Diarmaid Ó Muirthile

Dad, Múinteoir, Ceoltóir, he/him, amateur historian/linguist. alter ego of @vlcirish
Fond of scribbles, Spain and sunsets, antics, Americana and alliteration

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

Huge thanks to the lovely folk @ NorthWest Words who've published TWO of my poems in the latest issue! #poetry #poem
https://t.co/xjLq4qy15r

[Fandogamia Editorial @Fandogamia]

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Bases:
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El sorteo cerrará el 21/04 (23:59h)
¡MUCHA SUERTE! 🍀

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

Just posted a photo @ L'Eliana https://t.co/pzUC2yUbLG

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

Gaeil Valencia ag teacht le chéile chun fáilte go Valencia a thabhairt le @silimthatpod. @trasnanadtonnta #trasnanadtonnta #gaeilvalencia #gaeilgevalencia @ Ubik Café https://t.co/gIbyr5Yu3F

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@badinfleunce @Gilleeece @dav1greene I'd question whether any of his replacements would be more fit for office, under your Draconian morality laws. #privatelivesprivate

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

The older I get, the less i care how many people know I'm a sentimental fool. And this song always breaks me: https://t.co/CAYoP0KQ0f #tomwaits #stillwaiting

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@traceyrburns @BBC6Music Bandcamp for smaller artists although some major artists have released some of their back catalogue on there. Tom Waits has a lot of his albums up there, for example.

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

Really love this https://t.co/8HnKtEFgdq

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@simonmlewis @Dublinmarti @rtenews 2/2 and brought into a new system, then we should not scrap the one thing that is keeping the language present.
Systemic overhaul is needed,as this entire thread shows. I believe Irish is important, and shouldnt be scapegoated as the main barrier to education reform.

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@simonmlewis @Dublinmarti @rtenews I don't disagree with you on that. Man is a great success story. What I'm saying is that the current system has brought Irish to a great many who wouldn't otherwise have it(such as myself) and unless a massive amount of dedicated and capable teachers can be found, trained 1/2

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@Dublinmarti @simonmlewis @rtenews Looking at the comparative strength and usage statistics of Irish vs Gaidhlig in Scotland, it's easy to see that Scotland would benefit from a similar language protection. I am not familiar with the Welsh case.

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@Dublinmarti @simonmlewis @rtenews Would you say the same of someone who did not meet the English language requirement?

[Bríd @Brid29]

@fuzzbizzed @crazyhouseprice Housing crisis aside, the religious ethos of our schools is a much greater barrier to recruitment than the Irish language requirement. Any language can be learned or taught by a specialist. Adhering to a Catholic ethos in over 90 percent of our schools is what's exclusionary.

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@TechnoHausFunkr @2010Eire @crazyhouseprice For example here in Valencia the local language is taught in schools, it is divisive, but ultimately beneficial to children. Teachers must have a qualification. It's not a question.

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@simonmlewis @Dublinmarti @rtenews Why is this not more of a thing?
Because everyone wants to hate on the Irish language.

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@GavMcDonnell88 @normaburke @rtenews This is the dream. However many of us who love the language don't have the skills to teach it to primary students. Primary teaching is a vocation and having basic Irish is an important factor in keeping the language alive in schools, many student's only access to it

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@againstgraindub @galwaybeer I think it's the Oslo Bar!

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@kermodeandmayo Nobody I've seen has mentioned the Stalinist gangster escaping the gulag in The Way Back. Which is good because it was definitely not his best role

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@kermodeandmayo Worth a reminder for Intermission. Like almost all fourteen year olds of my generation, we had to test the brown sauce and tea. I think I was pleasantly surprised

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

Molt Bona sort a tot el món fent els exàmens de la #JQCV demà! Jo faig nivell elemental 😅 però amb això vaig obrint pas a nous camins de la vida. I per això us deixe aquest cançó animant #parlasemprevalencià #musicaenvalencià #cantaenvalencià https://t.co/i1YlZhWcuT

[Diarmaid Ó Muirthile @dermhurl]

@zackcahill @Brianmur000 @PantiBliss not sure if she even got in a return jibe about how we´ve all been brought up with knowledge of irish history - something the Brits know and generally care little about, as @PassportIrish proved.