Darach Ó Séaghdha

Many people have come across the phrase ‘parish pump politics’, but what does it mean, and where did it come from? Joining Seán to discuss is Darach Ó Séaghdha, podcaster and author who has a new series, ‘The Journal of 353’.

The results from the latest CSO baby names report shows a grá for gender neutral names, but why? Joining Seán to discuss this is Darach Ó Séaghdha, author of ‘Motherfoclóir’ and ‘Craic Baby’...

In the winter of 2020, deep into the misery of the global pandemic, Richy Craven lit up the internet with a tale about working at Christmas in a fancy department store in Dublin. His story went viral and we loved it so much that we asked our friend, the writer and podcaster Darach Ó Séaghdha , to read it for us. Producer Katz Laszlo added some audio magic, and a classic episode of The Europeans was born. As a little early Christmas present, here it is again. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from The Europeans! If you enjoyed this story, please consider donating to Barnados . Music by Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and Ultan O'Brien , as well as Lena Orsa and Timbre on Freesound . ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠hello@europeanspodcast.com⁠⁠

Derek talks to Darach about the Motherfoclóír podcast, the continued rise in popularity of the Irish language, his two books, his father and his daughter's roles in his writing, the intricacies of the language, Flann O'Brien and 'Point Break'!

In the first story, the Lioness is impressed by the Ostrich's roar. When the lion cubs find out that the Ostrich has no teeth, they goad their mom into fighting Ostrich. That's a bad idea. In the second story, Crocodile is making plans to move his water animals to a new watering hole. To do so, he must make a treaty with Lion and also avoid the Boer's guns. Is Crocodile to be trusted? Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M.D. Sound FX: Nature Bird Park Ambience by ShannonAHoniball Creative Commons Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: Wine and Dine Storytime A comedy podcast that shares food & wine recommendations while telling a collection of incredible true stories. Listener Shoutout: Leinster Province, Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leinster and a big thank you to motherfoclóir host: Darach Ó Séaghdha Photo credit: "Siamese Crocodile" by JustinJensen is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an 17ú lá déag de mhí Iúil, 2021. Is mise Ella Hassett. Tar éis ceithre bliana agus beagnach céad is ochtó eagrán, críochnóidh an podchraoladh cáiliúil Motherfoclóir ag deireadh an tsamhraidh seo. Fógraíodh an nuacht ar Twitter oíche Dé Luain an tseachtain seo. Dúirt bunaitheoir an phodchraolta Darach Ó Séaghdha go bhfuil an grúpa fós ina gcairde ach go mbeadh siad ag obair ar thionscnaimh nua as seo amach. Go bunúsach, is é téama an phodchraolta focail, focail Ghaelacha agus focail ón Éirinn, ach pléitear réimse an-leathan ábhar ann le hiomad aíonna éagsúla ón Éirinn agus thar lear. Cé go bhfuil an podcraoladh i mBéarla amháin, tá baint aige le hathbheochan na Gaeilge atá ar siúl le blianta beaga anuas. Tá Coiste Téarmaíochta Fhoras na Gaeilge díreach tar éis focal nua a ghlacadh don fhoclóir oifigiúil ar tearma.ie – duine de dhath. Mhol Ola Majekodumni as Baile Átha Cliath an focal nua seo. Is craoltóir, iriseoir, scríobhneoir agus ball de chumann Fhoras na Gaeilge í. Dúirt sí go bhfuil an focal ‘duine de dhath’ níos oiriúnaí sa tsochaí il-eitneach atá in Éirinn faoi láthair ná na focail ‘duine gorm’ nó ‘duine dubh’ a úsáideadh go dtí seo. Dúirt Donncha Ó Cróinín, an príomhthéarmeolaí le Foras na Gaeilge, go bhfuil áthas orthu an focal nua sin a ghlacadh mar léiríonn sé éabhlóid na gcoincheap. Ar an Domhnach seo caite, chuaigh an billiúnaí Richard Branson agus a fhoireann go himeall spáis i roicéad darbh ainm Unity. D’fhág an roicéad an domhan ó New Mexico agus thaistil sé ochtó cúig ciliméadar suas go himeall spáis. D’fhan an roicéad in áit ar feadh cúpla nóiméad agus thóg Branson físeán ina léirigh sé a mhothúcháin. Bhí a fhoireann le feiceáil sa chúlra ar foluain san aer. In 2004, bhunaigh Branson an comhlacht spáis Virgin Galactic chun eitiltí trádálaí go spás a bhunú. Dúirt Branson gurbh eachtra a shaoil í an eitilt ar an Unity. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS bunaitheoir - founder athbheochan - revival sochaí il-eitneach - multi-ethnic society éabhlóid na gcoincheap - evolution of concepts comhlacht spáis - space company eitiltí trádálaí - commercial flights

