verb that has two present tenses?
#Gaeilge
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When to say ‘bíonn’ instead of ‘tá’: the habitual present tense in Irish
When to say ‘bíonn’ instead of ‘tá’: the habitual present tense in Irish
https://www.nativedialogs.com/irish/when-to-say-bionn-instead-of-ta-the-habitual-present-tense-in-irish
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Native Dialogs in Irish
3 months ago
Yes, but I don't watch it much. Tá, ach _______ ag féachaint uirthi mórán. (a) níl mé (b) ní bhím Bonus points for explaining why! :-)
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An bhfuil teilifís agat sa bhaile?
Máire is asking about your TV watching habits.
https://www.nativedialogs.com/irish/2025-08-20
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Most PhD theses do nothing but gather dust in a university library somewhere. I don’t want that to happen to mine, so I’ve started grave-robbing chapters from it and giving them a new life as blog posts. Here’s one, more will follow.
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A short history of digitisation in lexicography
Dictionaries have recently migrated from paper to screens. Let’s take stock of where that leaves us.
https://www.lexiconista.com/digitisation-in-lexicography/
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Native Dialogs in Irish
3 months ago
Maidin mhaith, oíche mhaith.
www.nativedialogs.com/irish/parts-...
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From ‘maidin’ to ‘oíche’: Irish words for parts of the day
Learn how to talk about mornings, evenings and everything in between in Irish.
https://www.nativedialogs.com/irish/parts-of-the-day
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Native Dialogs in Irish
3 months ago
A leithéid de lá! = What a day!
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A leithéid de lá!
Tadhg wonders if you'll join him for a drink. Will you?
https://www.nativedialogs.com/irish/2025-08-13
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Native Dialogs in Irish
3 months ago
Tá áirithint agam. = I have a reservation.
www.nativedialogs.com/irish/2025-0...
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Gabh mo leithscéal, sílim gur liomsa an suíochán sin.
This train passenger thinks you are sitting in her seat. What do you answer?
https://www.nativedialogs.com/irish/2025-08-11
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It takes two to teanga.
3 months ago
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If, like me, you’re not a friend of gamification, “streaks” and “badges” in language learning, then, like me, you’ll prefer Native Dialogs:
www.nativedialogs.com
(Disclaimer: I built that website myself, for myself. This post is blatant self-promotion.)
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Native Dialogs
It’s like chatting to a native speaker!
https://www.nativedialogs.com/
3 months ago
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Wood is good.
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4 months ago
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🇮🇪🇵🇸
4 months ago
labhraím frankengaelainn, culchiedeutsch, agus an iomarca béarla
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Antain Mac Lochlainn
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Is fearr a bheith róchúramach míle uair ná gan a bheith cúramach go leor uair amháin.
4 months ago
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Níor dhún Dia doras riamh nár oscail sé ceann eile.
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focloiruichadhain.ria.ie
Is leabhar é seo a bhfuil suíomh idirlín ag gabháil leis. Is suíomh idirlín é seo a bhfuil leabhar ag gabháil leis.
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Foclóir Mháirtín Uí Chadhain
Seo é an foclóir a chruinnigh Máirtín Ó Cadhain ó chaint a mhuintire, i nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe, i lár an 20ú haois.
https://focloiruichadhain.ria.ie/
5 months ago
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Tá clú agus cáil ar Karel Čapek as an focal ‘robot’ a chumadh. Ní faoi na róbait amháin a bhíodh sé ag scríobh, áfach.
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An Breithiúnas Deireanach – Karel Čapek
“Is eol dom gach rud fút, gach rud. Sin an fáth nach féidir liom bheith i mo bhreitheamh ort.”
https://www.lexiconista.com/offtopic/an-breithiunas-deireanach/
5 months ago
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Is breá liom scéalta grinn an scríbhneora Eilvéisigh Martin Suter. Is breá liom chomh mór sin iad gur aistrigh mé ceann acu go Gaeilge.
www.lexiconista.com/offtopic/an-...
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An fear gnóthach
“Ná téigh thar trí nóiméad, nó brisfidh ar an fhoighne air.”
https://www.lexiconista.com/offtopic/an-fear-gnothach/
5 months ago
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Ogham my Gaulish!
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5 months ago
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I nGaeilge na hAlban tá dhá fhocal ar an Domhnach, agus dhá thuiscint ar an rud is Domhnach ann.
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Victoria Duncan
5 months ago
A lot of people go through their lives without ever noticing the systems they are a part of and I've found this is an area where autistic people show up like ancient prophets. We see the system, we learn its history, we tell people about it. It'd like a magic trick - pulling a coin from the air.
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Mícheál Johnny | MJM
6 months ago
Tá achoimrí go leor aighnithe, ach síneadh ama iarrtha freisin. Thógamar cinneadh go sínfear spriocdháta na comhdhála go Dé Domhnaigh, 8 Meitheamh anois. = Having gotten some requests, we have decided to extend the deadline to Sunday, June 8. Scaipigí an scéal | Spread the word!
#linguistics
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‘Dúchan’. Cad é sin? Bhí orm an focal a chuardach san fhoclóir. Cén foclóir? Foclóir Uí Chadhain, dar ndóigh:
focloiruichadhain.ria.ie/1/d%C3%BAchan/
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Taisce luachmhar foclóireachta Uí Chadhain
Is cnuasach úrnua é Dúchan d’ábhar a bhailigh Máirtín Ó Cadhain i gConamara
https://www.irishtimes.com/tuarascail/2025/05/19/taisce-luachmhar-focloireachta-ui-chadhain/
6 months ago
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“This year, we will be hosting special events related to technology and the Irish language.” Ag súil go mór leis!
python.ie/pycon-2025/
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PyCon Ireland 2025
https://python.ie/pycon-2025/
6 months ago
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Cad a tharla 29 Samhain 2024? É seo.
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Tuairisc ar sheoladh Corpas.ie, 29 Samhain 2024
Seoladh Corpas Náisiúnta na Gaeilge 29 Samhain 2024. Caitear súil siar ar an ócáid sa bhlagmhír seo.
https://www.gaois.ie/ga/blog/seoladh-corpas-ie
6 months ago
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Mícheál Johnny | MJM
6 months ago
Gairm ar pháipéir: An teangeolaíocht chorpais i dteangacha na hÉireann, 13-14 Samhain 2025. Fáilteofar roimh achoimrí faoin Aoine 30 Bealtaine. Arna eagrú ag
@gaois.bsky.social
@fsg-dcu.bsky.social
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
www.dcu.ie/fiontarscoil...
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Gairm ar pháipéir: An teangeolaíocht chorpais i dteangacha na hÉireann | Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge
Gairm ar pháipéir: An teangeolaíocht chorpais i dteangacha na hÉireann, 13-14 Samhain 2025. Call for Papers: Corpus linguistics for the languages of Ireland, 13-14 of November, 2025.
https://www.dcu.ie/fiontarscoilnagaeilge/gairm-ar-phaipeir-teangeolaiocht-chorpais-i-dteangacha-na-heireann
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J Farrers
6 months ago
Os ydych chi eisiau byw yn y Deyrnas Unedig, dylech chi siarad Cymraeg. Dyna synnwyr cyffredin. Felly rydym yn codi gofynion iaith Gymraeg ar draws pob prif lwybr mewnfudo.
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Gravity Pike
6 months ago
"We'll just terraform Mars," they insist, unable to terraform Earth, a planet that is already perfect except it's like 2° too warm.
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I gcead do XKCD.
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