Gaeilge Thar Lear

  • The Threads of History

    There is a small house beside a lake outside Berlin. Groß Glienicke. I am currently reading a book about it – “The House by the Lake” by Thomas Harding – and it has been sitting on my shelf for ten… Continue reading

    The Threads of History
  • Game of Thrones: Seven Years On – Part Two

    This is the second part of my Game of Thrones story. If you haven’t read Part One, it covers the books, the show, and the years when Game of Thrones was genuinely extraordinary. This part covers what came after. Lengsdorf,… Continue reading

    Game of Thrones: Seven Years On – Part Two
  • Game of Thrones: Seven Years On – Part One

    Seven years after “Game of Thrones” ended, reflections reveal its profound impact on life moments and social connections. The narrative describes initial encounters with the books, the series’ cultural significance, shared experiences during its peak, and how it shaped conversations… Continue reading

    Game of Thrones: Seven Years On – Part One
  • Two Metres Away: Cycling, Storytelling, and La Redoute

    This is a follow-up to my earlier post, How I Discovered Professional Cycling, which ended on a cliffhanger. This is the second part of that story. Two years ago, I was standing on the side of a road somewhere in… Continue reading

    Two Metres Away: Cycling, Storytelling, and La Redoute
  • The Violence of Simplification

    This is a piece from an upcoming “Gaeilge Thar Lear” episode that has been translated and adapted for my blog. A few days ago I heard something that stayed with me. Donald Trump said he was going to destroy Iranian… Continue reading

    The Violence of Simplification
  • Growing Up Between Two Worlds – “An Glúin Imníoch”

    This piece is adapted from an episode of my Irish-language podcast, Gaeilge Thar Lear, recorded after reading Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation. A Celtic Tiger Childhood I was born in 1991, which makes me, depending on who you ask, either… Continue reading

    Growing Up Between Two Worlds – “An Glúin Imníoch”
  • The Tales That Really Mattered

    Back on the Commute For five years I worked from home. I live in Bonn but my office is in Cologne — about an hour door to door when the trains are behaving themselves, which, on the stretch between Bonn… Continue reading

    The Tales That Really Mattered
  • Why I Started an Irish Language Podcast: Gaeilge Thar Lear

    Podcasts are so simple. In a world of complex technology and rapid innovation, podcasts are incredibly basic. Podcasts simply involve listening to one person, two people, or a small group discuss topics they are passionate about. Podcasts are only limited… Continue reading

    Why I Started an Irish Language Podcast: Gaeilge Thar Lear