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Thug m&#233; isteach faoi mo sc&#225;th fearthainne gailf &#233; agus shi&#250;lamar anonn go Meubles le haghaidh l&#243;in.<\/p>\n<p>Agus anraith agus ar&#225;n donn &#225; n-ithe againn, labhra&#237;omar faoin r&#233; mh&#237;shocair a raibh an chuma air go rabhamar ag maireacht&#225;il inti.<\/p>\n<p>T&#225; S&#233;im&#237; ag teacht agus ag imeacht as an gcol&#250;n seo le blianta fada. Thagadh s&#233; isteach i gcol&#250;in m\u2019athar go minic gan choinne. Anois bh&#237; s&#233; ag d&#233;anamh an rud c&#233;anna liomsa.<\/p>\n<p>Bh&#237; Donald Trump ag labhairt le d&#233;ana&#237; ag comhdh&#225;il l&#225;r t&#233;arma na bPoblachtach in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cM&#225; bhuann na Poblachtaigh, buann sibhse linn, agus gheobhaidh gach saor&#225;nach f&#225;sta $5,000,\u201d a d&#250;irt s&#233; leis an slua.<\/p>\n<p>Thug s&#233; an \u201cTrump Dividend\u201d air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn nglacf&#225; leis?\u201d arsa S&#233;im&#237;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCinnte, ghlacfainn,\u201d arsa mise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn v&#243;t&#225;lfaidh t&#250; do na Poblachtaigh mar sin, a Mhich&#237;l?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cN&#237; v&#243;t&#225;lfaidh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaith go leor. Cathain a gheof&#225; an t-airgead?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChaithfeadh na Poblachtaigh Teach na nIonadaithe agus an Seanad a bhuachan sa toghch&#225;n leath-th&#233;arma ar dt&#250;s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgus ansin?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChaithfeadh an Chomhdh&#225;il an t-airgead a chead&#250;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMar sin, fi&#250; m&#225; bhuann siad, seans nach bhfaighidh t&#250; &#233;?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSin &#233;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNach deas an gealltanas &#233; sin. 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N&#237; baol d&#243;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cC&#225; bhfaighidh siad an chuid eile?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAr iasacht, is d&#243;cha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgus c&#233; a &#237;ocfaidh &#233; sin ar ais?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#205;ocfaimidne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cC&#233; mh&#233;ad at&#225; Meirice&#225; i bhfiacha cheana f&#233;in?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreis agus daichead trilli&#250;n dollar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaichead trilli&#250;n?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgus t&#225; sibh chun trilli&#250;n eile a fh&#225;il ar iasacht?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cM&#225; &#233;ir&#237;onn gach rud le Trump, sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCeart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMar sin, faigheann s&#233; c&#250;ig mh&#237;le ar iasacht do gach duine agaibh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA bheag n&#243; a mh&#243;r.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgus &#237;ocfaidh sibh ar ais &#233;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#205;ocfaimid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cN&#237; bheadh s&#233; ag tabhairt aon airgid daoibh. 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