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Follow @irelandConcubhar Ó Liatháin is a columnist with the Irish language newspaper, Gaelscéal, and a contributor to newspapers such as The Sunday Independent. He was the editor of the only Irish language daily newspaper, Lá, between 2005-8 and established the award winning Irish language blog, iGaeilge, subsequently. He lives and works in Cúil Aodha in the Múscraí Gaeltacht and is married with two children. He struggles with his weight and other weighty issues of the day.
18:59 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
@seanfw I'm at @iGaeilge for those who may be interested. It's mostly as #GAA #gaeilge. But I'm not a Christian Brother. :)
18:56 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
Last tweet from me as @Ireland. thanks for the interest and engagement. I hope I get to do it arís. But till then, go néirí libh.
17:29 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
I will shortly be passing on my Curate's hat to @liamcredmond who is next week's curator.That's the beauty of @Ireland. A week is a longtime
17:25 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
It's 22 degrees and the páistí are returning to school tomorrow. Typical Irish contrary weather. #indiansummer
16:36 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
@Ciaranhoul but they got over the line. #allculchieallireland on the way. #dublinvmayo #GAA
15:47 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
@Ciaranhoul it's looking even more likely now. Both urban teams, Cork and Dublin, forgot that football is about heart. #dublinvmayo #GAA
15:32 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
All Culchie All Ireland on the way? Maigh Eo V Dún na nGall. Men from the Wesht well ahead of Dublin slickers. #dublinvmayo
15:23 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
#ep2012 on the way home from An Fleadhóg Aibhléise. Great weekend. Míle buíochas do Rossa agus cach ag An Puball Gaeilge. School tomorrow;(
08:54 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
Running out of iPhone juice. Updates from #ep2012 will be sketchy for a while. Going home later and there's a new curator in am. #goodnews
08:52 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
Soul Kids @ #ep2012 - super according to our páistí. They can't wait till 11am. Circus skills #1 Also puppet workshop at An Puball Gaeilge.
08:17 2nd Sep 2012 - Link
Long queues at this loo in family campsite. Good humour as toddler nonchalantly bypasses line for business. #ep2012 pic.twitter.com/FD8sfEu3
16:09 1st Sep 2012 - Link
#ep2012 is muidne Na Dirty Nines. An Puball Gaeilge ag buzzáil anois yfrog.us/1f20snwqusimnw…
15:50 1st Sep 2012 - Link
Dirty 9s agus Mohatma Geansaí at An Puball Gaeilge. #ep2012. great vibes. #gaeilge pic.twitter.com/MY9ct42g
15:48 1st Sep 2012 - Link
Buíochas le livetrad.com for the iPhone juice. An Puball Gaeilge beo ar gaeilge.ie 6-8pm #ep2012 #Gaeilge
14:43 1st Sep 2012 - Link
#ep2012 Béarlachas Rocks. Great fun. Good job na páistí are at Soul Kids. Manchan Magan and his new play, Teanga Síoraí, Puball #Gaeilge.
14:40 1st Sep 2012 - Link
#ep2012 dráma nua ag Manchan Magan - Teanga Síoraí - ag An Puball Gaeilge. Irish version of 50 shades. #gaeilge pic.twitter.com/XBQwgXbV
12:35 1st Sep 2012 - Link
It will be hard to muster the necessary anger for Martin McGuinness debate following the filíocht An Puball Gaeilge. #gaelscéal
12:11 1st Sep 2012 - Link
Na filí sa Phuball Gaeilge. Dairena agus a iPhone:ag vibrateáil i mo personal hotspot. #gaeilge pic.twitter.com/k7LP65ZF
12:08 1st Sep 2012 - Link
@ireland filí bisiúla na Gaeilge ag ocáid IMRAM, Puball Gaeilge ag #ep2012 Gearóid Mac Lochlainn, Dairena Ní Chinnéide & Caoimhín #gaeilge
12:03 1st Sep 2012 - Link
@JohnGNolan there were separate celebrations for Irish and British Olympians in Ní. A pity really.
