Social Media Ideas for Darach Ó Séaghdha

Irish names are a minefield of pronunciation and rule-breaking, but can't we all just get along?

The Rose of Tralee sent Darach Ó Séaghdha down a rabbit hole of silent letters and ponc séimhithe.

My Childhood with Cormac Ó hEadhra: In a large family I had to hold my own and stand my ground

Journalist Cormac Ó hEadhra was raised in An Cheathrú Rua in the Connemara Gaeltacht

Putting the bás in tabasco - does everything have to be Irish?

Why is it so important to us to ‘claim’ connection to celebrated moments and people, essentially culturally photobombing them?

Diarmuid Ó Meachair: 'People follow you from any place in America or Europe — it’s all about accessibility'

Pet O'Connell hears from Cork accordion and melodeon player Diarmuid Ó Meachair about his musical journey

Dráma nua as Gaeilge ag díriú ar an dteannas idir chainteoirí ó dhúchas agus foghlaimeoirí

Tá dráma Gaeilge nua, bunaithe ar an saothar a spreag an ceoldráma My Fair Lady, chun díriú ar an dteannas idir chainteoirí ó dhúchas ón nGaeltacht agus an ghlúin óg atá ag foghla...

Dáithí Ó Sé: Tá Rós Thrá Lí linn arís agus an bhliain ag imeacht uainn!

Bhí Dáithí ar ais sa Ríocht do Rós Thrá Lí 2026 agus ceist amháin aige, cá bhfuil an bhliain imithe?

Plé faoi dheiseanna don Ghaeilge in Éirinn aontaithe ag seó bóthair i gCorcaigh

Tháinig seó bóthair Chonradh na Gaeilge faoi Éirinn aontaithe agus an deis a thugann sin don Ghaeilge is don Ghaeltacht chomh fada le Corcaigh an tseachtain seo.

New spoken-word album from late writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan to be released in October

Slí na Samhlaíochta grew out of a 2023 performance by Magan exploring Tír na nÓg and the Irish tradition of the Otherworld.

From St. Swithin's Day to Lughnasa - ancient Irish summer days of note

From saintly showers to sunlit harvests – how ancient Irish traditions forecast the fate of summer

The ‘rite of passage’ for beagnach 30 míle déagóirí

Ag an am seo bliana, téann na sluaite déagóirí ar a n-oilithreacht teanga bhliantúil chun na Gaeltachta. Ó Thír Chonaill go Gaillimh, ó Mhaigh Eo go Ciarraí, bíonn na coláistí samh...

Sligo native captures the character of growing up in rural Ireland as a teenager in new audiobook

Manchán Magan's final spoken-word work Slí na Samhlaíochta is to be released as an album in October

A piece the late writer and broadcaster first performed in a Doolin hall in 2023 has been completed…

‘The craic we have is higher’: The Chase's Darragh ‘The Menace’ Ennis on quizzing in Ireland

In an interview with The Journal, Ennis also spoke about ‘ignoring cowardly and pathetic’ social media trolls.

‘I count myself a Louth man. But I have great memories of the people of Monaghan’

Galway's quiet man: the rise and rise of Daithí Burke

Former Turloughmore manager Joe Hession talks about what drives Galway’s five-time All-Star.

National Heritage Week 2026 in Galway: Top seven events from ancestral tracing to harp performances

Fáilte go Fánaid, an ceantar Gaeltachta i nDún na nGall atá ar 'imeall an domhain'

Tá iarrachtaí ar bun beocht a chur ar ais i gceantar Fhánada ón phaindéim ar aghaidh.

Rewriting Irish history: Mícheál Ó Cléirigh’s journey to Bundoran 400 years on

Commemorating Mícheál Ó Cléirigh’s journey to Bundrowes Friary in Magheracar, Bundoran, where he created Ireland’s greatest history book, "The Annals of the Four Masters (1626...

Looking for snow in August: My lifelong obsession with the Irish

According to the 11th-century set of Irish texts known as Lebor Gabála Érenn, or The Book of the Invasions of Ireland, there once lived a man called Fénius Farsaid —  “Irishman the...

Author Interview: Irish Writer Geraldine Moorkens Byrne

Geraldine Moorkens Byrne is an Irish poet, novelist and teacher of folk magic. I've chatted to her about her books in my interview series Authors On Their Own Writing.Q: Out of all...

Roscommon singer Aoife Duignan brings Bogside Inn ballad from old CD to viral hit with 3.8 million views

This rare Irish name has suddenly boomed in popularity in recent years

This strong Irish boy's name meaning ‘treasure' is on the rise amongst parents in Ireland.

A fiery feastess finds love

A pagan feastess from Donegal flew off in search of adventure,...

Tá fás taghta ar an ngaeloideachas in Uíbh Fháilí, cé nach bhfuil gaelcholáiste sa chontae

Tá Gaelscoil na Laochra i mBiorra, Co Uíbh Fháilí ag dul ó neart go neart ón 2015 ar aghaidh.