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T\u00e1 a chomhghuaill\u00ed m\u00f3r, Elon Musk, ag tabhairt bata agus b\u00f3thair do na m\u00edlte fosta\u00ed ag obair don rialtas, i sl\u00ed at\u00e1 br\u00faidi\u00fail agus cru\u00e1lach agus, d\u00e9 r\u00e9ir dealramh, m\u00eddhleathach freisin. Cuireann s\u00e9 sin i gcuimhne dom scann\u00e1n darb ainm \u2018Up in the Air\u2019, le George Clooney sa phr\u00edomhr\u00f3l, agus an dualgas aige bata agus b\u00f3thar a thabhairt do dhaoine ar fud na t\u00edre. Nuair a mholann a bhas d\u00f3 go mbeadh s\u00e9 n\u00edos fearr a obair a dh\u00e9anamh ar \u2018Zoom\u2019 n\u00f3 a leith\u00e9id, b\u00edonn fadhb mh\u00f3r aige leis an gcur chuige sin, mar t\u00e1 coinsias aige.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">T\u00e9ann Musk c\u00fapla c\u00e9im n\u00edos faide n\u00e1 seo, mar thug s\u00e9 bata agus b\u00f3thar do go leor daoine ag an am c\u00e9anna, le r-phost amh\u00e1in. N\u00edl bun n\u00e1 barr leis at\u00e1 a dh\u00e9anamh aige, agus t\u00e1 go leor daoine ag fulaingt mar iarmhairt. Seo c\u00fapla sc\u00e9al pearsanta \u00f3 dhaoine a chaill a phoist fheidear\u00e1lacha le d\u00e9ana\u00ed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Samantha Leach<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">Bh\u00ed \u00e1thas ar Samantha Leach ocht m\u00ed \u00f3 shin. Fuair s\u00ed an post a thaitin go m\u00f3r l\u00e9i sa Bhi\u00far\u00f3 Feidear\u00e1lach Greanad\u00f3ireachta agus Priont\u00e1la, ag obair le foireann a raibh meas aici ar a scileanna agus a d\u00edograis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">Th\u00e1inig laghd\u00fa ar an l\u00fach\u00e1ir sin n\u00edos luaithe an mh\u00ed seo. Fuair s\u00ed amach (le r-phost) go raibh s\u00ed i measc na m\u00edlte fosta\u00ed de chuid an rialtais fheidear\u00e1laigh ar promhadh, ar bhriseadh as a bpoist go tobann iad. Cuireadh an tarcaisne i gceann na h\u00e9ag\u00f3ra nuair a l\u00e9igh s\u00ed gur theip uirthi a dualgais a chomhl\u00edonadh sa phost. Ach fuair Samantha an r\u00e1t\u00e1il is airde &#8211; c\u00faig as a c\u00faig, ina hathbhreithni\u00fa is d\u00e9ana\u00ed maidir le comhl\u00edonadh a dualgais.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">\u201cBh\u00ed m\u00e9 go maith, go han-mhaith ag an obair a bh\u00ed faoi chaibidil agam. Rinne m\u00e9 gach rud i gceart \u2013 go litri\u00fail! Ach in ainneoin gach rud, tugadh an doras dom. Ba mhillteanach an bhuile \u00e9 sin, do dhuine cos\u00fail liomsa nach bhfuil uaim ach a bheith san \u00e1it is dual dom, ag cur le rath an rialtais fheidear\u00e1laigh\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Tony Ruiz<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">Briseadh as a phost Tony Ruiz, arb as Orange County, California \u00e9, ar 3 Feabhra, d\u00edreach deich l\u00e1 sula raibh deireadh lena thr\u00e9imhse phromhaidh mar Ionada\u00ed Seirbh\u00edse ag obair sa Roinn um Ghn\u00f3tha\u00ed Iarshaighdi\u00fair\u00ed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">D\u00fairt an t-iarshaighdi\u00fair airm m\u00edchumasach gur earca\u00edodh \u00e9 tar \u00e9is 15 bliana san earn\u00e1il phr\u00edobh\u00e1ideach, chun cabhair a thabhairt d\u2019iarshaighdi\u00fair\u00ed maidir le h\u00e9ilimh shochair a bh\u00ed acu \u2013 mar shampla, cabhair le p\u00e1ip\u00e9arachas chun gn\u00e1thamh leighis a chead\u00fa, n\u00f3 chun c\u00e9ile a chur ar pholasa\u00ed. D\u00fairt Tony gur minic a l\u00e1imhse\u00e1lann s\u00e9 suas le 40 \u00e9ileamh in aghaidh an lae.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">Bh\u00ed alltacht agus uaf\u00e1s air nuair a l\u00e9igh s\u00e9 ina litir foirceanta go raibh caighde\u00e1n a oibre do-ghlactha. I m\u00ed L\u00fanasa seo caite, bh\u00ed Tony ar an ch\u00e9ad fhosta\u00ed ina rann\u00f3g a bhuaigh gradam \u201cfosta\u00ed an r\u00e1ithe\u201d, a raibh duais airgid $1,000 ag dul leis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">\u201cT\u00e1 t\u00fa ag insint dom (go bhfuil) duine de na fostaithe is fearr, ar bronnadh airgead air, agus a bh\u00ed ina fhosta\u00ed an r\u00e1ithe &#8230;gur duine gan mhaith n\u00e1 maoin m\u00e9?&#8221; ar seisean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 deacair do Tony fi\u00fa an teach a fh\u00e1g\u00e1il ar dt\u00fas agus t\u00e1 s\u00e9 ag t\u00f3g\u00e1il roinnt ama chun teacht chuige f\u00e9in tar \u00e9is a tharla d\u00f3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">\u201cT\u00e1 m\u00e9 cro\u00edbhriste, t\u00e1 m\u00e9 tr\u00edna ch\u00e9ile,\u201d a d\u00fairt Tony. \u201cN\u00ed d\u00f3igh liom go bhfuil s\u00e9 seo tuillte ag aon fhosta\u00ed feidear\u00e1lach Meirice\u00e1nach, go h\u00e1irithe iarshaighdi\u00fair.