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Dia dhaoibh uilig! (Hello all!)
I thought I might provide some useful Irish-language links for those of you who are looking to supplement (or begin) your learning of the language online.
Gaeilge ar an Ghréasán: http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/gaeilg
Raidió na Gaeltachta: http://www.rnag.ie Ireland's national Irish-language radio station-- live 24hr stream
Beo!: http://www.beo.ie Monthly internet magazine with glossaries at the end of each article, a discussion forum, and a section designed specifically for beginners ("Liam agus Bairbre") ... also has an archive of past editions.
Lá: http://www.nuacht.com Ireland's daily all-Irish newspaper.
Acmhainn: http://www.acmhainn.ie Contains some useful dictionaries and lists of terms (foclóirí agus liostaí téarmaíochta)
Blas: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/bl
Litríocht.com (http://www.litriocht.com) and Cúpla Focal (http://www.cuplafocal.ie) are both book stores carrying a very wide selection of Irish books.
Gaeltalk http://www.gaeltalk.net Another online course. Looks quite professional but I don't know anything else about it (ie: how much it costs).
Daltaí na Gaeilge http://www.daltai.com/ Most useful for its listing of Irish events and classes across the US. Also has some grammar info, proverbs, etc.
TG4 http://www.tnag.ie Ireland's Irish TV station. 8 Euro per month will get you 2 episodes of Ros na Rún (the best soap opera ever), and an episode each of Timpeall na Tíre (news program), 7 Lá (a current affairs/discussion panel program), a sports program, and Comhrá (an interview program with a twist) EACH WEEK. So for the entire month, 8Euro = 4x the abovelisted. Most programs have subtitles, some do not. All in all, an excellent deal and entirely too addictive.
That's probably a good start. Coinnígí beo í! (Keep it alive!)