Irish Writing Tips Blog

3 free Irish winter classroom resources ~ Acmhainní don gheimhreadh

3 free Irish winter classroom resources ~ Acmhainní don gheimhreadh

With the cold and stormy weather across the country, now is a great time to be talking about Winter as a topic in Irish language classes at all levels. 

How to Learn Irish with ChatGPT

How to Learn Irish with ChatGPT

There's been lots of talk recently about how students might use ChatGPT to secretly help write their assignments. But for me, the potential for Cha...
How to Learn Irish with Rugby (or ANY Sport)

How to Learn Irish with Rugby (or ANY Sport)

One of the great ways that we can build our confidence about speaking Irish and writing Irish is through sport.
Reverse Engineering the Michael Collins Diaries: The REBELjournal Method

Reverse Engineering the Michael Collins Diaries: The REBELjournal Method

The recently digitised Michael Collins Diaries reveal the unique ways that revolutionary leader Michael Collins organised his busy life. I've developed my REBELjounal method inspired by the personal organisation methods and productivity techniques Michael Collins himself used over the course of years of making decisions big and small.


3 Irish Classroom Resources for the Oscars

3 Irish Classroom Resources for the Oscars

The Irish success at the Oscars with An Cailín Ciúin and The Banshees of Inisherin is a great talking point in Irish language classes at all levels. Here are my top 3 tips for finding the best phrases for talking about the Oscars in Irish using free online resources...
GaelGram: Support / Tacaíocht

GaelGram: Support / Tacaíocht

Answers to some of the most popular technical support questions about GaelGram.
Fada on Keyboard: How to do Fada on Keyboard - ULTIMATE GUIDE WITH VIDEO [2023]

Fada on Keyboard: How to do Fada on Keyboard - ULTIMATE GUIDE WITH VIDEO [2023]

In this blog post I'm going to show you how to get a fada on a keyboard no matter if you're typing on a Windows or Mac computer, iPhone, Android phone or iPad.
Na Canúintí agus An Caighdeán Oifigiúil

Na Canúintí agus An Caighdeán Oifigiúil

Tá trí chanúint réigiúnach sa Nua-Ghaeilge – Gaeilge Uladh, Gaeilge Chonnacht agus Gaeilge na Mumhan agus tá go leor éagsúlachta laistigh díobh seo...
An síneadh fada

An síneadh fada

Cuireann "síneadh fada" in iúl go bhfuil fad á chur ar ghuta. Taispeánann sé go bhfuil an guta sin fada seachas gearr...
An t-urú

An t-urú

Tá an t-urú ar cheann de na hathruithe coitianta a dhéantar ar thús focail...
An séimhiú

An séimhiú

Is minic a chuirtear athrú i bhfeidhm ar thús focail. Tá an séimhiú ar cheann de na hathruithe tosaigh seo...

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The Dialects and the Official Standard

There are three regional dialects in Modern Irish – Ulster Irish, Connacht Irish and Munster Irish – and many local variations within each of these...