Sa eagrán speisialta saoire seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, tugaimid cuairt ar Egmond-aan-Zee ar chósta na hÍsiltíre.

Pléim an t-aisteir ó bheith i gcónaí gar don fharraige mar Éireannach, go dtí an taithí aisteach trá a lorg thar lear. Déanaim machnamh ar chumhacht na farraige anois agus mé i bhfad uaithi, agus ar an gcaoi a bhfuil cósta Atlantach na hÉireann fós uathúil i gcomparáid leis na tránna gan chríoch san Ísiltír.

Déanann an t-eagrán comparáid idir mo chuairt i Meitheamh 2020, i rith na dianghlasála Covid – nuair a dhóigh an ghrian mé agus nár éirigh liom taitneamh a bhaint as – agus mo chuairt i Lúnasa 2025, nuair a bhí an dúshlán níos mó ná an ghrian: beirt pháistí beaga le tabhairt faoi chúram. Is scéal é faoin gcaoi a bhféachaimid siar le grá ar ár gcéad chuairt teaghlaigh chun na trá, agus ar an strus a mhothaíomar i bhfíor-am.

Seo an leagan Gaeilge líofa.

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In this holiday eagrán of Gaeilge Thar Lear, we’re in Egmond-aan-Zee on the Dutch coast.

I talk about the strange feeling, as an Irish person used to always having the sea nearby, of needing to travel abroad just to reach the beach. Now that I live far from the ocean, I appreciate its power more – and while the Dutch coast stretches on endlessly, there’s something uniquely special about the Irish Atlantic coastline.

I compare two visits: June 2020, during the lockdowns, when I got badly sunburnt and couldn’t enjoy the trip, and August 2025, when the real challenge was looking after two small children at the beach. In the moment, it felt stressful, but when we look back at it in the future, it will be a lovely memory – our first family trip to the sea as four.

This one is a bit of a mix of a regular episode and a bonus one, as although I put a three-part structure to it and made some notes, it was not as well planned out as other ones. See what ye think of it agus go raibh maith agaibh má éisteann sibh leis!

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Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, smaoiníonn Oisín ar an gcaoi a n-athraíonn an saol thar lear de réir mar a théann an t-am thart — ón eachtraíocht agus spleodar sna fichidí go mothú níos doimhne ar an bhfadú sna tríochaidí. Pléann sé a chaidreamh leis an GAA ó bhog sé thar sáile, agus an chaoi a mbíonn sé deacair traidisiúin nua a chruthú nuair a bhíonn na sean-nósanna imithe i léig. Labhraíonn sé freisin faoi chumhacht na gcuimhní ó óige agus an dúshlán a bhaineann le socrú síos le taithí atá níos laga ná mar a bhíodh.

Tarraingíodh inspioráid an eagran seo ó Chraobhacha Ceannais na hÉireann le déanaí sa iománaíocht agus sa pheil Ghaelach.

Seo é an leagan dhátheangach Gaeilge-Béarla.

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, Oisín reflects on how the experience of living abroad changes over time — from the excitement and adventure of your twenties to a deeper sense of distance in your thirties. He explores how his relationship with watching GAA has evolved since moving away from Ireland, and how losing old traditions can make it harder to form new ones. The episode also touches on how powerful childhood memories and emotional ties to sport can make it difficult to accept a watered-down version of the match-day experience.

This is the bilingual version - English and Irish.

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Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, smaoiníonn Oisín ar an gcaoi a n-athraíonn an saol thar lear de réir mar a théann an t-am thart — ón eachtraíocht agus spleodar sna fichidí go mothú níos doimhne ar an bhfadú sna tríochaidí. Pléann sé a chaidreamh leis an GAA ó bhog sé thar sáile, agus an chaoi a mbíonn sé deacair traidisiúin nua a chruthú nuair a bhíonn na sean-nósanna imithe i léig. Labhraíonn sé freisin faoi chumhacht na gcuimhní ó óige agus an dúshlán a bhaineann le socrú síos le taithí atá níos laga ná mar a bhíodh.

Tarraingíodh inspioráid an eagran seo ó Chraobhacha Ceannais na hÉireann le déanaí sa iománaíocht agus sa pheil Ghaelach.

Seo é an leagan Gaeilge líofa.

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In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, Oisín reflects on how the experience of living abroad changes over time — from the excitement and adventure of your twenties to a deeper sense of distance in your thirties. He explores how his relationship with watching GAA has evolved since moving away from Ireland, and how losing old traditions can make it harder to form new ones. The episode also touches on how powerful childhood memories and emotional ties to sport can make it difficult to accept a watered-down version of the match-day experience.

This is the Gaeilge líofa version - fluent Irish version.

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100 méadar ó bheith ina laoch gan bás do Ben Healy, ach tháinig Valentin Paret Peintre leis an mbua ar Mont Ventoux i gCéim 16 de Tour de France 2025. Sa eagrán bonus seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, tá Oisín ar ais ag caint faoin rás agus tugann sé ómós do éacht Ben Healy – duine de na rothaí ba láidre ar cheann de na sléibhte is stairiúla sa Fhrainc. Labhraíonn sé faoi Tadej Pogačar agus a oidhreacht sa spórt – beidh an bua aige san TdF seo (a 4ú ceann) agus is léir anois go mbeidh sé i measc na laochra is mó riamh. Agus ar ndóigh, caitear súil freisin ar chuid de mhórscéalta sheachtain a dó den Tour.

