Where are you from in Irish? Irish phrases for asking and saying where people are from.

How would you say this in Irish?

> Where are you from yourself?
> C_ a_ t_ f___?

Answer: www.nativedialogs.com/irish/where-are-you-from

Maksym Sytnikov on PEN Ukraine, Writer Fellowships, and Cultural Resistance During War How is Maksym Sytnikov helping PEN Ukraine support writers, libraries, and cultural resilience during Russia’s war on Ukraine?

#Ukraine: Read Maksym Sytnikov’s interview on the incredible work of PEN Ukraine in supporting writers, libraries, and cultural resilience as the Russian Federation’s war on Ukraine rages on ⬇️

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Native Dialogs Irish Learn a bit of Irish every day.

How would you say this in Irish?

> Would you like to share a cake with me?
> A_ m_____ l___ c____ a r_____ l___?

Answer: https://www.nativedialogs.com/irish/quiz?a=304&b=2

I joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary just over 40 years ago. Going to record a podcast just looking back over the years, informed by my experiences and thoughts on what I’ve learned / grown in terms of empathy, regret, horror and hope. Maybe record this week if I get time?
#NorthernIreland #Police

This war is so damn confusing. It’s why we shouldn’t let drunks and dementia patients run it.

Poor countries,and those with ‘surplus populations’, will pay dearly for our greed, uninhibited craving for irresponsibility and undisturbed comforts.

Very much the Sunday night vibe… ♟️

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Ingmar Bergman

Edward Steichen, The Family of Man, 1955

#Trees #Nature #Anthropocene

Friday evening thoughts…

Irish Novel of the Year shortlist revealed Books newsletter: tomorrow’s pages previewed; Ballyscullion Park Book Festival; Cork International Poetry Festival; book deals; Encore Award and Walter Scott Prize shortlists; new Waterstones

Irish Novel of the Year shortlist revealed

Books newsletter: tomorrow’s pages previewed; Ballyscullion Park Book Festival; Cork International Poetry Festival; book deals; Encore Award and Walter Scott Prize shortlists; new Waterstones

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to measure how traffic contributes to rising urban temperatures, revealing that everyday vehicle use can play a measurable role in making cities warmer.

doi.org/10.1029/2025...

We are delighted to be here at the annual Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland conference. Looking forward to two days of sharing research with colleagues from across the country

Friday morning. Have a scratch. Read some more Aeschylean dramaturgy. 🤠

Photograph by Edgard Alsteens.

Moya Brennan remembered - classics from the RTÉ Archives We revisit some of the many memorable appearance the Gaoth Dobhair native made on RTÉ and TG4 over the years.

RTÉ Culture: Moya Brennan remembered - classics from the RTÉ Archives www.rte.ie/culture/2026/0414/156814...

Voices freed: International Solidarity in a Time of Global Disorder PEN International Case List 2026 launch

📣 Join us on Thursday, 23 April at 13:00 BST for Voices Freed: International Solidarity in a Time of Global Disorder, an online discussion marking the launch of the 2026 Case List.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voices-fre...

Magical Ring (alongside Horslips’ Invasion and Tain) had massive steerage on me in discovering my Irish ancestry, folklore and archaeology!

Call for public inquiry into IRA murder of a young woman weeks before its 1994 ceasefire Caroline Moreland (34) was shot dead in Fermanagh in July 1994

Call for public inquiry into IRA murder of a young woman weeks before its 1994 ceasefire

www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Have to factor in a return ramble through Francis Ledwidge country, plus the Rory Gallagher festival 🤠

“Why is it that every so often history demands a bloodbath, a holocaust, an Armageddon? And why is it that every time the time before has taught us nothing?”
Graham Swift - Waterland, 1983.

Thanks! I’m trying to get around all our island’s prehistory (within reason) this year.

My book launch in Kenny’s in Galway this Thursday is free but you can reserve your seat here. Hope to see you there. www.kennys.ie/events/books... @kennysbookshop.bsky.social

@tuatha.ie I’m planning to head to Drombeg next month. Thanks for another excellent Monument Monday write up 👌

Hopefully Lugh will be out and about, too ☀️

Mithras: A Secret Cult at the Fringes of the Roman Empire | HISTORY Far from Rome's center, soldiers gathered in underground temples for mysterious rituals.

Mithras: A Secret Cult at the Fringes of the Roman Empire

www.history.com/articles/mit...

See also:

amzn.eu/d/04uUVx5E 🫡

#novel #fiction #writing #author #Ireland #terrorism

Quote of the Day by Robert Frost, "Half the world is composed of people who have..." - The Times of India Robert Frost was one of the most famous and widely read poets in American literature. He was known for his simple but deep writing about life, nature,.

Quote of the Day by Robert Frost, "Half the world is compose ..

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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ finds a new voice Despite its nearly century of resonance with readers, “All Quiet on the Western Front” has only been translated twice — until now.

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ finds a new voice www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...

Train Dreams - DMovies Clint Bentley's second directorial feature is an impactful study of a construction worker navigating the unseen upheavals of modernity from his refreshingly rural vantage point - now on Netflix

Clint Bentley's second directorial feature is an impactful study of a construction worker navigating the unseen upheavals of modernity from his refreshingly rural vantage point

Stream the Best Picture Academy award nominee now:

dmovies.org/2025/12/05/t...

“Nine days they fell [...] Hell at last / Yawning, received them whole…”

Gustave Doré (1832–1883)

illustrations from Milton’s Paradise Lost

How Sunday shenanigans in misty-eyed Ireland finds me this morning..

‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again

‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon

Native Dialogs Irish Learn a bit of Irish every day.

How would you say this in Irish?

> There’s a lovely smell in the kitchen.
> T_ b_____ b___ s_ c______.

Answer: https://www.nativedialogs.com/irish/quiz?a=308&b=5