Image by stephen.spillane via Flickr As you are probably aware, I gave a speech at the Alliance Francaise/UCC European Symposium on “European CItizenship”. My speech was on National Identities withing European Identity and Culture. I got great feedback on the speech so I decided to share it with you. Presidents, Excellencies, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, What am I? Irish or European? When I go abroad, I rarely get told I am Irish, well that is until I open...
Image by cobalt123 via Flickr In Luxembourg as part of the training with the Anna Lindh Foundation we had to write a list of things that we think identify us. One suggestion was to draw a flower and on each petal write one thing. I of course am useless at drawing so decided to write a list. So how do I see myself? The first things that came to my mind was European, the next was Irish and after...
I hope you are all enjoying your St. Patricks Day. I for one have spent most of the actual day in bed. I had to get up early this morning and bring the Macoaimh (Cub Scouts) to mass. So I went back to bed afterwards. So whats the point of this post? I was going to do a post like this but then decided, why should I be posting about that on what is our National Day as well...
Image by jimmycurn via Flickr Today those on twitter and Facebook would have noticed a rise in my use of Irish online. This is due to two things. One is catching a bit of Ryan Tubridy on Saturday Night where they were encouraging people to use Facebook as Gaeilge and my last two Facebook Updates have been as Gaeilge. The second is my radio listening. This morning I tuned into Raidio Rí Rá and mentioned that on twitter and...
Bhí mé ag eisteacht le “Top 40 Óifiguil ne hEireann” ar REDFM ar maidin agus chuala mé cúpla amhrán atá mé i ngrá le! Tá siad “Sex on Fire” le Kings of Leon (ag uimhir a dó) Bhí mé ag damhsa le mo chairde leis an amhrán seo agus le na amhrán ar aghaidh “So What” le Pink Tá siad ar fheabhas agus bain mé a lán taitneamh as ag damhsa le na amhrán seo! (Okay enough crappy Irish,...
Today for my Friday Poetry rubic, as Faoiseamh calls it, I have chosen a poem that my mother sent to me and it is a really nice poem. Incidently I get to see my parents for the first time in five months today so all excited! So back to the poetry, the poem is an Irish poem, but I will post it in English also. The Poem is by Padraic Pearse and is called “Bean Sléibhe ag Caoineadh a...
I am a great supporter of GaelScoileanna, and wish I could speaker better Irish. I do speak irish but only completely langers when my brains starts thinking in Irish and I have to translate to English (or the little bit of German I have, via English) from the irish in my head. So why am I blogging about the Irish Language. Well firstly cause I actually miss it, yes I didnt think I would, but it turns out I...
This motion is being layed before the House today persuant to section 23of the Referendum Act 1994. It is as follows The Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 proposes- (a) to insert the following subsections after subsection 10º of section 4 of Article 29 of the Constitution: ’10° The State may ratify the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon on the 13th day of December...
Tá Seachatin Na Gaeilge ar siúl 3 – 17 Mártha. Tá suim mór agam sa teanga, agus Smaoineamh mé go scríobh me póst faoi Condadh um Liospóin as Gaeilge. (Tá mo phostaí as Bearla anseo) Céard é an Conradh um Athchóiriú? Tógann an Conradh um Athchóiriú cuid mhaith dá bhfuil ann ó Bhunnreacht na hEorpa a chomhaontaíodh in 2004 faoi Uchtaránacht ba hÈireann ar an AE. Is é atá sa Chronradh nua ná sraith leasuithe ar Chronarthaí láithreacha an...
An Taoiseach: Bertie Ahern, Fianna Fail, Dublin Central. There was no surprises when he was elected Taoiseach with a comfortable majority, 89 votes to 76. He stays on but more importantly as anointed his successor. An Tánaiste and Minister for Finance: Brain Cowen, Fianna Fail, Laois-Offaly. Cowen continues on in the important ministry and definitely is now seen as Bertie’s replacement. If the economy does suffer, the problems will fall at his door though. Stamp Duty reform will be...
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