11:19 1st Sep 2012 - Link
@JohnGNolan it's debateable if there's been progress in the process since the handshake. Separate Olympic success celebrations. #ep2012
10:46 1st Sep 2012 - Link
#Gaeilge #imram #ep2012 who'd have thought, Leonard Cohen as Gaeilge. pic.twitter.com/AHwyNnTh
10:44 1st Sep 2012 - Link
@JohnGNolan @gaelscéal it's debatable! ;)
10:42 1st Sep 2012 - Link
Rossa Ó Snodaigh ag an Puball Gaeilge. Bí ann. Be there for debates, poetry, craic agus cabaret. #ep2012 #gaeilge pic.twitter.com/utrBZARO
09:52 1st Sep 2012 - Link
Was Martin McGuinness brave or hypocritical to shake Queen's hand? Debate topic at Puball Gaeilge @ 2pm. #ep2012 #Gaeilge @Gaelscéal
09:49 1st Sep 2012 - Link
We're waiting at gate to enter Soul Kids and Mind Field. My debate in Puball Gaeilge @2pm All content. #ep2012
09:47 1st Sep 2012 - Link
Had a bit of a nightmare last night, arriving late, wrong wristbands, access denied, sobbing kids, access granted to family site:) #ep2012
08:37 1st Sep 2012 - Link
The morning after. Gach rud glan. all tidy now. Great work by #ep2012 team. pic.twitter.com/eLxQUBq1
07:50 1st Sep 2012 - Link
Relaxing now with tae at Crepes In The City. Sounds like a disco has started nearby. #ep2012
07:22 1st Sep 2012 - Link
#ep2012 spotted: Aidan Gillen of Love/Hate & The Dark Knight having breakfast. My son,9, gets him when I mention Batman. #celebrititis
06:49 1st Sep 2012 - Link
@arcangel4588 the incident has been widely reported as per my link. If it's been misreported, where's the evidence?
06:40 1st Sep 2012 - Link
@arcangel4588 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…
23:21 31st Aug 2012 - Link
#ep2012 I'm sitting drinking tea. I wonder where the hell Crawdaddy is? Christy Moore is there. I know Christy. Everything else is strange.
23:18 31st Aug 2012 - Link
#ep2012 was Lisdoonvarna like this? Is this heaven, is this hell, who cares, who can tell??
20:29 31st Aug 2012 - Link
Waiting on a ticéid. #ep2012 toughest part of the festival. Tent to erect and closing time is 10pm.
18:24 31st Aug 2012 - Link
#ep2012 getting closer. Páistí Óg agus aosta getting excited #sceitimíní #gaeilge
18:21 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@TWkNYC that's the English version. Conchubhar actually means 'master of the hounds'. Con=hound. Ubhar = to take care of. #roughtranslation
17:20 31st Aug 2012 - Link
On our way to #ep2012 and the sun's shining and the sky is clear of rain. Ag súil go mór leis. How many more minutes says herself in back!
14:29 31st Aug 2012 - Link
lovely pic - but could it also be Peter Darragh Quinn's cunning escape plan? worldirish.com/story/11421-fe…
14:27 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k Oh yes you did: Recognise this: Ryan might cut welfare and your assertions re tax are all in the timeline.
14:20 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@worldirish @TerryBMcCartney Do you think that is Peter Darragh Quinn's cunning escape plan?
14:17 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k @mrs_bopp @leoie No. your evidence and your own admissions supported my assertions.
14:00 31st Aug 2012 - Link
World's richest woman says poor should have less fun, work harder latimes.com/business/money… A poster woman for Paul Ryan's America....
13:58 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@mrs_bopp I am being amicable. That doesn't mean agreeing with false premises and lies. But you seem to be censorious..
13:42 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@AmericanIreland Nah, I'm a big fat softie at heart.
13:40 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k @mrs_bopp @leoie The facts and you have a curious relationship. Paul Ryan will cut welfare and increase tax breaks, right!
