Bitesize Irish Podcast

When you discover your passion for a new language, you’ll focus all your efforts on learning how to speak it. Let’s say you’ve found the love of the Irish language and you want to learn how to speak it, what’s your next course of action? You’ll start by reading and learning the language but this isn’t enough.

Here’s where experiential learning comes into play. Also called hands-on learning or simply learning by experience, the process will boost your efforts to learn Irish. One great way to practice Irish is to attend an Irish language immersion weekend close to your area.

This is a re-run of the 21st episode of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast where Eoin interviews Mara Bernstein who doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood still found her love for the Irish language and started the Bloomington, Indiana Irish Language Immersion Weekend. By listening to this podcast episode you’ll also discover the huge community of Irish language learners and pro-active methods to reach out to other learners.

This a rebroadcast of the 21st Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast episode in the English language.

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Ireland is such a great place to visit! Most people come here to admire our beautiful landscapes, to strengthen their Irish heritage or just to visit relatives and close friends. Are you planning a trip to Ireland? Knowing the Irish language may help you more than you’d think.

Don’t worry, you can use the English language almost everywhere in Ireland but speaking Irish can help you interact with the locals and improve your trip to Ireland. If you’re going to visit Ireland, you may want to learn how to speak Irish with the locals and this podcast episode will answer all your question about this approach.

This is a rebroadcast of the 20th Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast episode where Eoin discusses with Jody Halstead about how speaking Irish can improve your trip to Ireland. Jody also shares her tips on how to introduce some Irish conversation when speaking with local people in Ireland.

The rerun of the 20th Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast episode is in the English language.

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Summer is the season when we somehow have a lot of free time on our hands. Most people will go on vacation and some of them will even travel to Ireland! Others would rather be at home, spending more time with family or working on their hobbies they’re so passionate about.

If you are one of those people who want to improve themselves over Summer vacation, maybe learning a new language is the way to go. You have two possibilities – taking up Summer courses or choosing to learn using online tools. The good thing is you will always win.

Want to learn Irish over Summer vacation? Listen to this rebroadcast of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast’s 19th episode where Eoin talks about what Irish summer courses you can attend over the vacation, how to introduce yourself in Irish and other interesting questions from our listeners.

This is a re-run of the 19th Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast, in the English language.

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Some people respond well when put under pressure but others don’t find the extra motivation to finish whatever they were doing and succumb under an imaginary weight on their shoulders. It all comes down to how motivated you are and how much are you influenced by auto-suggestion.

Learning Irish may be more challenging for some than for others. Are you feeling a certain level of pressure when learning Irish? We understand how this may come into effect but we’re also telling you that there’s a solution. Sometimes we put too much pressure on ourselves when we run in to an obstacle or when we see how much more we have to learn.

Listen to this re-run of the 18th Bitesize Irish podcast episode where Eoin talks to Pat Hagan from Jacksonville, Florida who has been learning Irish and went on a motorbike trip across Ireland. Pat and Eoin recommend learning Irish by using the Bitesize method and taking it one step at a time, at your own pace.

This is a rebroadcast of episode 18 of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast in the English language.

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The road to knowledge and self-improvement is paved with little doubts our mind constructs so it doesn’t leave the “feel-good state” it’s in. You know what we’re talking about, right? Let’s say you want to start a video blog on Youtube so you start researching about audio and video gear. Then you start comparing to others and your mind tells you because you don’t have the same gear, you won’t succeed.

We should learn not to get caught up in the details and do what we love. Even if you don’t have the top-notch gear, go ahead and follow your passion!

The same can be applied to learning Irish Gaelic. When thinking about starting their Irish-learning journey, people start to think about language dialects, get caught up in the details, and end up not learning the language.

In this rebroadcast of the 17th Bitesize Irish Gaelic episode, Eoin shows us that you don’t need to choose a dialect when you start learning the Irish language. If you were wondering, there are 3 Irish dialects: Ulster, Connacht, and Munster, but understanding the finer technical points of dialect differences is not something a beginner should think about.

This is a re-run of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast, episode 17 – in the English language.

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When you’re creating your bucket list of places you’d want to visit in your lifetime, be sure to include the beautiful Irish landscapes. Most people would really like to visit Ireland but they don’t really know how to start, what should they plan for and what to do during their visit.

Yes, you can find a lot of online resources but this can be a little overwhelming. We’ve learned that people who already visited Ireland are the best “go-to sources” if you’re planning a trip on your own. They can tell you what they visited on their trip to Ireland and how to enjoy your vacation at your pace.

If you want to know more about how to plan your trip to Ireland and have the best time, listen to this rebroadcast of the 16th Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast episode where Eoin talks with Stephanie Chastain from InfiniteIreland.com who visited Ireland in 2006 and has a lot of valuable advice for people who want to taste the Irish culture and visit our country. You’ll find out really useful stuff about planning your trip to Ireland such as: renting a car or choosing the bus, how much does it cost and how to visit at your own pace.

This is a re-run of the 16th Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast episode in the English language.

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Some people say your home should be where you’re born. Others believe that “home” should be next to your better half… and there are some who say it’s “where the Wi-Fi connects automatically”. If there’s something we can vouch for is that “home” is more than just a place where you live.

This also seems to be the case for Brian Casey – Briain Ó Casathaigh, who fell in love with Ireland after he visited the beautiful Irish landscapes so he moved here in 2013. That’s a pretty big step to take but Brian and his family are really happy with their decision.

Listen to the re-run of the 15th episode of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast where Eoin talks with Brian to find out what steps people need to take if you want to contact those who have already moved to Ireland before you.  You will also find out how to learn Irish before coming to Ireland and what benefits this gives you.

This is a rebroadcast of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast in the English language.

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When you start learning a new language, everything will seem hard to wrap your head around but as soon as you start practising, more things become clear. If you have someone to help you learn and answer all your language questions you may have, it’s even better! Learning a new language can be difficult if you don’t have audio lessons or someone to help you.

At Bitesize Irish Gaelic we do our best to answer all your Irish Gaelic questions. This rebroadcast of our podcast’s 14th episode answers our listener’s questions. You will learn how to say “goodbye” in Irish Gaelic, discover new things about the Riverdance show and how to tackle Irish dialects.

This is a re-run of the 14th Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast in the English Language.

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One of the easiest and affordable ways of getting around when visiting a new country is using the public transportation or taxis, but what can you do if you don’t speak the language? If you’re planning to visit Ireland to try out your newly learned language and want to know if the bus & taxi drivers speak Irish or English, listen to this episode.

This is a rebroadcast of the 13th Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast episode where Eoin talks with Robert Todd, the man who visited Ireland during Christmas and got a chance to see if he can talk Irish with the Dublin taxi drivers. His story is a great inspiration to try out new things and practice speaking the Irish language when you have the chance.

Re-run of episode 13 of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast in the English language.

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Depending on your need or passion to learn a new language, practicing is a big part of the learning process. As you may know, Irish Gaelic is one of those languages that doesn’t seem too friendly at first but when you start to practice it daily, everything changes and the learning process moves along smoothly.

If you want to discover how to practice the Irish language daily in 5 easy steps, listen to this rebroadcast of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast’s 12th episode. Eoin has a friendly talk with Audrey about how to practice Irish daily, a subject she talks about in her eBook: The secrets to practicing Irish Gaelic every day.

This is a re-run of the 12th Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast episode in the English language.

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