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Liam Ó Maonlaí, Rónán Ó Snodaigh agus Myles O’Reilly. Cuan an Cheoil: Sraith nua raidió a thapóidh teacht an Earraigh
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  • January 17, 2022

Liam Ó Maonlaí i mbun comhrá agus ceol le mórcheoltóirí ceol traidisiúnta na tíre

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  • Éanna Ó Caollaí
  • November 1, 2021

Spriocdháta comhairliúcháin phoiblí ar churaclaim nua Gaeilge ag deireadh na míosa

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  • November 1, 2021

Rith sé liom, mar sin, má bhí stát amháin soir ó thuaidh, cad ina thaobh nach mbeadh stát eile siar ó dheas?

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  • October 25, 2021

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  • October 25, 2021

Is léir go bhfuil an cogadh cultúir chomh beo beithíoch i dtíortha iar-impireacht na Spáinne agus atá sna Sasanaí nua.

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  • Liam Mac Amhlaigh
  • October 18, 2021

Sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, a thugtar Léacht Uí Chadhain gach bliain

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  • Alan Titley
  • October 18, 2021

B’ait liom go ndiúltódh údar ar bith saothar dá cuid a bhac i dteanga ar bith

Deireadh na díospóireachta sa Dáil an tseachtain seo caite. Faoin reachtaíocht nua beidh 20 faoin gcéad d’earcaithe nua na státseirbhíse in ann a gcuid oibre a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge faoi 2030. ‘Táimid tar éis céim chun tosaigh a bhreacadh’
  • Éanna Ó Caollaí
  • October 11, 2021

Naoi mbliain ó shin a cuireadh tús leis an bplé ar an mBille seo

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  • Alan Titley
  • October 11, 2021

Is mór é an t-aineolas coiteann faoin nGréig

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  • Alan Titley
  • October 4, 2021

D’airíomar faoi Mai Lai in Vítneam toisc go raibh duine amháin macánta agus béalscaoilte

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  • Éanna Ó Caollaí
  • October 4, 2021

Is ábhar iontais do chách é nach bhfuil réiteach faighte fós ar an ngéarchéim náisiúnta i gcúrsaí tithíochta

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  • September 27, 2021

Nach iomaí duine a fuair sólás ag déanamh Turas na Croise i séipéal éigin i gciúnas an lae

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  • Alan Titley
  • September 27, 2021

Tá gné amháin den aighneas nár tugadh oiread sin airde air

Na Náisiúin Aontaithe: deis iontach don stát a bheith ina cheannródaí idirnáisiúnta chun oidhreacht teangacha an cine daonna a chosaint. “Ní neart go cur le chéile”
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  • September 20, 2021

D’fhéadfaí cruachás teangacha an domhain atá á ndíothú a tharraingt anuas sna Náisiúin Aontaithe

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  • Alan Titley
  • September 20, 2021

An rud a dhearbhaíonn an Dáil tá sé dearfa go dearbh

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  • Cathal de Paor
  • September 13, 2021

Bhí Máirtín Ó Direáin an-tugtha don chodarsnacht nó an chontrárthacht ina shaothar

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  • September 13, 2021

Ní raibh caighdeán óir scrúdaithe riamh ann.

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  • September 6, 2021

I halla Uí Mhóráin bhíodh dhá rince ar siúl gach uile sheachtain: ‘Hop’ Oíche Dé Céadaoin agus rince le banna ceoil, oíche Dé Domhnaigh

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  • August 30, 2021

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