13:39 31st Aug 2012 - Link
My own feeling about Paul Ryan is that, as an Irish person,I would disown him lest he get any 'sentimental' green tinted support in election
13:35 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k @mrs_bopp Not the case. You agreed that Ryan will cut welfare. You also agreed that Ryan favours a tax break for wealthy.
13:28 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@mrs_bopp @leoie When you come back please answer the questions. Will Romney Ryan cut welfare to the poor and give tax breaks to wealthy?
13:02 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@mrs_bopp @mrsbo The devil cites scripture for his own end. Paul Ryan uses statistics.
13:00 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@mrs_bopp @leoie Doesn't he want to cut welfare to the poor while giving huge tax breaks to millionaires? Isn't that a form of inhumanity?
12:51 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@mrs_bopp @leoie Spare us POTUS 2016 talk about Paul Ryan. He may be good with statistics - but his politics are inhuman.
11:59 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@fhayesmccoy Keep on selling and keep on writing. What's your book? I'm five chapters into the Great Irish Language Detective Novel.
11:58 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@gra5105 Thanks. I prefer 'Count' to the abbreviation.
11:50 31st Aug 2012 - Link
For those of you who are seeking some stimulation that is not of the fifty shades variety, try bit.ly/RKvuJ7 for best blog posts
11:47 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@tim_brannigan there's a sensible man, preferring the sun and sand of Sydney to the grime and sectarianism of Glasgow.
11:46 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@Ciaran_O where did they get those shoes?
11:45 31st Aug 2012 - Link
I'm going to #ep2012 - my first time - for the weekend. I have a gig there tomorrow. Luckily there will be no cruelty to music involved.
11:31 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@Oireachtas_RX what are they looking for now - the Disappeared or the missing ink cartridges?
11:30 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@TomTDowling Will vote for it in my personal @igaeilge capacity later.
11:29 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@xxALISExx Though not a cider drinker normally,I did try it more than once and it's very tasty. #stonewallcider #craftbeersireland #millsinn
11:23 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@CarlowCountyMus I think so. We met a 'coven' of white witches, I think, exiting the Temple of Isis as we entered the house.
11:20 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@ClodaghShortall @auntyamo And for getting it, eventually, here's a #ff for you two! ;)
11:18 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@CarlowCountyMus My wife's from Carlow and we spent a great day in Clonegal at Huntingdon Castle on Saturday. It's a short but sweet tour.
11:04 31st Aug 2012 - Link
That last #ff is for those who have an interest in Irish - these are my favourites for all info about the language. Bain sult as.
11:03 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@AnDuinnineach @CnaG_BAC @Gaelport @Gaelsceal @aonghasoha @newbelfast @EannaBrophy @UdarasnaG @TomaiRua @Na_Ruin @tg4 @Foinsenuachtan #ff
10:53 31st Aug 2012 - Link
And further. #ff @sweden @hellofrmsg @WeAreFilipinos @CuratorsMexico @TWkUSA @MoroccoCuration @twknyc
10:51 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@weareUAE ar lean - continued @clarevirtually @johnmurrayshow @shop4ireland @failte_ireland@gatheringirl @australia @nether @weareUAE
10:48 31st Aug 2012 - Link
#ff Lean le bhúr dtoil. Please follow. @glasnevinmuseum @CarlowCountyMus @CarlowRelay @gaffneyamy @AbartaGuides @gra5105 @yearoffestivals
10:47 31st Aug 2012 - Link
I have to say that I feel uncomfortable using the hashtag #ff for #followfriday, considering its political echoes. But that aside....
09:04 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@RosemaryMacCabe you're a Sister of mercy then in comparision to others.
08:57 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@RosemaryMacCabe and they're calling this colossal fubar a 'technical incident'
08:55 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@MarcMallett_UTV technical incident? Shouldn't that be f**ked in beyond all recognition #ulsterbank
08:43 31st Aug 2012 - Link
Jimmy Kelly singing Banks of Royal Canal on @johnmurrayshow now.