Harps, shamrocks, hands, crowns, swords, mythical female embodiments of Éire: all Irish symbols and all up for discussion in this episode, in which Tim and Naomi are joined by Darach Ó Séaghdha of the Motherfoclóir podcast to discuss Irish flags past, present, and future. We consider the merits and perils of the different symbols as debate begins to stir on whether a new flag might be required if Northern Ireland were to ever unify with the Republic. Tim runs through the history of flags and their association with the nation state, Darach explains why the colours of the Irish flag have special names in the Irish language, and Naomi talks through some international examples of countries that have debated changing their flag. To see images of the flags we are discussing, follow this link: https://www.theirishpassport.com/2021/04/07/flags-discussed-in-our-latest-episode/ This is a bonus Halfpint episode made specially to thank our Patreon supporters. All our bonus episodes are available at Patreon.com/theirishpassport. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at @PassportIrish. If you enjoyed this episode, do give us a good review in your podcast app and share it with your friends.

Harps, shamrocks, hands, crowns, swords, mythical female embodiments of Éire: all Irish symbols and all up for discussion in this episode, in which Tim and Naomi are joined by Darach Ó Séaghdha of the Motherfoclóir podcast to discuss Irish flags past, present, and future. We consider the merits and perils of the different symbols as debate begins to stir on whether a new flag might be required if Northern Ireland were to ever unify with the Republic. Tim runs through the history of flags and their association with the nation state, Darach explains why the colours of the Irish flag have special names in the Irish language, and Naomi talks through some international examples of countries that have debated changing their flag. To see images of the flags we are discussing, follow this link: https://www.theirishpassport.com/2021/04/07/flags-discussed-in-our-latest-episode/ This is a bonus Halfpint episode made specially to thank our Patreon supporters. All our bonus episodes are available at Patreon.com/theirishpassport. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at @PassportIrish. If you enjoyed this episode, do give us a good review in your podcast app and share it with your friends.

Ola Majekodunmi is a Freelance journalist and writer,RTÉ 2FM researcher, Irish language broadcaster,public speaker,board member for Foras na Gaeilge and Mother Tongues Ireland and a voice-over artist. Ola started presenting a radio show with Raidió na Life in 2014, presenting Seinnliosta an tSathairn and Afra-Éire. She is a frequent guest contributor on other radio shows on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, RTÉ 2FM, and RTÉ 2XM. She is also one of the core contributors to the Motherfoclóir podcast hosted by Darach Ó Séaghdha. She has been nominated for National Student Media Awards in the Iriseoireacht trí Ghaeilge category and for the Student Achievement Awards Ireland in the feachtas bliain na Gaeilge category. She was the MC of the Dance Zone at the 2018 Africa Day in Dublin. She was one of the featured guests on RTÉ Radio 1 show Pantisocracy, hosted by Panti. In 2018, Majekodunmi directed the short film What does Irishness Look Like?, which examined the issues around prejudice and national identity in Ireland.She is a co-founder of Beyond Representation, which seeks to bring together and celebrate women of colour in Ireland. Majekodunmi has spoken about issues relating to racism in Ireland, and about the problematic terminology in Irish relating to black people. In November 2020 Majekodunmi was appointed to the board of Foras na Gaeilge for a four year term. Twitter: @olamajekodunmi1 Instagram: @w.majek Youtube: https://youtu.be/kp75aEf95cQ https://youtu.be/EqWKR7eq-CQ Print: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/that-s-not-my-name-why-getting-the-pronunciation-right-matters-1.4500208%3fmode=amp Support us!