Eagrán bónais atá ann, mar sin níl mórán réamhphleanála ann – rud beag níos spontánaí ná mar is gnách. Bain sult as!

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100m from immortality for Ben Healy as he loses out to Valentin Paret Peintre on Mont Ventoux in Stage 16 of the Tour de France 2025. In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, Oisín returns to the race and describes Ben Healy's achievement in being one of the strongest men on one of the most famous mountains in France. He discusses Tadej Pogacar's dominance of this race and his history - how he will go down as one of the sport's greats. He generally goes over some of the stories of week 2 of the Tour.

This is a bonus episode, so there was little planning, and it was a bit off the cuff compared to standard episodes. Enjoy it.

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Sa eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, bíonn comhrá deas ag Oisín le Naoise Crowley faoina shaol i Lucsamburg, ag imirt peile agus iomána ar an mór-roinn, agus gach cineál rudaí a bhaineann le saol thar lear. Is Corcaíoch é Naoise – as Carraig Dhubh. Bhí sé ina chónaí sa Fhrainc chomh maith le Lucsamburg - nuair a bhí sé ar Erasmus - agus bogfaidh sé go Brugge sa Bheilg go luath.

In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, Oisín chats with Naoise Crowley about his life in Luxembourg, playing Gaelic football and hurling on the continent, and all sorts of things related to living abroad. Naoise is a Corkonian from Blackrock - a Rockie! He has lived in France and Luxembourg and will soon be moving to Bruges, Belgium.

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Tá Gael sa léine bhuí – Ben Healy agus an maillot jaune!

Tá Ben Healy anois ar an gceathrú rothaí Éireannach riamh a chaith an léine bhuí sa Tour de France, i measc laochra cosúil le Seán Kelly, Stephen Roche agus Shay Elliott. Tá 10 gcéim críochnaithe agus is seachtain iontach atá caite againn i dTour na bliana 2025.

Bhí sé ar intinn agam podchraoladh a dhéanamh faoin seachtain san TdF seo ar aon nós – ach nuair a fuair Ben an léine bhuí, ní raibh aon dabht orm go gcaithfinn ceann a thaifeadadh. Tá an eagrán seo beagáinín níos saor ó thaobh struchtúir de – gan script ná nótaí – agus bím ag caint faoi cad atá tarlaithe go dtí seo agus cad atá romhainn an tseachtain seo chugainn.

Bain sult as an turas!

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There’s an Irishman in yellow – Ben Healy takes the maillot jaune!

Ben Healy has become only the fourth Irish cyclist ever to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, joining legends like Seán Kelly, Stephen Roche, and Shay Elliott. With 10 stages behind us, it’s been a thrilling first week of the 2025 Tour.

I had already been thinking about doing a podcast on this year’s race - but once Ben took yellow, I knew I had to hit record. This episode is a more free-flowing one, recorded without a script or notes. I chat about what’s been happening so far and what to expect in the coming week.

Hope you enjoy the ride!

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San eagrán seo de Gaeilge Thar Lear, roinneann Oisín cuid de na buntáistí gan choinne a fuair sé ó bheith ag foghlaim Ollainnise. Cén fáth foghlaim teanga mura mbeidh tú riamh chomh líofa inti leis an duine eile i mBéarla? An bhfuil fiú an teanga sin úsáideach duit? Nach mbeadh an tSínis/Fraincís/Spainnis i bhfad níos úsáideach? Sa chlár seo, déanaimid iniúchadh ar na dúshláin agus na pléisiúir a bhaineann le foghlaim teanga nua. Má tá tú riamh in ísle brí agus ag streachailt agus tú ag foghlaim teanga, b’fhéidir go spreagfaidh an clár seo thú chun leanúint ar aghaidh.

Seo an leagan dhátheangach - Gaeilge-Béarla.

In this episode of Gaeilge Thar Lear, Oisín shares some unexpected benefits he’s experienced from learning Dutch. Why learn a language when you’ll never speak it as well as the other person speaks English? What’s the point in learning it? Wouldn’t Chinese/Spannish/French/Russian etc. be more useful? (Often what we hear about how "pointless" it is to learn Irish). In this episode, we explore both the challenges and the joys of learning a new language. If you’ve ever struggled with language learning, this might just give you some motivation to keep going.

This podcast is bilingual - English-Irish.

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Sa eagrán bonais seo de “Gaeilge Thar Lear”, tugann Oisín réamhamharc ar Thour de France 2025 agus míníonn sé an rás dóibh siúd nach bhfuil mórán eolais acu air. Tá an t-eagrán seo dírithe ar dhaoine nach bhfuil an TdF ríomh feicthe acu - ach a bhfuil suim acu tuiscint conas a oibríonn sé, agus tugtar forléargas ar chuid de na príomhrothairí a bheidh páirteach sna trí seachtaine amach romhainn. Míníonn Oisín cén fáth gur ócáid spóirt chomh hiontach é.

Níl baint ag an eagrán seo le saol thar lear ná le haon ábhar eile de ghnátheagráin an tsraith, ach is deis é breis Gaeilge a chloisteáil

Tá an clár seo go hiomlán i nGaeilge líofa.

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In this bonus episode of "Gaeilge Thar lear", Oisín provides a preview of the 2025 Tour de France while also describing the event for absolute beginners. This episode is designed for people who have no idea about how the race works while giving an introduction to some of the key players in the three weeks to come. He explains why it is such an impressive sporting event.

This episode is not about living abroad or anything related to it but it is some additional Gaeilge for those interested in listening to some more.

This episode is in fluent Irish.

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