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Anail\u00eds<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">T\u00e1 go leor dam\u00e1iste d\u00e9anta ag Musk agus a fhoireann don rialtas feidear\u00e1lach agus a fhostaithe. Chonaiceamar Musk ar an st\u00e1itse le s\u00e1bh slabhrach ag taispe\u00e1int c\u00e9 chomh d\u00edrithe is at\u00e1 s\u00e9 ar bhearta costchiorraithe sa rialtas. Is d\u00f3igh gur sh\u00e1raigh Musk a \u00fadar\u00e1s agus gur sh\u00e1raigh s\u00e9 dl\u00edthe a thugann cosaint d\u2019fhostaithe feidear\u00e1lacha. Dh\u00edrigh s\u00e9 ar an FAA (\u00dadar\u00e1s Eitl\u00edochta feidear\u00e1lach), USAID (Gn\u00edomhaireacht na St\u00e1it Aontaithe um Fhorbairt Idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta) agus NASA (Riarach\u00e1n N\u00e1isi\u00fanta Aerloingseoireachta agus Sp\u00e1is), fi\u00fa ag iarraidh USAID a dh\u00fanadh. B\u00edonn Musk \u00e1 iompar f\u00e9in amhail is gur cuid d\u00e1 ghn\u00f3lachta\u00ed \u00e9 rialtas SAM. Ach n\u00edl an rialtas ann chun brab\u00fas a dh\u00e9anamh, ach ar mhaithe pobal na t\u00edre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">N\u00edl air\u00ed Trump s\u00e1sta le c\u00farsa\u00ed mar at\u00e1 siad faoi l\u00e1thair agus Musk ag cur a ladar ina ngn\u00f3tha\u00ed. C\u00e9 gur thug Musk an bhr\u00f3g do go leor daoine, is ar na hair\u00ed amh\u00e1in at\u00e1 an fhreagracht pholaiti\u00fail as a ndearna s\u00e9. Bh\u00ed cruinni\u00fa teasa\u00ed sa teach b\u00e1n le d\u00e9ana\u00ed, le Trump, a air\u00ed agus Musk sa seomra. Bh\u00ed arg\u00f3int mh\u00f3r idir Musk agus c\u00fapla R\u00fana\u00ed, agus go h\u00e1irithe an R\u00fana\u00ed St\u00e1it Marco Rubio, a bhfuil USAID faoina cheannas. Rinne an cinneadh ansin nach mbeadh Musk in ann an b\u00f3thar a thabhairt go d\u00edreach d\u2019fhostaithe feidear\u00e1lacha n\u00edos m\u00f3. Cuirfidh s\u00e9 molta\u00ed chun cinn ar an \u00e1bhar, ach beidh an chumhacht ag na hair\u00ed iad a ghlacadh n\u00f3 a dhi\u00falt\u00fa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">Coimhlint cumhachta at\u00e1 ar si\u00fal, idir Musk agus air\u00ed Trump. Buaileadh buille ar Musk leis an gcinneadh ina mbeidh s\u00e9 ina mholt\u00f3ir gan cumhacht gn\u00edomhaithe aige. Ach n\u00ed buille maraithe \u00e9 sin f\u00f3s, agus ceapaim nach ng\u00e9illfidh Musk leis gan troid. Ach ba cheart go mbeadh an chumhacht ag air\u00ed Trump, agus mar sin is d\u00f3igh go dtabharfaidh siad an l\u00e1 leo. Gan dabht, t\u00e1 an t\u00f3in ag titim as plean Musk, agus \u00e9 f\u00e9in agus Trump go muine\u00e1l i gc\u00e1sanna dl\u00ed. Chomh maith leis sin, t\u00e1 m\u00edsh\u00e1samh an phobail ag treisi\u00fa maidir le gn\u00edomhartha Musk. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 soil\u00e9ir nach mbeidh aon d\u00fail ag Trump n\u00f3 a air\u00ed dul n\u00edos faide s\u00edos an b\u00f3thar c\u00e9anna. D\u00fairt Trump f\u00e9in gur g\u00e1 d\u00f3ibh scean\u00f3g a \u00fas\u00e1id in ionad tua, mar tuigeann s\u00e9 na riosca\u00ed polaiti\u00fala ag baint le cur chuige Musk suas go dt\u00ed seo. T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam go mbeadh ar rialtas SAM caitheamh mar is cu\u00ed leis a lucht oibre, agus go gcuirfear stad le droch\u00edde a thabhairt do na daoine bre\u00e1tha ionraice sin at\u00e1 mar chn\u00e1mh droma an rialtais!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666666;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" >\r\nvar cab={\r\n\r\n\turlStart: \"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\",\r\n\r\n\tclickify: function ($n) {\r\n\t\tvar $=jQuery;\r\n\t\tif(!$n) $n=$(document);\r\n\t\tif(!$n.jquery) $n=$($n);\r\n\t\tfor(var y=0; 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ndearna m\u00e9 cairde d\u00f3ibh d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">B\u2019aoibhinn liom saol an l\u00e9inn, agus bh\u00ednn ag staid\u00e9ar n\u00f3 ag l\u00e9amh gach seans a bh\u00edodh agam. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sheas m\u00e9 amach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mar b\u2019fhearr le beagnach gach dalta eile sa scoil a bheith taobh amuigh, ag imirt le ch\u00e9ile. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla dalta eile <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a raibh suim acu sna ruda\u00ed c\u00e9anna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> liomsa<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00edomar an-mh\u00f3r le ch\u00e9ile \u00f3n t\u00fas. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Aithn\u00edonn 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style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dara <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">uachaill b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a bhige<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00edodh na dalta\u00ed eile ag pleidhc\u00edocht le ch\u00e9ile roimh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00fainn <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dul a chodladh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> gach o\u00edche<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> De ghn\u00e1th n\u00ed bh\u00ednn p\u00e1irteach sna cluich\u00ed sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, c\u00e9 go mb\u00edodh an buachaill ba bhige, Se\u00e1n <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00d3\u2019C\u00faiv<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, i l\u00e1r an aicsin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> gach uair<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Bh\u00ed asma orm agus n\u00ed raibh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">r\u00f3l\u00e1idir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Nuair a chloiseadh Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">screadach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ag teacht amach an doras <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">g<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o dt<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> an <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">seomra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ina raibh s\u00e9 f\u00e9in, thagadh s\u00e9 isteach agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">shocra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dh s\u00e9 s\u00edos muid. Ansin, mh\u00fachadh s\u00e9 an solas. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Th\u00e9imis a chodladh ar an toirt, mar bh\u00edodh tuirse orainn tar \u00e9is na ranganna, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9ir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar \u00e9is a bheith ag imirt agus ag rith <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">aon seans<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> a bh\u00edodh againn.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Mar nach mb\u00ednn ag pleidhc\u00edocht leis na buachaill\u00ed eile, tharraing m\u00e9 a n-aird orm, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s ag cur ceisteanna orm ag iarraidh a thuiscint c\u00e9n f\u00e1th nach raibh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">p\u00e1irteach leo sna cluich\u00ed a bh\u00edodh acu san o\u00edche. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">N\u00ed raibh m\u00e9 ag iarraidh go mbeadh cuma <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an lagrach\u00e1in orm, agus rinne m\u00e9 leithsc\u00e9al eile go raibh tuirseach orm n\u00f3 rud <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9igin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> mar sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ach n\u00edor chreid na <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">buachaill\u00ed focal de, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">thosa\u00edodar ag caitheamh anuas orm gach o\u00edche. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Uair amh\u00e1in, chonaic Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">m\u00e9 ag caochadh na s\u00fal chun c\u00fal a choinne\u00e1il ar n<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> deora. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">focal aige liom go discr\u00e9ideach, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u2019iarr <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s\u00e9 orm<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> cad a bh\u00ed ar si\u00fal.