After almost half a year of negotiations and political maneuvering, Ireland finally has a government. It’s unlike any that has come before it, and it doesn’t include the party that got the post votes in the last election, Sinn Féin. In this livestreamed podcast, Naomi and Tim answer listener questions with special guests Aoife-Grace Moore, political correspondent with The Irish Examiner, and Darach Ó Séaghdha of the Motherfoclóir podcast. Is the new government’s policy programme really the greenest ever? Why are people calling this the end of the Civil War politics? Are the Green party falling into a trap, and will Sinn Féin ultimately benefit? The new coalition is made up of old rivals Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, with the support of the Green party. The new Taoiseach is Micheál Martin, who is supposed to be in office until the end of 2022 when he will step aside to let outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar assume the role. Watch the video version of this live podcast here: https://youtu.be/E8dnapYnmig To access our full archive of bonus content head on over to our Patreon page and sign up to support the podcast www.patreon.com/theirishpassport If you liked this podcast, do share it with your friends, give us a nice rating in your podcast app, or connect with us on social media. We’re @PassportIrish on Twitter and Facebook.

In the latest episode I'm talking to author, podcaster and one of my favourite people on Twitter Darach Ó Séaghdha about The Pixies. In this episode, we're discussing bilingualism in pop music, the changing music scene since the 1980s and the lasting legacy of one of the most influential alternative rock bands of all time. Scripted, Edited and Hosted By Jennifer Quigley My guest was Darach Ó Séaghdha In reference to BLACK LIVES MATTER here is some helpful information Follow the playlist I Love This Band: Songs We Talked About on Spotify for songs and artists mentioned in the podcast. Darach Ó Séaghdha Twitter: @theirishfor // @darachos // @Motherfocloir Instagram: @Motherfocloir Podcast: The Motherfocloir Podcast Darach's Writing: Books: Motherfoclóir: Dispatches from a Not So Dead Language Craic Baby: Dispatches from a Rising Language TheJournal.ie Column "The Irish For": Read Here I Love This Band: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ilovethisbandpod Instagram: @ilovethisbandpod Patreon: www.patreon.com/ilovethisbandpod Music: Epidemic Sound for Creators: Support the show

After almost half a year of negotiations and political maneuvering, Ireland finally has a government. It's unlike any that has come before it, and it doesn't include the party that got the post votes in the last election, Sinn Féin. In this livestreamed podcast, Naomi O'Leary and Tim Mc Inerney answer listener questions with special guests Aoife-Grace Moore, political correspondent with The Irish Examiner, and Darach Ó Séaghdha of the Motherfoclóir podcast. Is the new government's policy programme really the greenest ever? Why are people calling this the end of the Civil War politics? Are the Green party falling into a trap, and will Sinn Féin ultimately benefit? The new coalition is made up of old rivals Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, with the support of the Green party. The new Taoiseach is Micheál Martin, who is supposed to be in office until the end of 2022 when he will step aside to let outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar assume the role. Watch the video version of this live podcast here: https://youtu.be/E8dnapYnmig To access our full archive of bonus content head on over to our Patreon page and sign up to support the podcast www.patreon.com/theirishpassport If you liked this podcast, do share it with your friends, give us a nice rating in your podcast app, or connect with us on social media. We're @PassportIrish on Twitter and Facebook. Support this podcast