For Kneecap, Irish is a living language that is simply a part of their daily life. But it is also part and parcel of their politics, an embodied stance of resistance against British cultural and political hegemony. Continue reading
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Gaelscoil Mhelbourne: interview with Lonán Fiach Ó Lorgnáin
Cumann Gaeilge na hAstráile has done incredible work over several decades in providing Irish language education to predominantly adult students and we would love to build on this through offering it through to school-aged students. Continue reading
A Poem from Diane Fahey
Yet fifty years later
Seán Ó Conaill could tell, word for word,
a story he’d heard, as a boy,
read from a journal. Continue reading
My Time at Daonscoil Melbourne 2018
A Brisbane-based Irish Speaker came to the language several years ago via a podcast. She had an overwhelming feeling of ‘coming home’, a feeling experienced again when she visited Ireland in 2016 and the Melbourne Daonscoil recently. Continue reading
Ath bhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir!
The year 2018 has been deemed Bliain na Gaeilge, (Irish Language Year). Continue reading
European testing (TEG) in Irish comes to Sydney
Irish Language testing comes to Sydney Continue reading
Comhaltas Melbourne: Celebrating St Patrick’s Day
Nature of event: St. Patrick’s Day Festival Where: Edinburgh Gardens, Fitzroy. When: Sunday 15th March from 12:00-5:00 Further information: Comhaltas Melbourne Nature of event: Comhaltas Celebration Where: St Philip’s Anglican Church, Hoddle St When: Tuesday 17th March Further information: melbournecomhaltassecretary@yahoo.com.au
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