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The Keeper of the Bees<p>A monk named Modomnoc is said to have introduced bees to Ireland in the 6th century, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23travelling" target="_blank">#travelling</a> by boat from Wales Native Irish words about bees emerged at this time such as beach (bee), mil (honey) &amp; míodh (mead) 🐝 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FolkloreThursday" target="_blank">#FolkloreThursday</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Legend" target="_blank">#Legend</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Speirgorm" target="_blank">#Speirgorm</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23InsectThursday" target="_blank">#InsectThursday</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23IrishLanguage" target="_blank">#IrishLanguage</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Nature" target="_blank">#Nature</a> 📷me</p>
Flipboard Culture Desk<p>The Northern Irish band Kneecap are at the center of a controversy after video emerged of a member saying: "The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP" at a gig in November 2023. The Irish-language rap trio formed in 2017, and reached a new audience when a semi-fictionalized film starring Michael Fassbender won a British Academy of Film Award and was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination. Multiple venues have canceled Kneecap's concerts, but the band's manager says that they are victims of a smear campaign because of their outspoken support for Palestine, most recently at the Coachella festival, where they described Israel's military action in Gaza as "U.S.-funded genocide." Here's more from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BBCNews</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/PK30iL" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/PK30iL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Kneecap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kneecap</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/RapMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RapMusic</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a></p>
mementomaori<p>"Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap" <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Kneecap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kneecap</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/M%C4%81oriland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Māoriland</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/FilmFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FilmFestival</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aotearoa</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Indigedon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigedon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mff.maorilandfilm.co.nz/maoriland-film-festival/mff2025-programme/#/en/film/11596/Kneecap" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mff.maorilandfilm.co.nz/maoril</span><span class="invisible">and-film-festival/mff2025-programme/#/en/film/11596/Kneecap</span></a></p>
mementomaori<p>Love these fullas <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Kneecap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kneecap</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/M%C4%81oriland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Māoriland</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/FilmFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FilmFestival</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aotearoa</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/M%C4%81TeW%C4%81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MāTeWā</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/KiaKaha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KiaKaha</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/%C4%80keAkeAke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ĀkeAkeAke</span></a> <a href="https://indg.club/tags/Indigedon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigedon</span></a> </p><p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHSJzA2zcrf/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DHSJzA2zcrf</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p>
iamBullivant<p>On 2 January 2007 Irish became an official and working language of the EU. However, under a derogation granted by the Council, not all documents were translated into Irish at that point. From 1 January 2022 Irish became officially on an equal footing with the EU's other 23 official languages. For the Irish speaking community this has been a mixed blessing with many viewing it as a waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p>
Flipboard Culture Desk<p>Amid so much talk of bad folks, it's comforting to read about good people doing good things. Case in point, Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy and his artist wife Yvonne McGuinness, who have bought an iconic movie theater in Dingle, Ireland, which closed in 2021 due to rising costs and falling attendance. The Phoenix opened as a dance hall and cinema in 1919; devastating fires in 1921 and 1938 gave it its name. </p><p>“I’ve been going to see films at the Phoenix since I was a young boy on summer holidays,” Murphy told the Irish Independent. “My Dad saw movies there when he was a young man before me, and we’ve watched many films at the Phoenix with our own kids. We recognise what the cinema means to Dingle.” The Phoenix is the only cinema in a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) area in Ireland, and the new owners say this will be acknowledged in its programming. Here's more.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/fVix-N" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/fVix-N</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cinema</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AsGaielge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AsGaielge</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CillianMurphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CillianMurphy</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/YvonneMcGuinness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YvonneMcGuinness</span></a></p>
James Britt<p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FFYfp-hKxZQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=FFYfp-hK</span><span class="invisible">xZQ</span></a></p><p>Really enjoyed this.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a></p><p>KNEECAP | Official Trailer (2024)</p>
Irish Stew Podcast<p>4) Vivienne Sayers O'Callaghan has a long name!</p><p>Right in the middle of that long string is the name Sayers. That name is much reviled among <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> people of a certain age who were required to read Peig Sayers' autobiography during secondary/high school.</p><p>It turns out that Vivienne is related to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Peig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Peig</span></a>!</p><p>Listen to that segment here to get the skinny: <a href="https://overcast.fm/+lMhNL9r2E/5:55" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">overcast.fm/+lMhNL9r2E/5:55</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Did Peig ruin your life?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GlobalIrishNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalIrishNation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPodcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Kerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kerry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeltacht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeltacht</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodaoine</span></a></p>
Irish Stew Podcast<p>3) Did you know that our latest <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> guest, Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan went to an all Irish-speaking boarding school?</p><p>Curious and want to hear that section of our podcast, then check out our chapter listing for the latest episode. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GlobalIrishNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalIrishNation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaelic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPodcast</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/vivienne-sayers-ocallaghan-chapter-and-verse" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishstewpodcast.com/blog/vivi</span><span class="invisible">enne-sayers-ocallaghan-chapter-and-verse</span></a></p>
