Nua Litríocht Na Gaeilge agus tionchar an chathair agus saol na cathrach uirthi.
One third of the nation's population live in and around Dublin, and so do a large majority of the county’s Gaeilgeoirí (Irish speakers). While many writers in the Irish language come from outside the capital, the city has nevertheless had an impact on their work.
Conradh na Gaeilge (The Gaelic League) the organisation which promotes the use of an Ghaeilge in Ireland was founded in Dublin in 1893, and many Irish language activists were from and based in the city.
Eoghan Ó hAnluain, lecturer in the Department of Irish in UCD (University College Dublin), founder member of Cumann Merriman and editor of 'Comhar’ the Irish language literary magazine believes that the city has always had a presence in modern Irish-language works.
Tháinig an chathair chun cinn mar ábhar agus mar inspioráid sa litríocht go fiú ón tús.
Pádraig Pearse is one example of a Dublin writer who looked west towards Connemara. Galway born writer Pádraic Ó Conaire in contrast can be credited with bringing the city into Irish language literature, as in his short stories ‘M’fhile Caol Dubh’ and ‘Bé an tSiopa Seandachta’,
Is as an chathair agus saol na cathrach a eascraíonn an dá scéil sin.
The years following the Second World War produced a new generation of writers in the Irish language such as Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, Seamus Ó Néill and Máirtín Ó Direáin, who were all inspired by city life. In the case of the latter, his lived experience was not always positive and his poetry reflects
An míshuaimhneas seo atá air go síoraí sa chathair.
This episode of ‘PM’ was broadcast on 4 May 1978. The reporter is Mícheál Ó hUanacháin.
'PM' was a magazine series reporting on aspects of Irish life with interludes for music from Irish performers.
'PM' first began on Tuesday, 20 September 1977 and was initially aired three nights a week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7.00pm on RTÉ 1.
The original presenters John O'Donoghue, Áine O'Connor, Nicholas Coffey and Doireann Ní Bhriain were later joined by Pat Kenny.
"As editor Noel Smyth sees it, the Tuesday programme will consist mainly of film reports on topical events anywhere in Ireland, the Wednesday edition will concentrate on studio discussions, and the Thursday programme will be in Irish, with just as wide a brief as the other two."
(RTÉ Guide, 16 September 1977, Vol.1, No.37, p.18)
'PM' ran until Thursday 12 April 1979.
