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Stiofán Ó Briain @stiofanob.bsky.social · 6h

Foilsíodh litir liom inniu san Irish Times maidir leis an Uachtaránacht, i bhfreagairt ar alt úd Bhrian Leddin.

An é seo buaic mo ghairme cantail? 😂

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

Letters to the Editor, October 15th: On giving convicted people a second chance, the presidency and solid hurling

Behind the headlines are real people who are trying to turn their lives around

www.irishtimes.com

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 1d

I honestly feel many people are sick of performatively confrontational presidential candidate debates.

The constant interruptions, prickly haranguing, random hypotheticals, repetitive dredging of controversy instead of hearing about values, character, vision.

We deserve smarter discourse.

#Aras25

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 1d

“..what Connolly would do is keep the presidency going as some kind of alternative space in the State’s official life. The Áras would continue to function as a counterweight to Govt Bdgs, a space in which a wider set of Irish realities can be recognised. Can we really afford to have no such space?”

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Stiofán Ó Briain @stiofanob.bsky.social · 1d

Ag léiriú mheon na coitiantachta i measc an aosa pholaitiúil agus meán atáid. Cuirtear in iúl é ar nós gur anailís oibiachtúil é ach baineann sé i ndáiríre le diúltú d'éinne nach bhfuil ar bord leis an status quo.

Cé go bhfuil corrdhuine ann atá sásta an ceartchreideamhachas a cheistiú.

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Stiofán Ó Briain @stiofanob.bsky.social · 1d

The debate has shifted from "will people vote for Catherine Connolly with the opinions she has?" to "is Catherine Connolly suitable for the Presidency given her opinions?", which is a very worrying shift.

One is not required to agree with the Government of the day to become Uachtarán na hÉireann.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Brian Leddin: Why I resigned from the Green Party over its decision to back Catherine Connolly

Party’s decision to support Connolly’s presidential campaign only deepened my concerns about its current direction

www.irishtimes.com

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Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 1d

The whitewashing begins, I actually think a big driver for this ‘peace’ deal was to protect Israel from total ostracisation on the global stage, they should still be punished and made to account for their genocide

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

Eurovision Song Contest organisers will no longer meet online in November to vote on Israel's participation in the competition, following Middle East "developments", the European Broadcasting Union said

Eurovision organisers push back Israel decision

Eurovision Song Contest organisers will no longer meet online in November to vote on Israel's participation in the competition, following Middle East "developments", the European Broadcasting Union sa...

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Úna Bhreathnach @unaeb.bsky.social · 1d

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Logainm: Taighde a dhéanamh ar thacar mionlogainmneacha i gceantar ar leith, agus foirmeacha stairiúla na logainmneacha sin a rianú siar trí cháipéisí stairiúla agus ceartfhoirmeacha Gaeilge a mholadh más cuí; déanfar na torthaí a fhoilsiú ar Meitheal Logainm. Féach tráchtas Aindí Mac Giolla Chomhghaill (2024) agus tráchtas Justin Ó Gliasáin (2022).
Logainm: Staidéar comparáideach a dhéanamh ar chatagóir logainm ar leith e.g. ainmneacha aibhneacha, ainmneacha sléibhte. Corpas cuimsitheach de na logainmneacha sin a chur le chéile agus anailís a dhéanamh ar chursaí dáileacháin, pátrúin teangeolaíochta, stór focal etc. Leas a bhaint as bogearraí úrscothacha mapála agus físiú sonraí chun na torthaí taighde a chur i láthair.
Corpas: Sainchorpas nua a fhorbairt, as ábhar Comhar mar shampla, agus taighde a bhunú air. Féach tráchtas Katie Ní Loingsigh (2016).
Corpas: Taighde nua teangeolaíochta a bhunú ar Chorpas Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, e.g. iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar ghnéithe den Ghaeilge atá ag athrú, anailís dioscúrsa bunaithe ar théama nó topaic ar leith, na comharthaí sóirt a bhaineann le réimse teanga áirithe a scrúdú (e.g. Gaeilge na reachtaíochta).
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Dúchas: Taighde ar bhailitheoir nó ar ghné áirithe den bhéaloideas (féach tráchtas Michelle Dunne (2023)).
Ainm: Tionscadal ina ndíreofaí ar Ghaeilgeoirí Mheiriceá Thuaidh (SAM, Ceanada).
Ainm: Tionscadal ina ndéanfaí iniúchadh ar bhearnaí sa bhunachar (e.g. gannionadaíocht ar mhionlaigh ar leith).…