08:34 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@walkcork @sendboyle and now Trevor Sargent is entertaining on @johnmurrayshow with his new book and nature observations.
08:32 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@walkcork @sendboyle I'm a bit green on the subject of entertaining Irish (former) politicians obviously
08:22 31st Aug 2012 - Link
Finally, an entertaining Irish politician: irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel…
06:05 31st Aug 2012 - Link
@PaulDuggan_: Former Green Party TD Paul Gogarty has released his new music video & single. wp.me/p1XLDT-hD
22:18 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@HiltonBelfast @mikepumpkin it was a long time ago & I'm sure the pint of Guinness is fine now. Occasionally a bad pint comes from the best
19:35 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@mikepumpkin The good in John B Keane's pub in Listowel and the Top of Coom - the bad in the Hilton Hotel in Belfast.
19:35 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@mikepumpkin Hate is, perhaps, too strong a word. I have drunk good pints and bad pints.
19:26 30th Aug 2012 - Link
brewed and sold in pubs in Ireland. Small companies like 8 degrees and Porterhouse will save the Irish drinking man - and woman.#bímisagól
19:24 30th Aug 2012 - Link
This is pure class. irishcraftbeerfestival.com/home.html A festival for Irish Craft Beer. This has made my day...I hate Guinness and most other big beers
15:40 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@squinteratn Ah, you've finally figured out what SF/DUP powersharing is all about....
15:39 30th Aug 2012 - Link
I don't know about puncturing Obama's brand - but he certainly further destroyed his own credibility. Following in the footsteps of Palin.
15:34 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@john_mcguirk He lied and lied throughout his speech. And was found out. He shot his foot off with his own mouth....#GOP2012
15:31 30th Aug 2012 - Link
Paul Ryan Address: Convention Speech Built On Demonstrably Misleading Assertions huff.to/QVrDBX via @HuffPostPol For #gop2012 luddites
15:16 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k @SigmundsonFlood That thought will gladden my heart for the rest of the day. At least it keeps you out of mischief.
15:07 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@ModErinDesign Thanks - why don't we open it up and ask all @ireland -ers to submit a picture of the #lábreá wherever they may be!
13:55 30th Aug 2012 - Link
An radharc i gCúil Aodha ar Mhullach an Ois. What @ireland looks like here. #lábreá #gaeilge pic.twitter.com/GhQxYsdW
11:58 30th Aug 2012 - Link
How about people tweet pictures of where they are in Ireland today, with emphasis on sunny weather and a positive outlook! #lábreá #gaeilge
11:57 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@kiliankennedy It's pretty spectacular. When it's nice in Ireland, north or south, it's brilliant.
11:48 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@SigmundsonFlood @thenext100k I think you're betraying your level of political development with your *snigger*.
08:19 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k @sigmundsonflood You're both deluded, living in a dimension free of history and consequences.
08:04 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k no politician can 'ensure' jobs. Cutting welfare will hurt poor. Ryan's policies are fallacies.
07:57 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k 'improving' is a subjective judgment
07:56 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k that's only part of the picture. As you say, it's across the board tax cuts. That's a plus for wealthy.
07:55 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@AmericanIreland it all started in the USA with Bush and his light touch regulation.
07:51 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k tax reductions across the board benefit the wealthy disproportionately, especially when #GOP2012 plan to cut welfare.
07:37 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k cutting Obama Heath care will hit poorest.
07:36 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k tax the poor and give more to wealthy. This will increase US deficit. Romney and Ryan are the No Hopey option.
07:34 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k rhetorical rather than factual, on this issue. 'blowing out of the water'.
07:32 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k I disagree. Ryan's #GOP2012 colleagues and pals on Wall St. caused a global credit famine and now they want poorest to pay.
07:27 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k I see it as highlighting Ryan's failure to learn from history & suggesting he will repeat its mistakes. Your tweets are windy.
