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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 1d

There being only two candidates means the same talking points are being done to death

Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 1d

With my name, the problem is people are usually used to either English spelling with reasonably Irish pronunciation (Neil) or Irish spelling with English pronunciation (Niall /nye-ull/). Irish spelling with Irish pron is perfectly consistent with any other word spelt similarly.

Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 1d

www.fuaimeanna.ie/ga/Recording...

Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge

www.fuaimeanna.ie

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 1d

Brian has the same vowels, same sounds in Irish too. Literally any time you see ia it sounds the same way.

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 2d

"The way it's taught"

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 3d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 3d

Grma a chara!

Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 4d

Tá mo scéal 'Corrán na Maidine', atá ar ghearrliosta chomórtas Francis MacManus @rteradio1.bsky.social le léamh anseo anois: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Short Story Competition: Corrán na Maidine, by Niall Ó Siadhail

We present another story from the RTÉ Short Story Competition shortlist 2025...

www.rte.ie

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 4d

Dublin too please!

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 5d

Á, d'éirigh go breá leo

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Reposted by Niall Ó Siadhail

Mise Áine @miseaine.bsky.social · 5d

'Scéal amháin i nGaeilge atá ar ghearrliosta na bliana seo, ‘Corrán na Maidine’ le Niall Ó Siadhail a bheidh á léamh amach ag Brídín Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh.'

Maith thú! @niallosiadhail.bsky.social 👏👏

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CULTÚR: Gearrscéalta RTÉ, Lá matamaitice as Gaeilge, Lá na Cruite, Inis Dom sa Chlár, greann i nGaillimh

Sa cholún seo tá eolas faoi na hócáidí, na féilte, na leabhair, an ceol, na scannáin, na cláir agus na podchraoltaí ar fiú blaiseadh díobh…

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 5d

grma a chara!

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 8d

Think it's the latter, I heard of it maybe being extended to 2200

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 11d

Alt an-suimiúil faoin chomharsanacht anseo, ach nach dtiteann an croí nuair a léann tú na focail "fiontraí Sasanach" i stair na hÉireann www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/125

Fíoruisce bréagach? Páirc an Fhionnuisce / Phoenix Park (logainm.ie \#[1166557](https://www.logainm.ie/ga/1166557))

Bunachar oifigiúil dátheangach logainmneacha na hÉireann.

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 12d

Fear léinte atá ionat

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 25d

Grma a chara!

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 25d

Grma! Beidh sé le léamh agus le cluinstin ar shuíomh RTÉ i gceann cúpla seachtain.

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 25d

Lúcháir orm a fhógairt gur roghnaíodh mo scéal Corrán na Maidine do ghearrliosta Chomórtas Francis MacManus i mbliana @rteradio1.bsky.social

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · 25d

That announcement seared in my brain. Seemed like you heard it 100 times in twenty metres.

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ag súil go mór leis an sloinne seo a chluinstin ar an Bhíob

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Niall Ó Siadhail @niallosiadhail.bsky.social · Sep 8

#AmhránAnLae #90. CMAT. Tá Diana Dhún Búinne ag dul ó neart go neart na laethanta seo, ach is aoibhinn liom an tseoid bheag bhrónach seo. 2023. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2x6...