Interpol given access to film of O Searcaigh youths (March 17, 2008)
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/interpol-given-access-to-film-of-o-searcaigh-youths-1319560.html
“Interpol has access to full unedited transcripts and DVD footage of interviews with young men who had sex with Cathal O Searcaigh.”
Gaelic? What gall (March 17, 2008)
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-oe-magan17mar17,1,6711426.story
“Gaelic -- or irish, as we call it here -- is the first official language of Ireland. (English is second.) And 41% of the population claim to speak it. But could that be true? To put it to the test, I set off across Ireland for three weeks in the summer of 2006 with one self-imposed handicap -- to never utter a word of English.”
Lá Fhéile Phádraig: Is Gaelic dead? (March 17, 2008)
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/03/17/la-fheile-phadraig-is-gaelic-dead/
By Ed Morrissey!
“Being a poor student of the ancient tongue myself, I read Manchán Magan’s essay in the LA Times today about his travails in attempting to use Irish in Ireland with some sadness and understanding.”
Want to have some ‘craic?’ Local college teaches Gaelic course (March 17, 2008)
http://www.standardspeaker.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7050&Itemid=2
“For the past few days, Dorothy McGinley’s Irish eyes have been smiling.”
O Searcaigh curriculum debate decided on merit (March 19, 2008)
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/o-searcaigh-curriculum-debate-decided-on-merit-1321095.html
“One of the simplest definitions of the school curriculum is that it is the set of stories that one generation chooses to tell the next. Seen in this light, it is to be expected, and welcomed, that those stories are subject to ongoing review and that they are the focus of debate and contestation.”
Glad to be gaeilge (March 19, 2008)
http://www.hotpress.com/politics/frontlines/4514440.html
“What happens when a New York comic sets off to learn Irish in deepest Connemara? Des Bishop has the answers.”
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Pupils enjoy an old style Irish shindig (March 19, 2008)
http://www.wexfordpeople.ie/news/pupils-enjoy-an-old-style-irish-shindig-1322933.html
“A big Céilí took place in John's Road School last Friday. Because it was Seachtain na Gaeilge the staff decided to organise a Dance-a-thon for all the children. Everyone in the school was reading Irish throughout the week and preparing for St. Patrick's Day.”
“Bhí Céilí mór ar suil i John's Road School ar an Aoine seo chaité. Toisc gur Seachtain na Gaeilge a bhí ann, shocraigh an foireann mœinteoireachta ar Dhamhsa-thon a chur ar fail do na páistí go léir.”
Spirit of St. Patrick is alive at Gaelscoil (March 20, 2008)
http://www.wicklowpeople.ie/news/spirit-of-st-patrick-is-alive-at-gaelscoil-1323054.html
“The kids attending Gaelscoil na Lochanna in Blessington got into the spirit of St. Patrick's Day by holding a number of different events in preparation for March 17. The school may only be in its second year but can already lay claim to 23 infants enrolled. It is also the only gaelscoil in the west of the county.”
Thousands to compete at Feis Doire Colmcille (March 21, 2008)
http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Thousands-to-compete-at-Feis.3896436.jp
“Thousands of competitors from Derry and further afield will start converging on the city on Monday to take part in the annual Feis Doire Colmcille.”
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