07:25 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k maybe not as laughable for those on social security as the wealthy anticipating a Romney/Ryan administration.
07:23 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@psneeze not raining in this part of Ireland right now.
07:22 30th Aug 2012 - Link
“@psneeze: I wonder if Declan Roche is aware his letter to the Irish Times about rain in Ireland is going 'viral. bit.ly/OzHz0D”
07:19 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@thenext100k what's your angle?
07:13 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@AmericanIreland Ireland and the world will have to pay for the incompetence of the previous #GOP2012 administration. Where's GW Bush?
07:08 30th Aug 2012 - Link
“@seanfw: @ireland He does indeed. Have a read of this: thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/…”. This shows Paul Ryan as the worst type of ignoramus
07:04 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@AmericanIreland it seems alright for the #GOP2012 to spend on 'defence' and tax breaks for wealthy rather than education & social security
06:54 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@paulmwatson it's a cause of shame here how the nation treats its children. Good people in schools - but poor provision.
06:49 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@sailvarmint we're up to our neck in it Mike
06:48 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@ConzieSays all Irish parties could claim him, I'd say.
06:45 30th Aug 2012 - Link
Unfortunately Paul Ryan is likely to have Irish roots. He's also in denial over real causes of global economic meltdown #GOP2012
06:33 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@mmgrupe I'm pretty sure I do. Looking at #GOP2012 from afar and the #usteaparty I think they're nuts. Hopefully they've no Irish links.
06:27 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@scarie a government which presides over that should be ashamed of itself. Gaelscoil story is a counterbalance.
06:25 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@arcangel4588 and of course the moronic story about #GOP2012 delegates who threw nuts at a black camera man said they were 'feeding animals'
06:22 30th Aug 2012 - Link
@arcangel4588 it's hard to compete with the US Tea Party in the moronic stakes. I had in mind the Taliban reference in HBO's The Newsroom.
06:19 30th Aug 2012 - Link
A heart warming story from The Irish Examiner. But what does it say about our education system? irishexaminer.com/ireland/school…
06:09 30th Aug 2012 - Link
It seems oddly apt that the #GOP2012 convention, home of the American Taliban aka Tea Party, should be defined by nuts.
06:06 30th Aug 2012 - Link
I just heard Paul Ryan described as the young and thrusting part of the Republican ticket on @morning_ireland Too early 4 #fiftyshadesofusa
22:35 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@CSCNorway versa. I don't see how that isn't a legitimate concern of @ireland and my own opinion is a legitimate point of view.
22:33 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@CSCNorway sectarianism is a serious issue needing serious debate. The Old Firm rivalry is central and has spilled over into Ireland or vice
18:56 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@conorleeson the comparisons you cite aren't relevant. The Old Firm rivalry is infamous around the world. And it takes two to tango.
18:37 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@endacunningham that's fine because Irish speakers are such law abiders.
18:36 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@EFFanning @conorleeson well, the feelings are mutual so.
18:28 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@EFFanning @conorleeson you're such a charmer. Abuse is a sure sign that you have no argument.
18:27 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@conorleeson that's true. I'm not a rangers fan. I just find the Old Firm rivalry to be a blight on the landscape.
18:23 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@jkbhoy67 thanks for your interest. I mean no insult to Celtic FC in particular but to the sectarian nature of the Old Firm rivalry.
18:22 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@conorleeson 40000 plus fans at 3rd division games says something other than dead but your triumphalism doesn't help, does it?
18:18 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@conorleeson the problem is one feeds the other.
17:04 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@conorleeson As you say, it's more than a club and can't be blamed for all its baggage. But baggage there is.
16:38 29th Aug 2012 - Link
Who knew that Harland and Wolff built a ship called Gaelic! #titaniccentrebelfast pic.twitter.com/FOfK1IEa
16:35 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@unakavanagh @randomirishnews It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas....Dia idir sinn agus an t-olc.
