Manchester Irish Language Group

Inniú bhí mé ar suíomh idirlíonn den ionad teangacha ollscoil manchester. Chuardaigh mé le haghaidh cúrsaí Fraincis nó teanga an tSín, nuair a thosaigh mé ag smaoineamh faoi Gaeilge i Sasana(!). Agus cad a cheapann tú?! Tá grúpa ann i Manchester a thabhairt ranganna Gaeilge agus a eagrú imeachtaí sóisealta! Manchester Irish Language Group (Milg) is ainm dóibh. B’fhéidir nach mbeidh mé as cleachtadh le mo chuid Gaeilge i mo chathair nua!

[Today I was on the website of the University of Manchester's Language Centre. I was looking for courses in French or perhaps even Chinese, when i started thinking of the Irish Language, in England. And what do you know - there is a group in Manchester which gives Irish classes and organises social events! The group is cakked Manchester Irish Language Group (Milg). Maybe I will not be out of practice with my Irish in my new city]

Evan

An 30ú Dáil

Bunaíodh an 30ú Dáil an t-seachtain seo chaite. Chonaiceamar caidreamh nua idir Fianna Fáil, an Páirtí Glas, an Páirtí Daonlathach agus cúpla daoine neamhspleách eile. Bhuaigh FF an cuid is mó de na suíocháin le 78 as 166. Leis an comhaontú seo fuair siad i bfhad níos mó de na 6 suíocháin is gá le haighadh tromlach a fháil.
Ar dtús bhi sceitimíní orm faoin Páirtí Glas ach anois níl mé lán le misneach. Ceapaim gur chaill siad ar a saincheisteanna tábhactacht – an usáid mhíleata aerfort na sionna, an forbairt den mótarbhealach M3 agus go háirithe an saincheist tabhartais ó daoine gnó. An bfhuil sibh truaillithe cheana féin? B’fhéidir go bfhuil mé ró amhrasach – feicfidh muid …

[The 30th Dáil was elected this past week. We now see a new relationship between Fianna Fáil, the Green Party, the Progressive Democrats and a few independent candidates. FF won the most seats with 78 out of the 166. With this agreement they have much more than the extra 6 seats necessary to have a majority. At first o was excited about the Green Party but now I am not so full of confidence. I think that they have lost on their important issues - the military use of Shannon Airpott, the the M3 motorway through Tara and especially the issue of corporate donations. Are they corrupted already? Maybe I am too skeptical - we will see ...]