Irish-Language

The Bluffer looks at the wealth of information in front of your eyes

<strong>THE IRISH NEWS: </strong>The many-times newspaper of the year has been keeping people informed since the 1890s, a microcosm of our history now in its third century &nbsp;
THE IRISH NEWS: The many-times newspaper of the year has been keeping people informed since the 1890s, a microcosm of our history now in its third century   THE IRISH NEWS: The many-times newspaper of the year has been keeping people informed since the 1890s, a microcosm of our history now in its third century  

READ ALL about it, read all about it, hot of the presses comes the Bluffer’s Guide to Irish.

A léitheoir dhil - dear reader, the fact that you are reading this newspaper, be it the paper version, or on your smart phone or your laptop or whatever, it shows that you are a person of discernment and taste - just like the people who put it together!

But do you know everything that goes into making your daily read.

Nuachtán is the Irish for a newspaper so the most important thing for a lot of people is an nuacht - the news.

For that, we have iriseoirí - journalists whose job it is to find out the things that people should know – and more importantly the things that other don’t want you to know!  

There is a lot they have to cover. 

Keeping people informed about an Coróinvíreas - coronavirus is top of the agenda of course but that could change to cúrsaí polaitíochta - political matters, coir agus pionós - crime and punishment or the usual tribal sparring that goes on here.

Gnó - business and airgeadas - finance of course is very important and the Irish News has a highly-respected business section, 

Of course, some people go straight to the back pages to look at what the big sports story of the day.

Today it will be sacar - soccer as people find out who made the top four in PríomhRoinn Shasana - the English Premier League.

This newspaper is the best source of information for na cluichí Gaelacha - Gaelic Games, especially in Ulster, but if you like   a flutter on the rásaí capall - horse racing, if you stand up for the Ulstermen in rugbaí - rugby or even try  your hand at iascaireacht - angling, then there is something for you.

Not only are there great sports journalists at the Irish News but they are also saineolaithe - experts in their various specialities.

Another important section of any newspaper is the features department, which means different things in different newspapers, but in the Irish News it includes nahealaíonaagus siamsaíocht - arts and entertainment; cúlchaint faoi cheiliúráin - celebrity gossip; faisean - fashion and so on. 

Then there is na litreacha  - the letters page where the public can share their barúlacha - opinions and the eagarfhocal - editorial.

Less austere than the editorial is the leathanach tomhaiseanna - puzzle page where you will of course find the best-known killer of time since twitter and facebook, an crosfhocal - the crossword.

Looking through a daily newspaper, you’ll find a world of information in front of your very eyes, from the opinions of various commentators to the winner of the 2.30 at Cheltenham to the latest rules on wearing a mask while shopping – until it changes half an hour later.

You’ll find there is material to make you think, to disagree with, to get angry at, to make you laugh.

It will give you as good  picture of what is going on in the world as is possible - day after day. 

There’s life in the daily newspaper still.

CÚPLA FOCAL

A léitheoir dhil(a layhore yill) - dear reader

nuachtán(nookhtaan) - a newspaper

an nuacht(un nooakht) - the news

iriseoirí(irishoree) - journalists

an Coróinvíreas(un corone-veeras) - coronavirus

cúrsaí polaitíochta(coorsee politcheeakhta) - political matters 

coir agus pionós (kir agis pinaws) - law and order

gnó(graw) - business

airgeadas(aragidiss) - finance

PríomhRoinn Shasana(preeoo-rin hasana) - the English Premier League

na cluichí Gaelacha(ne clihee gaylakha) - Gaelic Games

rásaí capall(raasee capple) - horse racing

saineolaithe(sineyoleeha) - experts

nahealaíonaagus siamsaíocht(ne haleena agiss sheeamseeakht) - arts and entertainment

cúlchaint faoi cheiliúráin(coolkhiyntch fwee kelooraan) - celebrity gossip

faisean (fashan) - fashion

na litreacha (ne litchraha) - the letters 

barúlacha(baroolakha) - opinions 

eagarfhocal(agger-uckle) - editorial

leathanach tomhaiseanna(lahanakh toweeshana) - puzzle page

an crosfhocal (un crosuckle) - the crossword