16:22 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@newbelfast Go n-éirí le bhúr n-iarratas.
16:22 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@newbelfast rinneadh mo mhac a bhaisteadh i gcistin an tAthair Des.
16:19 29th Aug 2012 - Link
Raconteur - a man to go on a tear with. Mairtín Jamesie O Flatharta's precise definition. Litir ó Mhairtín Jamesie features on TG4 schedule
16:18 29th Aug 2012 - Link
Some great documentaries lined up in the TG4 Autumn Schedule - looking forward to Litir ó Mhairtín Jamesie, a man to go a tear with!
16:13 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@DefinitelyRio well tá na tacadóirí ann a thacaíonn le peil - agus tá tacadóirí eile agus is cluiche eile atá i gceist acu.
16:12 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@DefinitelyRio Bhuel tá an pointe sin ann freisin. Ach tá tionchar ag an Bhreatain orainn nach féidir a sheachaint.
16:09 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@DefinitelyRio An ceart glan agat. Ní thig an locht a chur ar an bpeil. Rud éigean eile nios giorra don chnamh atá i gceist.
16:06 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@julieon that's deep.
16:04 29th Aug 2012 - Link
A publicly appointed member, that is. But it's the staff/production cos who come up with the goods who deserve the credit. #tg4 #gaeilge
16:03 29th Aug 2012 - Link
tg4.ie/press/index.htm - get a sneak peak of TG4's new schedule, launched today. I'm on the board of the station, to declare an interest.
15:59 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@donnchup @thechairman09 Níl a fhios agam céard atá an beirt agaibh ag caint faoi mar go bhfuil cúntas ST 'protected'.
15:53 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@yosoyeljam that's good to hear. It's a pity it's not the case over here. Like I said there are genuine football fans and there are others
15:50 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@yosoyeljam I like when you say that 'it almost doesn't exist now' and continue to believe that this doesn't bear out lazy media stereotypes
15:49 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@donnchup @thechairman09 As I said, it's not a black and white issue. Celtic did good things. But then became infected, as did Rangers.
15:47 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@light_and_lit That question is rarely asked. But it should be.
15:44 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@yosoyeljam I'd love to be proved wrong but I believe that true republicanism and glorifying the bloody work of the IRA are not the same.
15:38 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@yosoyeljam the republicanism that Celtic appear to stand for now is itself infected. It's a loaded term. It's not a loaded gun.
15:38 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@ejburns1 That's another part of the story. I was amazed that more than 40000 fans turned up to watch Rangers play Third Division Soccer.
15:36 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@yosoyeljam The rivalry betweeen Celtic and Rangers has infected and been infected by its corollary in the north. Not opinion. fact.
15:31 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@yosoyeljam and its expression in the north. It's a mostly negative force, imho. So that does that fully illustrate your belief sufficiently
15:29 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@yosoyeljam Everyone is entitled to their opinion, you to yours as much as me to mine. I have seen the hostility between Celtic and Rangers
15:11 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@psneeze that's true. It's a complex issue. But Celtic and Rangers and their intense rivalry is not mine.
15:09 29th Aug 2012 - Link
I appreciate some people are genuinely interested in Celtic and Rangers for football reasons - but that's only a part of the story.
15:08 29th Aug 2012 - Link
Maybe I'm odd but both Glasgow Celtic and Rangers leave me cold.I think the less interest in this sectarian rivalry in Ireland the better.
11:32 29th Aug 2012 - Link
@VincentH112 that's possibly funny but probably gratuitously insulting, I'd say. #electricpicnic
11:25 29th Aug 2012 - Link
Who thought it was a good idea to put Don Draper and a Mad Man on the front of the RTE Guide?#delusionsofcoolness pic.twitter.com/VSwbmYNf
11:18 29th Aug 2012 - Link
Má tá sibh ag an Picnic Leictreach, coinnigh súil ar seo, An Puball Ghaeilge. #electricpicnic anpuballgaeilge.com/?lang=en
05:56 29th Aug 2012 - Link
But Archbishop Martin seems to be its best hope at present and for the future.
