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This week
19th July 2026 - 21st July 2026
series
Calling 353: How would we translate Count Binface into Irish?
The obvious solution is not to translate at all but in a language where the tradition is to give ‘royalty’ the Gaeilge treatment…
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Author and linguist
19 Jul
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Last week
12th July 2026 - 18th July 2026
series
Calling 353: Why we should celebrate the Twelfth of July
It is not for the reason you might think – but it DOES involve another bank holiday.
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Author and linguist
12 Jul
17.6k
46
This month
July 2026
Calling 353
How an Offaly big adventure has travelled time and space to Ireland 2026
We would do well to feed the curiosity that once led to Birr having the world’s biggest telescope.
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Author and linguist
5 Jul
11.9k
11
Last month
June 2026
Calling 353
Tartan Army FOMO shows how Irish-American identity is Scot(ch)-taped together
If you’re looking at the Scots at the World Cup and think it should be us – some Americans appear to think it is.
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Author and linguist
28 Jun
13.2k
23
Calling 353
The codeword is Kerrygold: How did the practice of warning codewords work?
The business of terrorist organisations having a line of communication is a murky one.
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Author and linguist
21 Jun
20.4k
51
Calling 353
A brief history of 'legitimate concerns' (and who decides what those are)
14 Jun
12.4k
16
Calling 353
Our Leaving Cert obsession is intimately linked to a century-old story of education
7 Jun
12.4k
38
This year
2026
Calling 353
Prose before bros: Irish men's leabhar power readers not translating into book clubs
31 May
14.6k
26
Calling 353
It doesn't matter why the Choctaw word for Irish is Ailish: it just matters that we remember
24 May
29.4k
39
Calling 353
Have you ever stopped to think... what exactly is a parish pump?
17 May
16.1k
25
Irish History
John Charles McQuaid: The Archbishop who ran Ireland returns to our screens
Darach Ó Séaghdha
11 Mar
10.8k
30
Babies
The Irish For: Baby names - Rían’s fada and the myth of the ‘neutral’ name
Darach Ó Séaghdha
2 Mar
16.1k
20
All time
end of school
The Irish For: Debs season – the making of a very Irish tradition
Darach Ó Séaghdha
6 Aug 2024
13.1k
5
easter
The Irish For: What was Ireland like the weekend before the 1916 Rising?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
31 Mar 2024
13.5k
21
saints in space
The Irish For: Is Brigid the only saint in space?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
1 Feb 2024
8.9k
10
oscar hopes
Darach Ó Séaghdha: Why Martin McDonagh’s Englishness shouldn’t be disregarded
Darach Ó Séaghdha
11 Mar 2023
32.5k
11
Reading
The Irish For: Jolabokaflod - a look at Iceland's Christmas books tradition
Darach Ó Séaghdha
1 Jan 2023
10.3k
3
James Joyce
The Irish For: Joyce’s The Dead is not white Christmas - my thoughts on 'that ad'
Darach Ó Séaghdha
28 Dec 2022
13.6k
1
Seachtain na Gaeilge
The Irish For: The rise of Rían - the latest baby names in Ireland
Darach Ó Séaghdha
3 Mar 2022
56.0k
9
Opinion
The Irish For: Baby name trends - is Ireland that different to other countries?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
3 Oct 2021
123k
40
Food
The Irish For: What is with our love affair with coleslaw?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
29 May 2021
29.0k
43
Opinion
The Irish For: What’s the Irish word of the year?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
30 Dec 2020
31.8k
7
Joe Biden
The Irish For: Hope and history rhyme - what will Biden’s inaugural poem be?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
25 Dec 2020
16.4k
11
Opinion
We have a wealth of talented podcasters here in Ireland, so why are we not counting their listeners?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
19 Jul 2020
18.9k
18
Narnia
The Irish For: Although apart for now, when we reunite, it will be the stuff of poetry. Crisis survival tips from the Irish language
Darach Ó Séaghdha
5 Apr 2020
20.7k
20
History
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
Darach Ó Séaghdha
29 Mar 2020
30.9k
11
Nuance
The Irish For - Does Google Translate understand what 'A Cute Hoor' is?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
22 Mar 2020
39.2k
12
Leprechaun
The Irish For - You’ll never catch our linguistic Lucky Charms
Darach Ó Séaghdha
17 Mar 2020
25.5k
10
the irish for
The Irish For: As we celebrate St Patrick's removal of snakes, what other animals have come and gone from Ireland?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
15 Mar 2020
39.8k
34
US Elections
The Irish For: 'Hope & History Rhyme' - the background to a much-quoted line
Darach Ó Séaghdha
8 Mar 2020
51.9k
1
Baby Names
The Irish For: The rise of Fiadh, the third most popular girl's name
Darach Ó Séaghdha
1 Mar 2020
92.2k
30
the irish for
The Irish For: 'Tis far from pizza and spaghetti we were reared
Darach Ó Séaghdha
23 Feb 2020
26.1k
22
the irish for
The Irish For: Why do so many Irish politicians start out as teachers?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
16 Feb 2020
37.4k
127
leap year
The Irish For: Time for two Irish romantic traditions - Leap Year proposals and the Skellig Lists
Darach Ó Séaghdha
8 Feb 2020
17.5k
8
column
The Irish For: Was Dracula's name inspired by Gaeilge? Probably not, but coincidence can be lovely
Darach Ó Séaghdha
2 Feb 2020
15.1k
6
HAPPY COUPLE
The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
Darach Ó Séaghdha
26 Jan 2020
41.5k
10
billie eilish
The Irish For: Bond and Banríon Eilís - a good collaboration?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
19 Jan 2020
14.4k
7
the witcher
The Irish For: Toss a Word to Your Witcher, O'Language of Plenty
Darach Ó Séaghdha
12 Jan 2020
30.9k
15
column
The Irish For: The word 'dote' was used in Britain before it came to Ireland - and that's ok
Darach Ó Séaghdha
5 Jan 2020
29.9k
10
the irish for
The Irish For: Reflecting on the decade Gaeilge and social media found each other
Darach Ó Séaghdha
29 Dec 2019
14.6k
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