Shane Forde (PhD)

PhD (DCU) - Interested in Translation, Translator Ethics and all things language.

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

I think Paddy is regretting not interviewing the cut-out instead of Sexton. It would’ve had more personality. #LateLateToyShow

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

Electoral count officers saying the Fine in Fine Gael like the English word “fine” is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Also, can we get ISL interpreters at all these electoral count centres? Basic stuff. #Election2024

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

I would like to offer my services to direct the Closing Ceremonies of Dublin 2072.

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

This isn’t academia. It’s just one fellas opinion.

[RTÉ Brainstorm @RTEBrainstorm]

Open, candid and authentic: Irish Olympians are ditching clichéd, robotic, media-trained interviews in favour of showcasing confident, authentic personalities. By @AaronGallagher8 @DCU https://t.co/bHnhGrZFR7

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

Until we all agree to take Imagine out of the Olympic Games there will never be world peace #OpeningCeremony

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

Why do we call it a Italia 90? We didn’t call it Hangul/Nippon 2002, Deutschland 2006 or Brasil 2014. Shower thought of the morning.

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

Ive just heard a tackle described as a “cynical tackle” and not for the first time. How can a tackle be cynical? Isn’t the only person being cynical the one describing the tackle as cynical? The tackle may be a mean spirited tackle but it’s not cynical. #Pedantry

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

Never go to Boots on your birthday. I am left googling what the various age serums I bought actually do and which are just snake oil (basically all of them)

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

@teflondub No question, 100% true.

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

A bit of misunderstanding about the point of @Cula4_TG4. One of the biggest challenges raising kids through Irish is that media is overwhelming English in Ireland. Unless in one of the very few strong Gaeltacht areas they will be exposed to a lot of English every day. 1/3

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

So yes, we need tools, classes and centers to encourage the learning of the language. But we also need strong high quality media for young native speakers and young learners so they can acquire a richness in the language and see it as a tool for communication and entertainment.

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

This makes it very hard to stop a drift away from the language and exacerbates challenges for Gaeilge to survive as a modern language. Without a strong Irish speaking youth population there’ll be no Irish to protect in the future. 2/3

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

I have reached the age where Apple Music suggests I listen to Jason Mraz.

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

Cén fáth nach féidir liom teacht ar leabhar faoi fhoghlaim Gaelige na hAlban i Dún Éideann, príomhchathair na hAlban? #Gàidhilg

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

Further evidence, check Cúramaí an tSaoil on the album Fís by Aeons. Not the hero we deserve, but the hero we need.

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

.@rte This is the couple of days where very annoyed #Eurovision fans get on your case about our record of late. Just get rid of the public for a minute and decide to ask @MuireannNic so we can take the easy win. They’d call off the competition.

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

Do you want something pitch perfect, ludicrously clean, transcendent and stunningly beautiful, Muireann once again has you covered:

https://t.co/OXdKtFv5xi

[University Vacancies Ireland 🇮🇪 @UVacancies]

Lecturer below the bar in Japanese: University of Limerick - Academic - Languages, Literature and Culture, Other https://t.co/fkPWxqloXM #universityvacanciesireland

[Shane Forde (PhD) @FordeShane1]

@GleesonJack Had it for the first time on Saturday. ‘Twas delicious. So I’m gonna say yes.