05:53 29th Aug 2012 - Link
I still think the Church has a credibility and moral authority mountain to climb given its role in clerical child abuse and coverup.
05:51 29th Aug 2012 - Link
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin presents the rational case for Catholic Church involvement in any moral issue public debate: irishtimes.com/letters/index.…
05:44 29th Aug 2012 - Link
So who thinks they may have lost some IQ by smoking too much grass? irishtimes.com/newspaper/irel…
23:56 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@TrevorHSargent Míle buiochas
23:55 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Sa bhaile.Back after a cross country trip from Belfast to Cúil Aodha.Scary rain in Tipperary notwithstanding. Next: Pobal Gaeilge at EPicnic
18:04 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Travelling south from Belfast to Cork. Ag taisteal na tíre.
16:31 28th Aug 2012 - Link
After this am's events I walk on water at Belfast's Titanic Centre. pic.twitter.com/lSXOqq6Q
16:20 28th Aug 2012 - Link
#titaniccentrebelfast bad reviews from fellow passengers. Five icebergs out of five. pic.twitter.com/46bg58hF
15:06 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Apparently White Star Line stopped pay of Titanic crew from minute it went down. #titaniccentrebelfast
14:54 28th Aug 2012 - Link
I'm finding it riveting so far. #titaniccentrebelfast
14:45 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Am now in Titanic Centre Belfast. I can't shake off a sinking feeling.
13:49 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@AislingCahill that's a complete misrepresentation. I answered a question from @unakavanagh and then this kicked off. #ihatecensorship
13:14 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@MauriceDockrell that's right.
13:12 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@emfmcc thanks.
12:41 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Somebody asked whether I agree with abortion after I tweeted the IT editorial. I said, I thought it was wrong.
12:30 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Agenda' - as if - it's time to step away. Apologies to all I 'offended'. Go n-éirí libh.
12:28 28th Aug 2012 - Link
If I can't have a reasonable discussion on a topic featured as the lead editorial in the Irish Times without being accused of pushing 'my
12:25 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@SineadRyan the censors are working overtime
12:10 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@SineadRyan sorry to lose you - I don't get your comment about rage. Whose raging?
12:01 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@AislingCahill well I don't agree with censorship or stifling debate.
11:12 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@benbringer @johnmoynes who is'we'?
11:09 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@AislingCahill I referred to article way back at beginning.
10:59 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@niall_obrien @darraghdoyle Ní féasta go rósta, Ní céasta go pósta. No feast without roast meat, no crucifixion without marriage.
10:57 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@AislingCahill I am discussing an issue raised in the Irish Times leader this am. Hopefully it will generate light on issue.
10:55 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@a_byrne_ @unakavanagh no I would not be ok with that.
10:54 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@aonghusoha tá Na samplaí fíor ar an droch uair.
10:52 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@Qaoileann @unakavanagh that's true but there has to be a better remedy than a further act of violence, abortion.
10:51 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@unakavanagh @a_byrne_ I know that's true but it doesn't mean abortion is right. I wouldn't vote for it or against it.
10:47 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@a_byrne_ see tweet @unakavanagh below. Why would anyone think abortion was right?
10:44 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@PTHosford I suppose you're right but I'm now in Belfast and I've seen what the party did and is doing here. Comparison seems fair.
10:41 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@unakavanagh I think it's wrong to inflict violence on any creature, whether or not you agree it's human.
10:40 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@ReadoutSignpost gan amhras tá an fuath céanna agam ar mhaorláthas I pé teanga é.
10:38 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@CelticChuck67 sorry to lose you.
