Labhraíonn Caoimhe le Niall Mac Eoin, fear as Tír Eoghain a bhí ar scáileán le déanaí ar na Traitors. Faigheann muid amach cad é mar a chuidigh an Ghaeilge leis. Cluineann muid ón amhránaí Bláithín Mhic Cana faoin fhéile Sean-Nós Ard Mhacha Theas. Beidh na ceoltóirí Aisling Moran agus Ryan Harling ag seinm i mBaile Átha Cliath go luath agus an scéim Glór ár Linne ag teacht chun deiridh. Le bliain anuas, bhí ceoltóirí agus bannaí ceoil ag dul do cheardlanna agus gigeanna lena gceird a chleachtadh agus a fheabhsú. Insíonn Ryan agus Aisling níos mó do Chaoimhe Ní Chathail.

Tyrone man Niall Mac Eoin was seen on Irish screens recently on the Traitors, and he tells Caoimhe how being an Irish speaker was a great advantage to him. Musicians Aisling Moran and Ryan Harling will be playing in Dublin soon as the scheme Glór ár Linne comes to an end. We hear from singer Bláithín Mhic Cana about the Sean-Nós Ard Mhacha Theas festival. Over the past year, six musicians or bands have been taking part in workshops and doing gigs to develop their craft. Ryan and Aisling tell Caoimhe Ní Chathail all about the scheme.

Déanfar ceiliúradh ar Éigse na nGlinntí i gcroílár Ghlinntí Aontroma an deireadh seachtaine seo, labhraíonn Deirdre Goodlad le Dáithí Ó Muirí le hinsint dó faoi. Tá scéim ar bun ag Raidió Rí-Rá le hamhránaithe Gaeilge a fhorbairt agus tá Emma Ní Chearúil le Caoimhe Ní Chathail le níos mó eolais a thabhairt faoi. Fosta, an bhfuil Brat Summer eile i ndán dúinn? Bhí Charli XCX ag seinm in Éirinn le déanaí agus bhí Storm Eaton-Kilgallen, Áine Ní Dhonnaile agus Leah Ní Mhurchú ann. Cluineann muid níos mó fá dtaobh de.

Éigse na nGlinntí will be celebrated in the heart of the Antrim Glens this weekend, Deirdre Goodlad tells Dáithí Ó Muirí all about it. Raidió Rí-Rá are running a scheme where they provide industry training to musicians who are performing in Irish. Emma Ní Chearúil joins Caoimhe Ní Chathail to tell her more. And, are we in for another Brat Summer? Charli XCX was performing in Ireland recently and Storm Eaton-Kilgallen, Áine Ní Dhonnaile and Leah Ní Mhurchú were there. We hear more about that.

Freastalaíonn Niamh Nic Oistigín ar an fhéile Cluichí do Chách de chuid CLG Uladh ag CLG Ciceam ar an Chreagán, Contae Aontroma. Buaileann sí le himreoirí agus tuismitheoirí, chomh maith le cóitseálaithe agus oifigigh CLG atá i mbun na gluaiseachta seo a chuireann fáilte roimh imreoirí de gach aon leibhéal cumais. Fuair an clár seo ainmniúchán do ghradam ag Féile na Meán Ceilteach 2025.Fosta, agus muid i lár Mhí an Bhróid, cluineann Fearghal Mag Uiginn ó Shinéad Wylde ó Chumann na n-Imreoirí Gaelacha maidir le tábhacht na míosa agus an dóigh a dtig leis an spórt tacaíocht a thabhairt don phobal LADT.

Niamh Nic Oistigín reports from Ulster GAA’s Games For All Day at Kickhams GAA in Creggan, County Antrim. She meets players and parents, coaches and GAA officials involved in the Games For All mission to offer opportunites in GAA clubs to participants of all levels of ability. This programme was nominated for an award at the Celtic Media Festival 2025. And, it’s Pride Month and we hear from Sinéad Wylde from the Gaelic Players Association about the importance of the month and how sport can support the LGBT community.

Freastalaíonn Niamh Nic Oistigín ar an fhéile Cluichí do Chách de chuid CLG Uladh ag CLG Ciceam ar an Chreagán, Contae Aontroma. Buaileann sí le himreoirí agus tuismitheoirí, chomh maith le cóitseálaithe agus oifigigh CLG atá i mbun na gluaiseachta seo a chuireann fáilte roimh imreoirí de gach aon leibhéal cumais. Fuair an clár seo ainmniúchán do ghradam ag Féile na Meán Ceilteach 2025. Agus tá Mí an Bhróid linn agus tá an Union Cup bainte ag an fhoireann rugbaí LADT+, The Emerald Warriors. Tá ball den chlub Gearóid Ó Cualáin linn leis an scéal ar fad a insint d’Fhearghal Mag Uiginn.