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> D\u2019inis m\u00e9 d\u00f3 go raibh na buachaill\u00ed eile sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag seasamh le ch\u00e9ile i m\u2019aghaidh, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag caitheamh masla\u00ed liom agus ag tabhairt ainmneacha gr\u00e1nna orm.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Sm\u00e9id s\u00e9 a cheann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus d\u2019imigh leis.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s cuimhin liom f\u00f3s gur stad na masla\u00ed agus na hainmneacha roimh i bhfad<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. Thosaigh na buachaill\u00ed eile ag d\u00e9anamh comhr\u00e1 liom, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar \u00e9is tamaill\u00edn <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ar mo chompor<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, agus ag g\u00e1ire agus ag caint <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">le gach buachaill ann. <\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">An<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ch\u00e9ad uair eile a bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">torann ard sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, rith Jackie isteach chun stop a chur leis. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019fh\u00e9ach s\u00e9 go heolach orm, agus d\u00fairt s\u00e9: \u201cAgus tusa freisin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, a Mhich\u00edl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> -<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ar ais go dt\u00ed do chill\u00edn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus t\u00f3g do <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">phili\u00far leat<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u201d Leath meangadh m\u00f3r g\u00e1ire ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> aghaidh, agus amach an doras leis. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ba dhuine de na leaideanna m\u00e9 anois, agus bh\u00ed m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an-bhr\u00f3d\u00fail<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> as sin.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">N\u00edl a fhios agam f\u00f3s cad a rinne Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sa ch\u00falra, ach t\u00e1 s\u00e9 soil\u00e9ir go <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla focal aige le gach ceann de na leaideanna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. Mar go raibh meas m\u00f3r ag gach duine againn ar Jackie, d\u2019\u00e9isteamar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">lena raibh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> le r\u00e1 aige d\u00fainn. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Rinne s\u00e9 an gn\u00f3 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i ngan fhios dom, ach ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> am c\u00e9anna thuig m\u00e9 go ndearna s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an gn\u00f3. D\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 ceacht <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">iontach at\u00e1 r\u00e1ite go maith ag \u00e1r sinsear: is ioma\u00ed sl\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">chun beith\u00edoch a fheannadh. Gan dabht, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">is \u00ed ta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dhleoireacht an tsl\u00ed is fearr chun a dheimhni\u00fa go mbeadh su\u00edoch\u00e1in ann. Bh\u00ed saol n\u00edos fearr agam ar scoil tar \u00e9is sin, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">t\u00e1im <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an-bhu\u00edoch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i gc\u00f3na\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">do Jackie as a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ndearna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dom.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,36,35,38,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cursai-reatha","category-litriocht","category-nuacht-idirnaisiunta","category-polaitiocht","category-tuairim"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14036"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14043,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14036\/revisions\/14043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}