10:37 28th Aug 2012 - Link
@ShaunakSA if its good Guinness of course. But there's more stouts than Guinness - eg Murphys, beamish and Belfast. #bimisagól
10:34 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Issue much as Sinn Féin, for example, has no moral authority on justice issues given its history of kangaroo courts. irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin…
10:32 28th Aug 2012 - Link
I think abortion is wrong but won't stand in way of those who think otherwise. Church has no moral authority on this. irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin…
10:31 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Tea party politics to arrive in Ireland? Should Church not take back seat following its role in clerical abuse coverup irishtimes.com/newspaper/opin…
10:25 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Bureaucracy as Gaeilge generally does no service for Irish speakers and language. It merely fosters hostility.
10:23 28th Aug 2012 - Link
Just enjoyed a swim in The Grove Pool in Belfast. Great way to clear morning fog.
22:35 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@maitiuocoimin cinnte bheadh sin go maith ach níl sé chun tarlú. Ar léigh tusa aon tuarascáil bliantúil oifigiúil I nGaeilge le déanaí?
21:46 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@AineKerr on US HBO drama The Newsroom? #teapartyisAmericantaliban
21:45 27th Aug 2012 - Link
The emphasis on translations to Irish of official documents unread in English is what gets me. Mise le meas is harmless in comparison.
18:01 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@Hamperlady too early to say. Am trying to balance it with other stuff.
17:56 27th Aug 2012 - Link
If I'm to be allowed one rant for the week, it's this. I abhor how Irish has been hijacked by bureaucrats. #Gaeilge
17:52 27th Aug 2012 - Link
“@Hamperlady: Lessons I learnt from being @Ireland Can You Change The World With Twitter? ow.ly/dgeKM <from my new blog” well said.
17:50 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@WeAreFilipinos different accents aye!
16:14 27th Aug 2012 - Link
It's a former Presbyterian church on the Falls Road and a haven from the grime outside. It's had a massive makeover - but spirit is the same
16:11 27th Aug 2012 - Link
When I first came to Belfast, taxi drivers called the Cultúrlann 'cultureland', like Disneyland for Irish speakers and culture huggers.
14:51 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@SineadMcSweeney hi I hope all is well with you. You had an interesting few years in Belfast too!
14:21 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@fhayesmccoy Bain taithneamh as!
14:20 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@darraghdoyle go raibh maith agat! Thanks.
14:07 27th Aug 2012 - Link
At the Cultúrlann on the Falls Road. A great spot with great spirit. The essence of Céad Míle Fáilte. No trace of #ripoffrepublic
10:03 27th Aug 2012 - Link
The children are going to go a swimming pool with scary slides with our hosts while I get some work done. We'll meet up in the Culturlann
10:01 27th Aug 2012 - Link
It's pouring down now. It seems like we've bypassed most of Spring, Summer and Autumn this year and are right back into winter again.
09:34 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@JeffHar73 unfortunately you can't enjoy zoo if you're stuck in a 2 hour q.
09:33 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@AineKerr on US HBO drama The Newsroom? #teapartyisAmericantaliban
09:29 27th Aug 2012 - Link
@AineKerr I am sure it will be windier inside the #GOP2012 convention than outside! What do Tea Party faithful think of American Taliban tag
08:42 27th Aug 2012 - Link
A non Luddite response: An online v offline question irishtimes.com/newspaper/lett… via @IrishTimes
08:33 27th Aug 2012 - Link
Ireland's longest zip line also had Ireland's longest queue. 2 hours wait. we bailed out in time to hear Cork edge out Donegal [not].
08:31 27th Aug 2012 - Link
Went to Tayto Park with kids yesterday on way to Belfast. €40 to play in glorified playground and more to go on Ireland's longest zip line.
08:27 27th Aug 2012 - Link
Listening to Steven Nolan on BBC Radio Ulster - he's broadcasting a birth.
07:48 27th Aug 2012 - Link
Maidin Dé Luain/Monday AM: it's wet and windy in Belfast as the last week of Summer begins. Was it ever otherwise? #whatthefliuch
06:46 27th Aug 2012 - Link
Hi all. This is me, Concubhar, the curator of @ireland for the coming week. I'm in Belfast for a few days, enjoying how the other half lives