Niamh Nic Oistigín reports from Ulster GAA’s Games For All Day at Kickhams GAA in Creggan, County Antrim. She meets players and parents, coaches and GAA officials involved in the Games For All mission to offer opportunites in GAA clubs to participants of all levels of ability. This programme was nominated for an award at the Celtic Media Festival 2025. And, it’s Pride Month and it’a very proud month for LGBT+ rugby club The Emerald Warriors, who won the Union Cup in Oslo recently. Gearóid Ó Cualáin was on the winning team and he joins Fearghal Mag Uiginn to tell him about the win. Also, sports commentator Máire Ní Bhraonáin has the Ladies Football action from the weekend, while Marcus Ó Buachalla has the latest on the rugby.

Beidh Féile Shomhairle Uí Bhriosáin ar siúl in oirthear Bhéal Feirste ag an deireadh seachtaine, labhraíonn sé le Stiofán Carson faoi dtaobh de. Agus tá Féile na Gealaí naoi mbliana ar an fhód i mbliana, cluineann muid faoi fhéile na mbliana seo ó Hannah Rua Ní Bhaoil. Tá moltaí léitheoireachta ag Siún Ní Dhuinn dúinn agus muid ag iarraidh an fhearthainn a sheachaint!

The Samuel Bryson Festival takes place in East Belfast this weekend, we hear from Stiofán Carson. And nine years on since Féile na Gealaí first began, Hannah Rua Ní Bhaoil talks about the growth of the festival since its conception and tells us what we can look forward to this year. Siún Ní Dhuinn shares her reading recommendations so we can sit inside and avoid the rain!

Beidh Gaeil fud fad na tíre ag déanamh ar Ráth Chairn na Mí an deireadh seachtaine beag seo do Chomórtas Peile na Gaeltachta. Tá réamhamharc ar an chomórtas ag Jack Mac Íomhair ó chumann Laochra Loch Lao i mBéal Feirste. Tá lámhscríbhinn ón 12ú haois, Leabhar Laighneach, oscailte don phobal i gColáiste na Tríonóide i ndiaidh don ollscoil roinnt oibre a dhéanamh leis an leabhar a chaomhnú. Labhraíonn Mícheál Hoyne le Dáithí Ó Múirí faoi. Ar chuala tú ceolfhoireann ag seinm ceol na n-ainmhithe? Bhuel sin a bheas ar bun ag Ceolfhoireann an Iarthuaiscirt i nDoire an deireadh seachtaine beag seo. Cluinfidh muid níos mó fá dtaobh de ó bhall den cheolfhoireann, Sorcha Carlin. Pléann Gearóid Ó Muilleoir agus Domhnall Ó Catháin an scéal is deireanaí ó Mheiriceá.

Gaels from all over the country will be making their way to Ráth Chairn in County Meath this weekend for Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta. Jack Mac Íomhair from Laochra Loch Lao in Belfast looks forward to it. A manuscript from the 12th centuary, the Book of Leinster, has opened to the public in Trinity College, as the college completes work to preserve the book. Mícheál Hoyne from Trinity College tells Dáithí Ó Múirí all about it. The Turas Úr Festival will be held on Inishbofin Island during the summer and they’re looking for poets and artists to take part. Pól Penrose and Laura Ní Dhuibhir have the story. Also, have you ever heard an orchestra playing animal sounds? Well, that’s what Orchestra NorthWest will be doing this weekend in Derry with their Carnival of the Animals. We’ll hear more about it from orchestra member Sorcha Carlin. Gearóid Ó Muilleoir and Domhnall Ó Catháin discuss the latest news from America.

Cuireann Ón Taobhlíne tús spleodrach le Samhradh Spórt na mBan ar an BBC le súil chun tosaigh go Corn Domhanda an Dearbaí Rollála i gcuideachta bheirt iomaitheoirí, Petra Vedres agus Chrissie Ardill, a bhfuil na leasainmneacha Petrafire agus Cardinal Spin orthu. Is spórt é an dearbaí rollála ina bhfuil mná chun tosaigh ar fad, agus labhraíonn Petra agus Chrissie ar an chumasú, ar an chairdeas agus ar an chuideachta atá aimsithe acu sa phobal beag seo. Labhraíonn Dáithí Ó Muirí leis an Dr Kerron Ó Luain faoina leabhar úr ar stair na Gaelscolaíochta. Bhain an podchraoladh Assume Nothing, Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder, atá go fóill ar fáil ar BBC Sounds, an duais óir sa chatagóir Tionchar Sóisialta i nGradaim an Acadaimh Raidió le deireanas. Cluineann muid ó Sarah McGlinchey, léiritheoir na sraithe.

Ón Taobhlíne kicks off the BBC’s Women’s Summer of Sport in style with a look forward to the forthcoming Roller Derby World Cup with Petra Vedres and Chrissie Ardill whose roller derby names are respectively Petrafire and Cardinal Spin. Dáithí Ó Muirí talks to Dr Kerron Ó Luain about his new book on the history of Irish Medium Education. The Assume Nothing podcast, Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder, which is still available on BBC Sounds, recently won gold in the Social Impact Category at the Radio Academy Awards.