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Hannah @hannahmonaghana.bsky.social · 2d

Chuala mé go mbeidh suíochán sa chéad ghrád ag buaiteoirí Chorn Uí Riada agus na daoine a bhfuil sé buaite acu trí huaire, bhuel beidh deis ag achan duine acu sin an traein a thiomáint ar a seal

Hannah @hannahmonaghana.bsky.social · 2d

Buille eile in aghaidh na ndaoine inár measc (mise) nach bhfuil bua an cheoil acu 😔 tuairisc.ie/taisteal-sao...

‘Taisteal saor in aisce’ d’iomaitheoirí an Oireachtais ar sheirbhísí traenach

Beidh taisteal saor in aisce d’iomaitheoirí agus ‘carráiste Gaeilge’ á chur ar fáil ag Iarnród Éireann d’Oireachtas na Samhna i mbliana

tuairisc.ie

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 2d

Another busy week, from a budget and a céilí, to sliotars and selfies. Catherine surely must have shaken every hand in Ireland by now?

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Mise Áine @miseaine.bsky.social · 2d

Scéal le scaipeadh, le bhur dtoil, a Spéiríní. #AnChúirtFilíochta #OnaS2025

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An Chúirt Filíochta - Oireachtas na Samhna 2025

Tá ár n-ócáid bhliantúil, An Chúirt Filíochta, ar ais linn arís agus, an geábh seo, beidh muid uilig ag tabhairt ár n-aghaidh agus ár ndánta...

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

The work of part-time folklore collectors was an important contribution to the #IrishFolklore Commission in the 1930s-40s.

In this #CulturalHeritage blog post Ailbe van der Heide introduces us to 2 collectors from Co Mayo- Máire Ní Chróinín & Pádhraig Bairéad.

ucdculturalheritagecollections.com

Black and white photos of Irish folklorists from the 1930s.

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Hannah @hannahmonaghana.bsky.social · 4d

“While Fianna Fáil may well be aggrieved that their actions have had consequences, it’s the public at large who will have to suffer the consequences. So far, so Fianna Fáil.”

Éiríonn le Carl Kinsella tochailt go croí na ceiste agus é a tharraingt chun solais i gcónaí.

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Carl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 4d

"Through their own negligence, Fianna Fáil have given us a presidential election with an asterisk — the last thing that any state needs at a time when democracy across the world is being undermined."

This week's column. Fair warning, the first few paragraphs are me saying I told you so.

Surrealing in the Years: Fianna Fáil once again aggrieved that their actions have consequences

Jim Gavin’s catastrophic campaign was predictable, but the Taoiseach couldn’t predict it.

www.thejournal.ie

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Antain Mac Lochlainn @antainmac.bsky.social · 4d

Chítear dom go mbíonn difear caolchúiseach idir Nuacht Bhéarla RTÉ agus Nuacht Ghaeilge RTÉ.

www.rte.ie/news/nuacht/...

Catherine Connolly: conspóid faoi cheist hipitéiseach

Dúirt an tAire Sláinte Jennifer Carroll MacNeill ó Fhine Gael nach raibh aon ghlacadh aici leis an bhfreagra a thug an t-iarrthóir Uachtaránachta ón eite chlé Catherine Connolly ar cheist hipitéiseach...

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 5d

The work of part-time folklore collectors was an important contribution to the #IrishFolklore Commission in the 1930s-40s.

