Stiúcaí Stiúgtha

Stiúcaí Stiúgtha

Walker Éireann, an imprint of Walker Books, has recently teamed up with Foras na Gaeilge to bring readers four of their best picture books created by some of Ireland’s foremost book makers, in Irish. The first of these is Stiúcaí Stiúgtha (The Ravenous Beast) by Niamh...
From Roscommon to Teaching in Melbourne, Australia

From Roscommon to Teaching in Melbourne, Australia

Someone recently sent me the link to this podcast interview with Enda Morris, an Irish primary school teacher from Roscommon now living and teaching in Melbourne, Australia. This article originally appeared in the Anzuk Teaching Agency Blog. It’s a fascinating...
Hokusai App

Hokusai App

I’m not aware of any apps in the iTunes App Store that will record audio and allow it to be saved as an .mp3 file, which is probably the most widely accessible audio file format. However, I heard about the Hokusai app from Joe Dale on Twitter earlier this year....
Interview on Ros FM

Interview on Ros FM

RosFM is a new community radio station dedicated to providing a professional radio broadcast service to Roscommon Town and the surrounding environs. The station is on-air every weekday from 2pm to 9pm, broadcasting a variety of talk and music-based programmes. The...
Interview on Ros FM

Drivetime Interview on iPod Touch Pilot Project

Readers of this blog will be aware that I have been involved in a pilot project to see how the introduction of the iPod Touch into an Irish classroom would work on a practical level. On a local level this project has been organised by Sligo Education Centre (SEC) in...