RTE News- LÉ Eithne returns to Cork after Mediterranean mission July 22, 2017The LÉ Eithne has returned to Cork following its 60-day humanitarian deployment in the Mediterranean.
- Security forces raid home of Palestinian attacker July 22, 2017Israeli security forces have raided the home of the Palestinian attacker who stabbed three Israelis to death.
- Irishman dies in diving accident off Egypt July 22, 2017An Irishman has died in a diving accident in Egypt.
- Trump complains about Russia probe in Twitter outburst July 22, 2017US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to complain about the special counsel investigating possible ties between his 2016 election campaign and Russia while insisting that he, as president, has "complete power to pardon".
- All you need to know about U2's Croker corker July 22, 2017Unless you've been living in a hole, eating from a can, you'll know that U2 play their magnum opus The Joshua Tree in its entirety tonight in their spiritual home of Croke Park on Dublin's northside. We preview what to expect.
- Taoiseach commits to assist in Halawa case July 22, 2017The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he met with the parents and a sister of Ibrahim Halawa earlier this week.
- UK does not know what kind of Brexit it wants July 22, 2017As round two of the Brexit negotiations got under way this week the distinction between Britain and the remaining 27 EU states has come into sharper focus.
- Further searches to take place off Blackrock Island July 22, 2017Further searches are to take place this weekend off the north Mayo coast as the investigation into the deaths of four Coast Guard crew members in a helicopter crash last March continues.
- Man injured in 'brutal and horrific' Belfast shooting July 22, 2017A man has been injured in what the PSNI have described as a "brutal and horrific" attack in Belfast.
- NTMA to procure agent for Apple state aid fund July 22, 2017The National Treasury Management Agency has been appointed to procure a custodian to administer a temporary account which will contain funds recovered from Apple following last year's European Commission ruling on state aid.
- LÉ Eithne returns to Cork after Mediterranean mission July 22, 2017
Category Archives: Languages
Fodor’s Travel – Great Website
Fodor’s Travel Website offers a list of key phrases and its’ pronunciation in all major languages. Source: http://www.fodors.com/language/italian/ I am studying Italian for my trip to Rome. This Italian section is divdied into key sections: Overview Greetings Directions Shopping Numbers … Continue reading
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Latin Phrases & Words Still Used Today
a contrario= from the opposite a falsis principiis proficisci = to set forth from false principles ab antiquo = from ancient times ab epistulis = from the letters absolvo = I acquit ad hoc = to this ad infinitum = … Continue reading
Ten Amazing Reasons Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language
Title: Ten Amazing Reasons Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language Author: Sam Gendrean, Lingholic Full Text & Source:http://www.lingholic.com/ten-amazing-reasons-learn-foreign-language/ The Internet, Online, 6/11/2015 Sample Text: 10. Impress people around you Whether at a fancy restaurant with your date ordering dishes … Continue reading
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Tagged Develop confidence, Discover a new culture, Impress people around you, Improve your decision making skills, Improve your employability, Increase your brain power, learn languages, Lingholic, open-minded, Study or live overseas, Ten Amazing Reasons Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language, transform your travel experience
World Literature Project
Title: Endangered Languages Database Author: University Of Cambridge, UK & University Of Yale, USA Full Text & Source: http://www.oralliterature.org/research/databaseterms.html The Internet, Online, 25/10/2015 Sample Text: Please read the following information carefully before searching the database. Researchers at the World Oral … Continue reading
Ten Amazing Reasons Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language
Title: Ten Amazing Reasons Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language Author: Sam Gendreau, Lingholic Full Text & Source: http://www.lingholic.com/ten-amazing-reasons-learn-foreign-language/ The Internet, Online, 15/10/2015 Sample Text: 10. Impress people around you Whether at a fancy restaurant with your date ordering dishes … Continue reading
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Happy Translation Day
“The word ‘translation’ comes, etymologically, from the Latin for ‘bearing across’. Having been borne across the world, we are translated men. It is normally supposed that something always gets lost in translation; I cling, obstinately to the notion that something … Continue reading
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World Literature Project
Title: World Literature Project Author: University Of Cambridge, Yale Full Text & Source: http://www.oralliterature.org/research/databaseterms.html The Internet, Online, 27/9/2015 The World Oral Literature Project does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the materials that our researchers have compiled from the … Continue reading
