My article 'Sad Day for Ireland': The Construction and Positioning of Irish National Identity in Social Media Discourse during the Campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment and Introduce Abortion Legislation is now available to read:
journal.iraal.ie/index.php/te... #languageandidentity

📻 Following my recent piece on RTE Brainstorm I was invited to speak on RTE's Drivetime programme about the use of the Irish language in pro-Palestine protest rhetoric. 💬

You can listen to the short interview at this link (timestamp around 2:12:00) www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

How slogans as Gaeilge have become part of Irish Gaza protests The use of Gaeilge at demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people is part of the radical tradition of Irish language activism

Why slogans as Gaeilge have become part of Irish Gaza protests. The use of Gaeilge at demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people is part of the radical tradition of Irish language activism, writes Ciara Grant @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How slogans as Gaeilge have become part of Irish Gaza protests The use of Gaeilge at demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people is part of the radical tradition of Irish language activism

"The use of Irish in pro-Palestinian protests is as much about symbolism as communication."

You can read my new piece on the use of the Irish language in protest discourse on RTE Brainstorm here: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Happening today :)

Here's something that takes seconds and could have actual positive outcomes.

There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU.

Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

We are Hiring! | University College Cork Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

Happy Talk is hiring a number of temporary RAs in May/June. We are looking for SLTs (qualified or final year/new grad) who are interested in participating in a large scale research project. There are 12 roles total and these are location specific.

www.ucc.ie/en/happy-tal...

As part of the TICLD programme of research we aim to develop a taxonomy to precisely and comprehensively specify the active ingredients of oral language SLT interventions for children with or at risk for (D)LD.

Please click on the link below to complete our survey
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