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NPR @npr.org · 1d

For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.

Opinion: 'The Shipping Forecast' reminds us of the power of the human voice

For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 21h

Mind blowing.

The Luxon Government has confirmed it will rewrite NZ’s once bipartisan climate change law to dilute methane reduction targets and PERMANENTLY exclude dairy from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial.
#nzpol

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Aonghus Ó hAlmhain @aonghusoha.bsky.social · 16h

Inniu. Ag tabhairt m'aghaidh siar.

Aonghus Ó hAlmhain @aonghusoha.bsky.social · 4d

etim.ie/la-na-matama...

Dé Domhnaigh beag seo, sa Ghaillimh agus san cíbear Ghaeltacht - Matamatic á phlé trí Ghaeilge. Fáilte roimh chách.
Nasc cláraithe thuas.

Lá na Matamaitice as Gaeilge

Lá na Matamaitice as Gaeilge 12 Deireadh Fómhair Ollscoil na Gaillimhe English Mar chuid de Seachtain Mhatamaitice 2025, beidh Lá Matamaitice as Gaeilge in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe, ar an 12 Deireadh …

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Hākui K (she/her) @haakuik.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of swearing. All warranted.
Lots of work went into this ❤️

the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 2d

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 1d

Ionadaíocht ar son na Gaeilge ar ais sa pholaitíocht áitiúil sa Nua-Shéalainn!

Lorna @mouke.bsky.social · 1d

Atogadh mar chomhairleoir cathrach mé 🎉

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 2d

I visited the @nmireland.bsky.social today for a bit of research, but I also took the opportunity to revisit the Words on the Wave exhibition, before it ends on October 24th.

It really is wonderful and you've only two weeks left, so do go and see it before it's gone!

#Ireland #SpéirGhorm

Page from the Irish Gospels of St Gall that dates to the 8th century AD. This shows an illustration of the Second Coming / Last Judgement.

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Síle Ní Mhurchú @silenimhurchu.bsky.social · 2d

Next Thursday, 16 October, 2-5 p.m. ORB G.27
The McCarthy MSI project & The Department of Modern Irish @ucc.ie present:

The Quire and the Medieval manuscript
a seminar on how manuscripts are made

Fáilte roimh chách / All welcome

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 2d

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 2d

First powered airplane- bike bros, not techbros!

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 2d

There is something reassuringly wholesome about contraptions in this era of data centres and AI slop.

12 Ball
@BoltzmannBooty
Riding a bike is one of the few
activities left to modern man that gives the experience of operating a contraption, rather than a gadget or a
gizmo

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Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 2d

Go n-éirí leat a Lorna!

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Osgur Ó Ciardha @osgurociardha.bsky.social · 2d

Dúirt bean liom go ndúirt bean léi go gcuireann Catherine Connolly bainne leis an mála ina cupán tae.

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Aonghus Ó hAlmhain @aonghusoha.bsky.social · 3d

tuairisc.ie/leiriu-milis...

Sraith í Heartstopper a thugann ardú meanman duit, is fíor sin; léiriú í ar an saol mar ba chóir dó a bheith. Ach níl an saol mar sin – féach an méid tíortha agus ceantar ina bhfuil cosc nó srianta ar dhíolachán Heartstopper, mar shampla.

Léiriú milis ar shaol an déagóra aeraigh i nGaeilge nua-aimseartha nádúrtha

Ní aosach óg mise, ach ní gá duit a bheith 15 bliana d’aois chun sult a bhaint as greannáin Heartstopper

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Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 3d

"Mr Gorbachev, tear this bridge down!"

Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 3d

Níl fágtha agam anois ach an áit seo (níos lú ná Twitter ach níos fearr ná X!) agus grúpa nó dhó atá úsáideach dom ar FB

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Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 4d

Bhí sé go hiontach fad is a mhair sé!

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Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 4d

Aontaím leat!

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Áine Ní Bhreisleáin @aineeibhlin.bsky.social · 4d

Alt fada liom inniu i Seachtain san Irish Independent faoi oileáin na Gaeltachta, dúshláin agus éilimh atá ag pobail na noileán agus na buntáistí a bhaineann le bheith ag cónaí orthu.
@cnam-ie.bsky.social

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Oileán agus oileán eile... dúshláin agus dul chun cinn ?ar na hoileáin Ghaeltachta

Tá éagsúlacht mhór idir oileáin na Gaeltachta, agus is doiligh liosta deimhnitheach a dhéanamh, mar tá go leor acu le cónaí buan orthu, cinn atá tréigthe, cinn eile le cónaí roinnt den bhliain.

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Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 5d

Tá sé díreach cosúil leis na héisc sin a athraíonn a n-inscne, ma tá ganntanas d'fhocail bhaininscneacha ann, caithfear focal nó dhó a athrú...

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Lorna @mouke.bsky.social · 5d

Rinne mé mo chéad rang Gaeilge do thosaitheoirí sa Nua-Shéalainn anocht, ar líne. Bhí deichniúr sa rang. Cé go raibh mé beagáinín neirbhíseach ar dtús, ceapaim gur éirigh go maith leis.

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Conor Smith @conorsmith.ie · 6d

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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Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 6d

Cóip chrua d'Irish Times an deireadh seachtaine i mo lámh agam ar maidin! #SaolAnImircigh

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Hannah @hannahmonaghana.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Diarmaid Coffey @diarmaidcoffey.bsky.social · 8d

How much of that do you think is due to John Tamihere? His presence must be a turn-off for many potential voters

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Osgur Ó Ciardha @osgurociardha.bsky.social · 9d

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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