In this #CulturalHeritage blog post Ailbe van der Heide introduces us to 2 collectors from Co Mayo- Máire Ní Chróinín & Pádhraig Bairéad.

ucdculturalheritagecollections.com

Black and white photos of folklorists from the 1930s.

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Association of Celtic Students @celticstudents.bsky.social · 5d

The CFP for our 2026 conference is officially OPEN!

We are holding our 13th annual conference from 11–13 June, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will be hybrid. Presenters are welcome to present and attend online, or in-person at Trinity College Dublin.

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 7d

More Irish activists have now been taken by the IDF from international waters including author Naoise Dolan, TD Barry Heneghan and psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane.

They are part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.

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Tuairisc @tuairisc.bsky.social · 8d

Ardú os cionn 20% i ndán do chiste na Gaeilge sa bhuiséad, €5.4 milliún breise do TG4
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Ardú os cionn 20% i ndán do chiste na Gaeilge sa bhuiséad, €5.4 milliún breise do TG4

Tuigtear do Tuairisc go bhfógrófar ardú os cionn 20% ar bhuiséad na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta inniu agus go mbeidh maoiniú breise ann freisin do TG4 chun seirbhís dhigiteach nuachta a bhunú

tuairisc.ie

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Conor Smith @conorsmith.ie · 9d

Gavin has shown himself unfit to be President. This is why we should let our current President take a third term, despite his age. Who cares what the constitution says.

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Hannah @hannahmonaghana.bsky.social · 9d

Arbh é an físeán seo an buille marfach a chur JG as an iomaíocht?

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 9d

Anyone who seeks to make Ireland a better place through public service should be commended.

Jim Gavin has made the right decision for himself and his family. I wish him well.

Tá moladh tuillte ag aon duine a dhéanann iarracht an tír seo a fheabhsú trí sheirbhís phoiblí a thabhairt.

Tá an cinneadh ceart déanta ag Jim Gavin dó féin agus dá chlann.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 9d

Fianna Fáil's candidate Jim Gavin has announced he is withdrawing from the Presidential Election "with immediate effect"

Jim Gavin withdraws from Presidential Election

Fianna Fáil's candidate Jim Gavin has announced he is withdrawing from the Presidential Election "with immediate effect".

www.rte.ie

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Úna Bhreathnach @unaeb.bsky.social · 11d

Taispeántas breá faoin gCadhnach i bhforhalla na Leabharlainne in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe as seo go ceann cúpla seachtain. Grianghraif agus pictiúir bhreátha, neart foghlamtha agam. Arna choiméad ag Chris McCann.

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Osgur Ó Ciardha @osgurociardha.bsky.social · 12d

Gael ar lár - fear a spreag suim sa Ghaeilge ar fud an domhain, fear a bhí lách, uasal agus séimh. Fear a mhair ar son na cúise.

Cé nach mbeidh a leithéid arís ann, mairfidh a thionchar go deo.

Go dté tú slán a Mhancháin.

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Manchán Magan, an scríbhneoir agus déantóir clár faisnéise, ar shlí na fírinne

A chláir faisnéise taistil agus a shaothar faoin nGaeilge is mó a thuill cáil do Mhanchán Magan agus tugtar aitheantas dó as cabhrú le spéis daoine a mhúscailt sa Ghaeilge

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Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh OMN | School of Celtic Studies MU @ceilteachomn.bsky.social · 12d

Beidh *Widame (Prótai-Cheiltis “fuaireamar amach”), comhdháil do scoláirí iarchéime sa Léann Ceilteach, ar siúl 7-8 Samhain 2025 i seomra 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie.

Sceideal na comhdhála agus clárúchán ar fáil anseo: buff.ly/b3GjydF

Cláraigh faoin 10 Deireadh Fómhair 2025.

Eolas dátheangach faoin gcomhdháil *Widame, 7-8 Samhain in Ollscoil Mhá Nuad. Cláraigh faoin 10 Deireadh Fómhair.

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