News, views and opinions from a Gàidheal
For a football fan, there’s little that compares to the excitement of the World Cup. Even if your country isn’t involved, it’s a chance to see the best players and best teams in the world fight it out for the ultimate prize. It’s something that we look forward to for years in advance. And the next one is just six months away. I can’t wait! Today, the draw was made for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It promises to be a fantastic tournament, with — Read more →
A lot is made of the lack of opportunities for people with Gaelic to speak their language outside of school and work. I agree that it would be good to have more places where Gaelic was the language that was used. It’s a tough job to organise such events. But we already have an outstanding example within the Gaelic world – and that is Sradagan. Sradagan was a big part of my own Gaelic life when I was younger. From around P3, or perhaps earlier, — Read more →
Tha mòran air a dhèanamh den dìth cothroman a th’aig daoine leis a’ Ghàidhlig airson an cànan aca a bruidhinn taobh a-muigh sgoil neo obair. Tha mi ag aontachadh gum biodh e math barrachd aitichean a bhith ann far am bidh Gàidhlig an cànan a th’air an cleachdadh. ‘S e obair cruaidh a th’ann tachartasan a chur air doigh. Ach tha sàr eisimpleir againn mar tha sa Ghàidhlig – ‘s ‘s e sin Sradagan. ‘S e pàirt mòr de mo bheatha Gàidhlig a bh’ann an — Read more →
