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Darach Ó Séaghdha

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Sep 27, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Darach Ó Séaghdha

    Irish blood, English headstart in the battle of the bands (opens the original)

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    In Calling 353, bestselling Motherfoclóir author and podcaster Darach Ó Séaghdha casts a linguistic eye on how we talk about what it means to be Irish, the signs we post to each other about Irishness – and what really lies beneath it all. NOEL GALLAGHER ONCE described his younger brother Liam as “a man with a fork in a world of soup”. It’s a memorable image, and I often wonder if the elder Gallagher brother had ever heard Lloyd George’s description of negotiating with Éamon De Valera (“like tryi

  2. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Darach Ó Séaghdha

    Who would object to free secondary education? In 1966, quite a few. (opens the original)

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    In Calling 353, bestselling Motherfoclóir author and podcaster Darach Ó Séaghdha casts a linguistic eye on how we talk about what it means to be Irish, the signs we post to each other about Irishness – and what really lies beneath it all. DONOGH O’MALLEY was the first TD to say “hoor” in a Dáil debate. But that’s probably not what you remember him for. It’s more likely that you associate his name with the introduction of free secondary school education in the Republic of Ireland, which all began

  3. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Darach Ó Séaghdha

    Hell hath no fury like a storm with a name like ... Phelim (opens the original)

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    In Calling 353, bestselling Motherfoclóir author and podcaster Darach Ó Séaghdha casts a linguistic eye on how we talk about what it means to be Irish, the signs we post to each other about Irishness – and what really lies beneath it all. THIS WEEK, MET Éireann – along with the UK Met Office and KNMI in the Netherlands – presented the list of storm names for the coming autumn and winter. The practice of naming storms is now in its eleventh year, and follows the precedent of hurricanes being give

  4. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Darach Ó Séaghdha

    How 30 years has turned Liam Neeson's Michael Collins from 'Shirley Temple' to cultural icon (opens the original)

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    In Calling 353, bestselling Motherfoclóir author and podcaster Darach Ó Séaghdha casts a linguistic eye on how we talk about what it means to be Irish, the signs we post to each other about Irishness – and what really lies beneath it all. LAST SATURDAY MARKED the 104th anniversary of the shooting of Michael Collins, one of the major figures in the history of 20th century Ireland. He was only 32 when he died – younger than Saoirse Ronan is now – which makes the achievements accrued in his short l

  5. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Darach Ó Séaghdha

    Irish names are a minefield of pronunciation and rule-breaking, but can't we all just get along? (opens the original)

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    In Calling 353, a new series for The Journal, bestselling Motherfoclóir author and podcaster Darach Ó Séaghdha casts a linguistic eye on how we talk about what it means to be Irish, the signs we post to each other about Irishness – and what really lies beneath it all. I RECEIVED A cranky text earlier this week while the Rose of Tralee was on television. “You told me that that name Caoilfhionn was pronounced Keelin”, I was told, “and I told everyone in the house that, and now this wan is on telly

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