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Is t\u00e1st\u00e1il struis ar dhaonlathas Mheirice\u00e1 \u00e9, le hiarmhairt\u00ed a th\u00e9ann i bhfad n\u00edos faide n\u00e1 cathair amh\u00e1in, st\u00e1t amh\u00e1in, n\u00e1 fi\u00fa t\u00edr amh\u00e1in.<\/p>\n<p>Mara\u00edodh beirt shaor\u00e1nach Mheirice\u00e1naigh tar \u00e9is teagmh\u00e1lacha le gn\u00edomhair\u00ed feidear\u00e1lacha le linn ag\u00f3id\u00ed a l\u00e9ir\u00edonn finn\u00e9ithe agus f\u00edstaifeadta\u00ed mar ag\u00f3id\u00ed s\u00edoch\u00e1nta. N\u00ed raibh taifead coiri\u00fail ag ceachtar acu. Sa d\u00e1 ch\u00e1s, chuir oifigigh shinsearacha feidear\u00e1lacha an lip\u00e9ad \u201csceimhlitheoir\u00ed baile\u201d orthu beagnach l\u00e1ithreach, sular deineadh aon imscr\u00fad\u00fa neamhsple\u00e1ch agus gan aon fhianaise a chur os comhair an phobail. Sa d\u00e1 ch\u00e1s freisin, ins\u00edonn f\u00edse\u00e1in f\u00f3in sc\u00e9al at\u00e1 \u00e9ags\u00fail go bun\u00fasach \u00f3n leagan oifigi\u00fail.<\/p>\n<p>Mar a chonacthas le d\u00e9ana\u00ed leis an mbr\u00fa a chuir St\u00e1it Aontaithe Mheirice\u00e1 (SAM) ar an Danmhairg maidir leis an nGraonlainn, n\u00ed ceist int\u00edre amh\u00e1in \u00ed cobhsa\u00edocht pholaiti\u00fail Mheirice\u00e1. Nuair a laga\u00edtear noirm dhaonlathacha i Washington, braitear na hiarmhairt\u00ed i bhfad is i ngar. Braitheann t\u00edortha ar an gc\u00f3ras idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta a bheith i bhfeidhm agus ar gach m\u00f3rchumhacht clo\u00ed lena dualgais. Do th\u00edortha cos\u00fail le h\u00c9irinn, a bhfuil a leasanna eacnama\u00edocha agus sl\u00e1nd\u00e1la ceangailte go dl\u00fath le cobhsa\u00edocht Mheirice\u00e1, is bagairt phraitici\u00fail \u00ed an creimeadh seo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ag\u00f3id\u00ed S\u00edoch\u00e1nta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ag\u00f3id\u00ed s\u00edoch\u00e1nta a bh\u00ed ar shr\u00e1ideanna Minneapolis. Bh\u00ed an slua ag spalpadh mana\u00ed. Ch\u00e1in siad gn\u00edomhair\u00ed feidear\u00e1lacha \u00f3 Phatr\u00f3l Teorann na St\u00e1t Aontaithe (CBP) agus \u00f3 Fhorfheidhmi\u00fa Inimirce agus Custam (ICE). Rinneadar f\u00edstaifeadta\u00ed ar a gcuid f\u00f3n. Is gn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed dleathacha iad seo ar fad, cosanta faoin gC\u00e9ad Leas\u00fa ar Bhunreacht SAM.<\/p>\n<p>Ina ainneoin sin, l\u00e9ir\u00edonn na f\u00edstaifeadta\u00ed go soil\u00e9ir gur fhreagair na gn\u00edomhair\u00ed feidear\u00e1lacha le f\u00f3rsa. \u00das\u00e1ideadh sprae piobair agus deoirgh\u00e1s. \u00das\u00e1ideadh bata\u00ed. Cuireadh daoine go talamh, cuireadh ceangail phlaisteacha orthu, agus tugadh faoi choime\u00e1d iad i gcoinne a dtola, in ainneoin nach raibh aon fhianaise ar ionsa\u00ed fisici\u00fail \u00f3 lucht na hag\u00f3ide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mar\u00fa Alex Pretti<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mha\u00edgh oifigigh fheidear\u00e1lacha ar dt\u00fas gur ionsaigh Alex Pretti gn\u00edomhair\u00ed feidear\u00e1lacha agus gunna aige. N\u00ed thaca\u00edonn na f\u00edstaifeadta\u00ed leis an dearcadh sin ar chor ar bith.<\/p>\n<p>Bh\u00ed Pretti ag iompar gunna faoi cheilt go dleathach agus bh\u00ed na ceadanna riachtanacha aige. N\u00edor tharraing s\u00e9 an gunna.<\/p>\n<p>Chonaic Pretti bean i dtriobl\u00f3id tar \u00e9is do ghn\u00edomhaire \u00ed a bhr\u00fa chun talaimh agus \u00ed a sprae\u00e1il le sprae piobair. Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 ag iarraidh cabhair a thabhairt di. Sprae\u00e1ladh Pretti f\u00e9in, cuireadh chun talaimh \u00e9 ag seisear n\u00f3 seachtar gn\u00edomhair\u00ed. Bhuail gn\u00edomhaire amh\u00e1in \u00e9 agus th\u00f3g gn\u00edomhaire eile a ghunna. Ansin, agus \u00e9 ina lu\u00ed gan chosaint ar an talamh, scaoil gn\u00edomhaire amh\u00e1in urchair leis, agus ansin gn\u00edomhaire eile. Buaileadh deich n-uaire \u00e9 agus fuair s\u00e9 b\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>Tar \u00e9is an l\u00e1mhaigh sin, n\u00edor daingn\u00edodh an l\u00e1thair de r\u00e9ir ghn\u00e1thn\u00f3sanna imscr\u00fadaithe. D\u2019imigh na gn\u00edomhair\u00ed, gan an l\u00e1thair a chaomhn\u00fa n\u00e1 fianaise a dhaingni\u00fa.<\/p>\n<p>Bh\u00ed Pretti ag glacadh p\u00e1irte in ag\u00f3id sh\u00edoch\u00e1nta, gn\u00edomh a chosna\u00edtear faoin gC\u00e9ad Leas\u00fa an Bhunreachta. Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 armtha go dleathach faoi dhl\u00ed an st\u00e1it agus faoin m\u00e9id a thuig s\u00e9 f\u00e9in a bheith dleathach de r\u00e9ir an Dara Leasaithe. Ar an mbonn sin, arda\u00edonn na f\u00edstaifeadta\u00ed ceisteanna tromch\u00faiseacha faoi riachtanas agus comhr\u00e9ir an fh\u00f3rsa mharfaigh a \u00fas\u00e1ideadh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mar\u00fa Nicole Good<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lean b\u00e1s Nicole Good patr\u00fan comhchos\u00fail. Mara\u00edodh \u00ed tar \u00e9is do ghn\u00edomhair\u00ed iarracht \u00ed a bhaint as a carr agus \u00ed ag iarraidh imeacht. Gan aon imscr\u00fad\u00fa neamhsple\u00e1ch d\u00e9anta, d\u00faradh go hoifigi\u00fail gur sceimhlitheoir a bh\u00ed inti, sular scr\u00fada\u00edodh na f\u00edric\u00ed go poibl\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>Ar\u00eds eile, l\u00e9ir\u00edonn f\u00edstaifeadta\u00ed agus cuntais finn\u00e9ithe bearna shoil\u00e9ir idir an m\u00e9id a d\u00faradh go hoifigi\u00fail agus an m\u00e9id at\u00e1 le feice\u00e1il. Mar a tharla le Pretti, dhi\u00faltaigh na h\u00fadar\u00e1is fheidear\u00e1lacha cead a thabhairt do ghn\u00edomhair\u00ed st\u00e1it n\u00f3 don FBI imscr\u00fad\u00fa neamhsple\u00e1ch a dh\u00e9anamh, ag ma\u00edomh go mbeadh athbhreithni\u00fa inmhe\u00e1nach amh\u00e1in ann. Mar is eol d\u00fainn go l\u00e9ir, n\u00ed f\u00e9idir le cuntasacht a bheith ann nuair a dh\u00e9anann na daoine a \u00fas\u00e1ideann f\u00f3rsa imscr\u00fad\u00fa orthu f\u00e9in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>F\u00f3in Chliste<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 f\u00f3in chliste anois ar cheann de na huirlis\u00ed daonlathacha is t\u00e1bhachta\u00ed den r\u00e9 nua-aimseartha. Nochtann siad aon chontr\u00e1rthacht idir r\u00e1itis oifigi\u00fala agus an m\u00e9id at\u00e1 le feice\u00e1il sna f\u00edstaifeadta\u00ed. Ligeann siad don phobal na himeachta\u00ed a fheice\u00e1il d\u00f3ibh f\u00e9in agus a mbreithi\u00fanas f\u00e9in a dh\u00e9anamh, gan brath ar r\u00e1itis oifigi\u00fala amh\u00e1in.<\/p>\n<p>Mhol Gobharn\u00f3ir Minnesota, Tim Walz, do dhaoine a bhf\u00f3in a iompar leo i gc\u00f3na\u00ed agus idirghn\u00edomha\u00edocht le gn\u00edomhair\u00ed feidear\u00e1lacha a thaifeadadh. Is gn\u00edomh dleathach \u00e9 seo. Crutha\u00edonn taifeadta\u00ed fianaise bhuan ar f\u00e9idir le c\u00fairteanna, reacht\u00f3ir\u00ed, iriseoir\u00ed agus an pobal iad a scr\u00fad\u00fa n\u00edos d\u00e9ana\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forl\u00e1mhas gan Chuntasacht<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sa d\u00e1 bh\u00e1s, dhi\u00faltaigh na h\u00fadar\u00e1is fheidear\u00e1lacha imscr\u00fad\u00fa neamhsple\u00e1ch a chead\u00fa. Ag an am c\u00e9anna, t\u00e1 Gobharn\u00f3ir Walz agus M\u00e9ara Minneapolis faoi fhiosr\u00fach\u00e1n mar dhi\u00faltaigh siad comhoibri\u00fa le CBP agus ICE, agus iad ag ma\u00edomh go raibh \u00fadar\u00e1s an st\u00e1it agus cearta sibhialta \u00e1 s\u00e1r\u00fa.