Cluineann Caoimhe fán dráma aonair nua-astraithe, Dathanna Geala Amháin, ón aisteoir Brídín Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh. Tá Cleamairí Feirste ag léiriú ceoil, dráma agus craic i seónna s’acu, cluineann muid ó dhuine de na Cleamairí, Cormac ‘Buzz’ Ó Brien, agus neart seónna ar na bacáin acu. Fosta, I ndiaidh chlúdach cuimsitheach BBC Raidió Uladh ar Mharatón Chathair Bhéal Feirste, tá duine de na reathaithe féin linn: Colm Ó Donnchadh as Machaire Rabhartaigh. Tá an traenálaí aclaíochta Joe Mac an Fhailí ann fosta le comhairle a chur ar a chara Colm, maraon le héisteoir ar bith eile atá ag mothú nimhneach tar éis a gcuid iarrachtaí ar fad inné, agus atá ag iarraidh teacht chucu féin a luaithe agus is féidir.

Caoimhe hears all about the newly translated one-woman show, Dathanna Geala Amháin (Bright Colours Only), from actor Brídín Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh. The Belfast Wren Boys have shows packed with music, drama and plenty of craic and they have a busy weekend ahead of them. We hear all about it from one of the Wrens Cormac ‘Buzz’ Ó Brien. Also, following on from the comprehensive coverage of Belfast City Marathon on BBC Radio Ulster, one of the runners themselves is with us: Colm Ó Donnchadh from Machaire Rabhartaigh. Fitness trainer Joe Mac an Fhailí joins us to offer his advice to Colm and any other listener who is feeling the aches and pains after yesterday’s efforts and wants to accelerate their recovery.

Tá an Chúirt Bhreithiúnais Idirnáisiúnta sa Háig ag cluinstean faoin dualgas atá ar Iosrael cabhair dhaonnúil a éascú go phobal Gaza agus an Bhruach Thiar. Cluineann muid ón Ollamh le Dlí, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin leis an scéal a phlé. Bhuail ciorrú cumhachta ollmhór leithinis na hIbéire an tseachtain seo agus faigheann muid tuairisc ó Chathal Ó Cuaig sa Chatalóin. Agus an raibh a fhios agat go bhfuil Ambasadóir na Seapáine in Éirinn ag foghlaim na Gaeilge? Bhuel thug an tUasal Junji Shimada cuairt ó thuaidh le déanaí agus bhuail Róisín Ní Chéileachair leis agus lena ateangaire, Dáithí Ó hAodha - Oifigeach Cultúrtha in Ambasáid na Seapáine in Éirinn.

The International Court of Justice in the Hague is currently hearing about Israel's obligation to facilitate humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Law professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin joins Máire Bhreathnach to discuss it. Cathal Ó Cuaig reports from Catalonia on the power outage that hit the Iberian peninsula this week. And did you know that the Japanese Ambasador in Ireland was learning Irish? Well, while on a recent visit Mr Junji Shimar, and his interpreter, Dáithí Ó hAodha - a Culture Officer in the Japanese Embassy in Ireland, met with BBC Gaeilge.

An tseachtain seo craoladh eagrán speisialta de Ón Taobhlíne in ómós do Mick O’Dwyer, nó Micko mar is fearr aithne air, duine de na himreoirí agus bainisteoirí is rathúla i stair na peile ó thús ama. Labhair Fearghal le Mickey Ned Ó Súilleabháin, a d’imir taobh leis ar fhoireann Chiarraí, agus a bhí ina chéad chaptaen ag Micko nuair a tháinig Micko isteach mar bhainisteoir Chiarraí i 1975; leis an fhisiteiripeoir Éamonn Ó Muircheartaigh, a bhí ar fhoireann tacaíochta Micko le Cill Dara, Laois agus Cill Mhantáin; agus leis na deartháireacha Dara agus Breandán Ó hAnnaidh ó Chumann Éiméid Bhré, a d’imir ar fhoireann Chill Mhantáin faoi stiúir Micko. Chomh maith leis sin, bhuail na ceoltóirí Ryan Molloy agus Fergal Scahill isteach chuig Jack Warnock ar Blas Ceoil na seachtaine seo a chuaigh thart le labhairt fána n-albam úr.

In a special edition of Ón Taobhlíne broadcast this week, Fearghal Mag Uiginn payed tribute to the late and legendary Mick O’Dwyer, or Micko as he was better known, one of the most successful players and managers in the whole history of Gaelic football. Featuring Mickey Ned Ó Súilleabháin, a former teammate of Micko’s on the Kerry team, who subsequently was his first captain when Micko became Kerry manager in 1975; Éamonn Ó Muircheartaigh, physiotherapist in Micko’s backroom team at Kildare, Laois and Wicklow; and finally, brothers Dara and Breandán Ó hAnnaidh from the Bray Emmets club, who played on Micko’s Wicklow team. And musicians Ryan Molloy and Fergal Scahill joined Jack Warnock on last week’s Blas Ceoil to chat about their new album.