Irish Stew Podcast<p>2) How does a young woman come to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> and become a social media <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/influencer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influencer</span></a>?</p><p>That’s the story in our latest episode featuring Vivienne Sayers O'Callaghan.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GlobalIrishNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalIrishNation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Kerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kerry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodaoine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPodcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.irishstewpodcast.com/Vivienne_Sayers_O_Callaghan" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishstewpodcast.com/Vivienne_</span><span class="invisible">Sayers_O_Callaghan</span></a></p>
Irish Stew Podcast<p>Our next episode features Vivienne Sayers O Callaghan BMus, DipPM, who has been making waves in the world of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> with her high energy-snappy videos.</p><p>We talk about Vivienne’s <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cork</span></a> roots, the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a>, affinity for <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/houseplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>houseplants</span></a>, and emergence as a social media <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/influencer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influencer</span></a>.</p><p>Coming to your favorite <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> platform at midnight on Sunday or at IrishStewPodcast.com </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GlobalIrishNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalIrishNation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPodcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a></p>
Loukas (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️<p>I had a dream the other night that someone shamed me because I don't know any Irish. <br>And it is a bit weird that I lived my first three decades next to Ireland without picking any up. <br>And so do most people in Britain, but that's also weird.</p><p>Anyway, I've started it on Duolingo <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a></p>
Úna-Minh (not Úna) Kavanagh<p>I'm super excited to finally share with you a new <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Irishlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irishlanguage</span></a> translation of a great game by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@terry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>terry</span></a></span></p><p>We were delighted to be asked to work on the official translations of VVVVVV (Terry's 2010 puzzle-platform game).</p><p>The translations were created by myself, Seaghán Ó Modhráin and Davis Sandefur. The three of us have previously worked together on the Among Us Irish language translation.</p><p>The gameplay is great and the standard of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> is high!</p><p><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/70300/VVVVVV/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store.steampowered.com/app/703</span><span class="invisible">00/VVVVVV/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a></p>
Martin Nutty<p>Fiction can be a fabulous entry point to engage with a culture's history, so together with my <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@IrishStewPodcast" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>IrishStewPodcast</span></a></span> cohost <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@Johnleemedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Johnleemedia</span></a></span> I was delighted to have the opportunity to talk to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> based Brian O'Sullivan about his approach to reimagining ancient <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a></p><p>We talked about the problems with <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a>, the importance of the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> and the need for a more authentic understanding of Ireland's deep past</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPodcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPrehistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPrehistory</span></a></p>
Úna-Minh (not Úna) Kavanagh<p>T'is the season of Sam Hain... </p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@unaminh/video/7291957809191619872" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tiktok.com/@unaminh/video/7291</span><span class="invisible">957809191619872</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>halloween</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>irish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/samhain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samhain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaeilge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Irishlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irishlanguage</span></a></p>
Martin Nutty<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@dhanley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dhanley</span></a></span> </p><p>Lots of food for thought in the book. Manchán, in my view, is a national treasure, his optimism and exuberence in matters of langage and tradition are such a breath of fresh air.</p><p>I had the pleasure of talking with on my <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a>, which you might enjoy</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.irishstewpodcast.com/ManchanMagan" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishstewpodcast.com/ManchanMa</span><span class="invisible">gan</span></a></p>
Martin Nutty<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@bullivant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bullivant</span></a></span>, it’ll be very interesting to see what happens if An Cailín Ciúin / The Quiet Girl progresses further along the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Oscar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oscar</span></a> trail. For my money one of the best films I’ve seen in the past couple of decades </p><p>Should the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Hollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hollywood</span></a> gods look kindly on it, we might see a <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Riverdance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Riverdance</span></a> moment for <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> film which will elevate <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@Gaeilge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gaeilge</span></a></span> and develop a greater demand for similar media</p>
Martin Nutty<p>Una Mullally takes note of dramatically shifting takes on the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> by young creatives. A language which was on the edge of the grave is pulling back from the edge as artists assert their Irish identity by embracing <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a> as an increasingly important or central element of their finished work</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishArtists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishCreatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishCreatives</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2022/12/26/una-mullally-our-ancient-language-is-being-made-modern/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishtimes.com/opinion/2022/12</span><span class="invisible">/26/una-mullally-our-ancient-language-is-being-made-modern/</span></a></p>
Martin Nutty<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@strangeforms" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>strangeforms</span></a></span> </p><p>It is interesting now to see many people referring to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a> as elitist especially in the area of Gaeil Scoileanna. </p><p>It used to be that the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a> was a mark of impoverishment and backwardness, now it has evolved to a positive expression of Irish identity that is impenetrable to many other cultures, Much work to be done yet of course</p>
Léan Ní Chuilleanáin<p>This isn't an inherent trait, of course. It's a product of some brutal and tragic history and of the reduction in scope that Irish suffered as a result.</p><p>Still, it feels valuable to me, to have access to a whole entire *language* that simply has no truck with the ills of late capitalism. Even if the reasons for that are circumstantial.</p><p>(Watch me resist a misty-eyed reference to the way Irish has no verb "to have".) (2/3)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaeilge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaeilge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLanguage</span></a></p>