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1 leanann na cleachtais seo gan d\u00fashl\u00e1n, is d\u00f3cha go leathn\u00f3idh siad. D\u2019fh\u00e9adfadh cathracha eile a bheith th\u00edos leo. D\u2019fh\u00e9adfadh gn\u00edomhair\u00ed feidear\u00e1lacha a bheith imlonnaithe le linn tr\u00e9imhs\u00ed toghch\u00e1in, ag cur br\u00fa ar v\u00f3t\u00e1laithe faoi leithsc\u00e9al sl\u00e1nd\u00e1la. Is annamh a fhanann creimeadh cearta sibhialta teoranta d\u2019\u00e1it amh\u00e1in.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00edor thosaigh r\u00e9imeas \u00fadar\u00e1sach na Gearm\u00e1ine, an Aontais Sh\u00f3iv\u00e9adaigh n\u00e1 na S\u00edne le d\u00fanmharuithe ar sc\u00e1la m\u00f3r. Thosaigh siad le heasaont\u00f3ir\u00ed a chur i l\u00e1thair mar namhaid agus le h\u00e9ilimh ar ch\u00e1ch clo\u00ed in ainm an ordaithe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freagra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>N\u00edl muintir Mheirice\u00e1 gan chumhacht. Is f\u00e9idir leo ag\u00f3id\u00ed s\u00edoch\u00e1nta a eagr\u00fa. T\u00e1 v\u00f3ta\u00ed acu sna toghch\u00e1in. T\u00e1 f\u00f3in acu. Is f\u00e9idir leo br\u00fa a chur ar ionadaithe tofa agus cuntasacht a \u00e9ileamh.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 r\u00f3l ag an bpobal idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta freisin. L\u00e9irigh iarrachta\u00ed SAM le d\u00e9ana\u00ed ar chomh\u00e9igean geopholaiti\u00fail, lena n-\u00e1ir\u00edtear br\u00fa maidir leis an nGraonlainn, go n-oibr\u00edonn cur i gcoinne comhordaithe. Thaispe\u00e1in freagra\u00ed aontaithe \u00f3n Aontas Eorpach agus \u00f3 Cheanada cad is br\u00ed le dl\u00fathph\u00e1irt\u00edocht dhaonlathach, gan dul i muin\u00edn teannais n\u00e1 bagairt\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>Is l\u00e9ir anois go bhfuil an c\u00f3ras idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta ag athr\u00fa. 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Ach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ar an drochuair, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">n\u00ed thugann gach rud maith ach a sheal<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus faoi dheireadh bh\u00edodh orm filleadh ar scoil<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. Bh\u00edodh an t-athr\u00fa sin deacair go leor, mar n\u00ed hamh\u00e1in dul ar ais ag freastal ar ranganna a bh\u00edodh i gceist, ach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00edodh orm freisin mo chip agus m<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o mheana\u00ed a bhaili\u00fa agus sl\u00e1n a fh\u00e1g\u00e1il do mo theach is mo theaghlach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">go dt\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">na c<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9ad laethanta saoire <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eile. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Tar \u00e9is an tsamhraidh, bh\u00edodh c\u00f3na\u00ed orm sa scoil ar feadh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tr\u00ed mh\u00ed go dt\u00ed go mbeadh sos maith agam um Nolla<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">g. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00edodh rud beag f\u00e9insmachta de dh\u00edth orm <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar sl\u00e1n as a bheith <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">faoi ghlas chomh fada sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ach \u00e9ags\u00fail le formh\u00f3r na ndalta\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, a raibh orthu fanacht sa scoil gach deireadh seachtaine, bh\u00edodh faoiseamh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla l\u00e1 agam gach seachtain sa bhaile, rud ab aoibhinn liom. <\/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\">Ba shaol uaigneach a bh\u00edodh agam ar scoil, \u00e1fach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Leaid leochaileach a raibh asma orm a bh\u00ed ionam<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus mar sin n\u00ed raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sp\u00f3irt mhachaire <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag teacht liom. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019fh\u00e1s comr\u00e1da\u00edocht mhaith idir <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">na himreoir\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> peil<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus iom\u00e1na\u00edocht<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ach n\u00ed raibh an deis sin agam. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019imr\u00ednn liathr\u00f3id l\u00e1imhe agus c\u00e9 nach raibh l\u00edon r\u00f3mh\u00f3r dalta\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e1 n-imirt, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">imreoir rialta eile <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a 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 ciar\u00f3g <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ciar\u00f3g<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> eile, mar a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">deir an seanfhoca<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">l, agus bh\u00ed s\u00e9 f\u00edor i mo ch\u00e1s, gan dabht. <\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Mo chill\u00edn sa <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ios<\/span><\/strong><\/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\">Sa ch\u00e9ad bhliain ar scoil bh\u00ed m\u00e9 i suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">io<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eag Naomh Columba. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Intreoir s\u00e9imh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a bh\u00ed ann, mar n\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">raibh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ach deichni\u00far <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00ednn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">maoirseoir againn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> \u2013 fear \u00f3g a bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag staid\u00e9ar sa ch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">liarscoil, darb ainm Jackie Robinson. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed mo chill\u00edn in aice an dora<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s, agus n\u00ed raibh m\u00f3r\u00e1n <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">pr\u00edomh\u00e1ideachais<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agam, ach ba chuma liom. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ba mise <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ar <\/span><span 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":[33,35,38,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cursai-reatha","category-nuacht-idirnaisiunta","category-polaitiocht","category-tuairim"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14486","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=14486"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14491,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14486\/revisions\/14491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}