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CELTIC CONNECTIONS
Chraol Lynette Fay eagrán speisialta de Blas beo beathaíoch
ón fhéile cheoil, Celtic Connections, i nGlaschú
i mbliana. Éist anseo le scoth an cheoil agus le hagallaimh
speisialta ón chlár anseo...>
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BARR
50
An exclusive report from Barr 50, the awards ceremony for
Irish Language business. Anseo...> |
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Mórshúil
Big numbers turned out for Saturday's Acht na Gaeilge march
in Belfast. Blas was there to sample the atmosphere. Anseo...> |
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NOVENA
Hands across the border - Fr. Clem McManus tells us how a
Catholic Novena strives to build bridges. Níos
mó…> |
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FOCLÓIR
ÚR BÉARLA-GAEILGE
Alan Titley tells Eoghan Ó Néill about the
problems faced by Irish speakers when dealing with modern
English terminology and why we need a new English-Irish dictionary.
Listen
to him here ...> |
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
IN THE USA
April Drew, one of the millions of undocumented Irish in
the USA talks to Antaine Ó Donnaile about the problems
her illegal status creates for her and about the new bill
going through the Senate in Washington. Hear
what she has to say ....> |
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UACHTARÁN
NA hÉIREANN
In an exclusive interview for BLAS, Uachtárán
na hÉireann, Máire Bean Mhic Giolla Íosa,
talks about her interest in the Irish language and her determination
to continually improve her fluency. Éist léi
anseo...> |
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NEW DAY AT
STORMONT
On the 8th May 2007, the first day of a new power-sharing
government at Stormont, Eoghan Ó Néill presented
a BLAS special. Hear it again…> |
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AN TOR AR LASADH
A new Presbyterian hymnbook in Irish was recently launched
in Belfast. Marcas Mac Pháidín of the Irish-language
Presbyterian worship group An Tor ar Lasadh tells
us more...> |
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BERNADETTE
DEVLIN
In 1969 Bernadette Devlin became the youngest MP ever to
be elected to the parliament at Westminister. Bernadette reflects
on those times. Éist...>
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BRÍD MALONEY
ON BLAS
Hear Bríd Maloney in conversation with some of the
most well-known Gaeilgeoirí in Irish life.
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GAELTACHT CHEANADA
The first permanent Gaeltacht community outside of Ireland
will be in Erinsville, Ontario, where local Irish speakers
have acquired a 60-acre site. BLAS finds
out more…> |
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AG TÓGÁIL CLAINNE LE
GAEILGE
More and more parents in the Belfast area are choosing to
raise their children through Irish. Eoghan Ó Néill
calls in on some of these families to see how
they are getting on....> |
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11
PLUS
Should the 11 plus be scrapped? If so, what will replace
it, if anything? BLAS takes an in-depth look at the issue
of the 11-plus test and academic selection. Anseo...> |
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CELTIC
CONNECTIONS
Top-class musicians from all over Scotland, Ireland
and further afield descended on the city of Glasgow recently
for Celtic Connections, a festival comprising three weeks
of concerts, sessions and workshops, and a lively celebration
of Celtic music and culture. Glac
páirt san Fhéile anseo ar Blas.... |
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GAELCHOLÁISTE REACHRANN
How can you let the world know that you have the cúpla
focal Gaeilge? Students from Gaelcholáiste Reachrann
have designed a new badge that they hope will help. Hear
how...>
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ATEANGAIREACHT
SAN EORAIP
Interpreting in the European Parliament through Irish: Ciarán
Mackin from Newry will shortly be qualified to do so. We
hear all about this exciting career opportunity…> |
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PÓILÍNEACHT
In the lead-up to the special Sinn Féin Ard Fheis on
policing, Eoghan Ó Néill meets two young Republicans
with opposing views on this contentious issue.
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Flight
Of The Earls
A documentary series commemorating the 400th anniversary of
the Flight of the Earls sets sail Wednesday 24th January at
10.40pm on BBC1 NI. More…> |
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Ionad
An Chairn
Siopa an Chairn is the latest addition to the An Carn Community
Centre in south Derry. Bríd Maloney calls in to the
grand opening. Anseo...> |
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Scotland
Week
Here's your second chance to hear the best of SCOTLAND WEEK
on Blas, a very special week of programmes exploring and celebrating
the link between Scotland and the north of Ireland. More...> |
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Digging
Deep
Uncovering ancient walls and finding precious artefacts…
it's all in a day in the life of Belfast archaeologist Stiofán
Ó Cathmhaoil… some days at least. Other days,
Stiofán says it's just pure frustration, spending hours
in a hole in the freezing cold and finding nothing. BLAS braves
the November weather and joins
the dig on Waring Street…> |
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Tasty
Treats
As cash-strapped students settle down to another meal of spaghetti
hoops on toast, Máirín Uí Chomáin
has some novel ideas to keep nutrition levels high while keeping
costs low. BLAS' Fresher Correspondent Anna McHugh is all
ears. more…> |
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TG4 Celebrations
TG4 will be celebrating it's 10th birthday with a seminar
on "looking back and looking forward - 10 years of TG4."
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Aid Trip
Karen Kirby catches up with Maghera paramedic Lughaidh
MacGiolla Bhríde who's packing his bags to head off
to Malawi in Africa on an aid trip.
Éist…>
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Argentina
Have you ever thought of giving up the day job, forgetting
about our dreary weather and dreaming it up all over again…in
say Argentina? Pól O Gribin from Castledawson has done
just that. Anseo...>
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An
Cheathrú Ghaeltachta
The Irish-speaking area of Belfast has recently been
officially designated the "Gaeltacht Quarter." Gearóid
Mac Siacuis explains what this means for the local community
and for visitors to the area.
Éist...> |
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Comhaltas
Uladh
What is Comhaltas Uladh? Lynette Fay asks Seán Mac
Giolla Ceara what his short term aims are for the organisation.
Anseo...> |
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Special
Series
During Seachtain na Gaeilge 2006, Maryjane Smyth
spoke to some celebrities about their experiences of learning
Irish in school. Find
out what they had to say…> |
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Where Best To Go In Belfast?
Eoghan Ó Néill asks Mary Carabine for a few
recommendations on the best places to go out in Belfast's
Cathedral Quarter and elsewhere.
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again…> |
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Open Auditions
Ros na Rún recently advertised for actors
with the "sex factor". Find out if Catherine Foley
got a call back here.
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again…> |
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Chernobyl
Helen Barrett shares her experience of adopting a
child from Belarus just after the Chernobyl disaster.
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again…> |
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Illegal
Immigrants
Niall O'Dowd is Chairman of the The Irish Lobby for Immigration
Reform (ILIR) who are campaigning on behalf of the estimated
50,000 undocumented Irish in the United States. From his office
at 'The Irish Voice' in New York, Niall tells Eoghan Ó
Néill about the situation these immigrants, as well
as other immigrants of various nationalities, find themselves
in at the moment. more...> |
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Forty
Shades of Green
If you were looking for Eoin Ó Coisneacháin
recently, you might have found him hard at work planting thirty
acres of trees outside Lisburn. He
explains why…> |
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Maolcholm
Scott
The shared heritage and traditions between Ireland, Scotland
and the Isle of Man is the subject of a conference which takes
place in Belfast Castle. more...> |
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Dúiche
Uí Néill
Deanann Malachy Ó Néill cur síos cuimsitheach
ar Dhuiche
Uí Néill. More...> |
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History
in the Making
Blas attends the handover of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta's
archive from 1972 to 2002 to the Ulster
Folk and Transport Museum in Cultra ...more> |
