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Caoimhín
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Post Number: 169
Registered: 01-1999


Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 11:03 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

A chairde,

This recently in from Lá. We thought it might be of interest.

Lá goes global

The ever growing global Irish language diaspora received a fillip on Monday morning (January 30) when the world's only Irish language daily newspaper becomes available to be downloaded on the web. 

On Monday, Irish language enthusiasts who have been seeking this service from as far afield as Australia, the USA and the Far East will be able to download a full PDF version of the day's paper from Lá's popular website, <www.nuacht.com>.

This will enable them to download and print the newspaper, which has recently enhanced its appeal to learners with snappy English language summaries for its hard hitting news stories and columns, and read it in San Francisco, Singapore or Sydney on the same day as its being read in Dublin, Belfast or Conamara. 

"For a long time we've understood that Lá has a readership throughout the world and this has been backed up by the statistics for our website, <http://www.nuacht.com> , which is getting up to 1,000 visitors per day, most of which are from overseas," said Lá editor Concubhar Ó Liatháin. 

"The global Irish diaspora is showing an increasing interest in their heritage and a large part of this is a passion to learn their language. "The numbers availing of the internet services provided by the likes of TG4, RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta, Beo and Leabhar.ie is proof positive of the hunger that's out there for more fresh material 'as Gaeilge'.

"What better way to learn it in a contemporary context than catch up on the news and opinions in the world's only Irish language daily!" He explained that calls have come to the office from distant locations throughout the world where Irish speakers and those learning the language want to avail of such a service. 

Initially the service will be free.  After three months or so, a decision will be taken whether to continue on that basis or whether to make it available on a paid subscription. 

"Lá is now able able to call itself, without any hint of exaggeration, the World's Irish Language Daily Paper!"

Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.



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