Is Teanga Ghaelach í Manainnis a labhraítear in Oileán Mhanann. Tugtar Gaeilge Mhanann, Gaelg agus Gaelick uirthi chomh maith. Ba ionann í agus Gaeilge na hÉireann agus Gaeilge na hAlban araon le linn aimsir na Meán-Ghaeilge. Cé nach ionann iad anois tá an trí theanga sin fós an-ghar go deo lena chéile. Is é an […]
I’ve been around C.S. Lewis quite a lot this past year. I received a review copy of Harry Lee Pope’s second installment in his Lewis trilogy, The Making of C.S. Lewis: From Atheist to Apologist (1918-1945). It is beautifully written, accessible, and contains many fantastic photos. I also had the rare opportunity to break some news about […]
My father once told me that when Seán Ó Riada died, people were left bereft. The nation had lost a champion of our Gaelic culture, at a tragically young age. Ó’Riada’s immense contribution to the revival and conservation of traditional music, seannós singing, and other forms of our ancient culture, was achieved in an astonishingly short period […]
The God Hypothesis should be considered as a possible explanation for our universe.
Many Irish homes still follow the custom of placing the Christmas Eve candle in the window, traditionally a red candle, big enough to burn all night, to show the welcome for Christ that He had never received in Bethlehem. In parts of the country this candle had to be lit by a Mary or John, […]
St. Stephen’s Day 26th December 2021 | TG4 & www.tg4.ie | 9.20pm
A music teacher once told me that instead of buying yet another bit of glitter, or knick knacks that remained forever unused, she always gave CDs of traditional music as Christmas presents. I’ve done the same since: stocking fillers that help keep music alive and don’t just fatten the coffers at Amazon. We’re coming close to Christmas now, […]
John Aidan Byrne interviews GELET FRAGELA, Cuban political refugee and journalist
‘These people are not a problem to be solved’
‘Narrow nationalists’ fought for our freedom
Nobody should predict what the US Supreme Court will, or will not do, as the Casey decision in 1992 demonstrates.
RTÉ Folk Award Nominee