Again I was reading Lá happily, but then I came accross this:

"Tá an rialtas cáinte go géar ag páirtithe an fhreasúra i ndiaidh don Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil tuairisc ar impleachaí théamh domhanda ar an tír seo a
eisiúint."


My question is what "a" is doing before eisiúint, since it doesn't make sence to me - the use of eisiúint here is as a noun, or am I mistaken?!

Thanks in advance

David, it's used as a verb here - to issue.

Maith thú,
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It's a verb noun, corresponding to "eisigh". Is abairt fhada í sin, agus beagáinín casta. Seo sampla níos simplí:

Tá an rialtas tar éis tuairisc a eisiúnt.

Cf. Tá mé tar eis an doras a dhúnadh.

why not "after issuing"? - i ndiaidh eisiunt tuairisc (or eisiuint if it stays the same in this structure)?

Why not what? Ní thuigim. Are you starting with the English expression and trying to keep it nominal in Irish? Here's the closest I can get:

Bhí eisiúnt na tuairisce curtha siar. = The issuing of the report was delayed. (This is grammatical Irish, but feels like a bureaucratic translation!)

I ndiaidh dó an tuairisc a eisiúnt... (or) I ndiaidh an tuairisc a eisiúnt dó... = After he had issued the report...

Well, maybe you're right, I should go according to what exists and not look for grammatical troubles!

Thanks.

Now I need help in understanding this:

"Ag éirí as sin agus as an fhorbairt seo go léir, tá abOriginal ag cur seirbhís deartha suíomh idirlín ar fáil i nGaeilge anois," arsa an tUasal Mac Giolla Chuda.

This "éirí as" could be "give up" I guess, but it's not consistent with the preceding sentence:

"Tá borradh tagtha faoin Ghaeilge mar theanga idirlín. Tá Google agus Wikipedia ar fáil anois i nGaeilge. "Tá TG4 ann, agus stáisiúin raidió ar fáil ar fud na tíre, chomh maith le nuachtáin agus irisí.

If someone has the time or patience to answer me, I'd be most grateful.

quote:

"Tá an rialtas cáinte go géar ag páirtithe an fhreasúra i ndiaidh don Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil tuairisc ar impleachaí théamh domhanda ar an tír seo a eisiúint."

The Government is severly damned by the opposition parties after the Agency for Environmental Conservation issued a report on the implications of global warming on this country.

quote:

"Ag éirí as sin agus as an fhorbairt seo go léir, tá abOriginal ag cur seirbhís deartha suíomh idirlín ar fáil i nGaeilge anois," arsa an tUasal Mac Giolla Chuda.

"Abandoning that and also abandoning the entire development, abOriginal is now making an Irish Language website available.", said Mr Mac Giolla Chuda

quote:

"Tá borradh tagtha faoin Ghaeilge mar theanga idirlín. Tá Google agus Wikipedia ar fáil anois i nGaeilge. Tá TG4 ann, agus stáisiúin raidió ar fáil ar fud na tíre, chomh maith le nuachtáin agus irisí.

Irish has made great progress as an internet language. Google and Wikipedia are now available in Irish. There's TG4, radio stations available all over the country, not to mention newspapers and magazines.}

Has the meaning changed based on the use at the beginning of a sentance that resolves a point built up in the prior sentace, or is it always 'abandoning' in all contexts?

If you "éirigh as" something, then it means that you were doing it before and up until now, but that you'll cease it from now on. I chose to translate this concept as "abandon" into English. There are other more simple contexts though:

D'éirigh sé as na toitíní = He gave up the smokes
D'éirigh sé as an tionscnamh = He abandoned the project

quote:

quote:"Tá an rialtas cáinte go géar ag páirtithe an fhreasúra i ndiaidh don Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil tuairisc ar impleachaí théamh domhanda ar an tír seo a eisiúint."
The Government is severly damned by the opposition parties after the Agency for Environmental Conservation issued a report on the implications of global warming on this country.


quote:"Ag éirí as sin agus as an fhorbairt seo go léir, tá abOriginal ag cur seirbhís deartha suíomh idirlín ar fáil i nGaeilge anois," arsa an tUasal Mac Giolla Chuda.
"Abandoning that and also abandoning the entire development, abOriginal is now making an Irish Language website available.", said Mr Mac Giolla Chuda

I would think the more direct "the government is severely criticised" is more accurate.

"Ag éirí as sin agus as an fhorbairt seo go léir:

As I understand it:-

"Arising from that and from all this development"

Arising, I think, fits this much more:

The prededing paragraph speaks about the Irish language evolvement in the internet. The online company wouldn't abandon that! It seems that it's part of what they're doing and they CAN NOT ignore it!

Thanks to all the involved, you've been a great help!

Strange that such a heavily-used term as "éirigh as" would have a totally different meaning.

I suppose you have to have regard to the general context and sense. That said,'Ag teacht de sin' might be clearer to some, although I must say, I had no difficulty in distinguising which meaning was intended.

Gabhaigí mo leithscéal. Ba liomsa an ceann deireannach.

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I can't explain why words mean different things in different contexts, but 'ag éirí as sin' is a fairly common phrase meaning 'arising from that'

'ag teacht de sin' doesn't sound right to me but it may be acceptable - however I don't think it's a common phrase.