Irish Writing Tips Blog

What is a séimhiú?

by Diarmaid Mac Mathúna

What is a séimhiú? The beginning of Irish words are often changed depending on where they appear in a sentence. A séimhiú or lenition is one type...

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How to do the Foclach Game - 3 Tips for the Irish Wordle

by Diarmaid Mac Mathúna

Here are my top 3 tips for how to do the Foclach game (the Irish Wordle).

Top 3 Irish language trends for 2022

by Diarmaid Mac Mathúna

There are some big things happening for the Irish language in 2022. These are the top 3 trends I'm seeing.

Do you make these mistakes in Irish?

by Diarmaid Mac Mathúna

Lots of people make basic mistakes again and again when they’re writing in Irish. But now there are loads of online tools and apps available that help so that we can all write in Irish with more confidence.

Irish writing is getting addictive

by Diarmaid Mac Mathúna

I've been surprised at how often people have been using GaelGram to check their Irish writing for spelling & grammar mistakes... It's almost like Irish writing is becoming addictive the more we use online tools to write with confidence.

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Is the writing on the wall for the Irish language?

by Diarmaid Mac Mathúna

When you hear about the writing being "on the wall" for the Irish language, it's often about doom and gloom. But in this video I talk about how m...

Anois Irish Grammar Checker: Complete Guide [Updated 2021]

by Diarmaid Mac Mathúna

Anois is one of the most popular Irish grammar checkers for Microsoft Word for Windows. In this guide I share tips for using Anois to help correct Irish grammar and Irish spelling - including how to install Anois fully and the Irish thesaurus feature for power users...