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Tá an Nollaig buailte linn le Doireann Ní Ghlacáin

Labhair Doireann Ní Ghlacáin le Oliver Callan ar RTÉ Radio One faoi bheannachtaí na Nollag. Doireann shares her favourites phrases as Gaeilge for the festive period.

Speaking about the huge surge in learning Irish, Doireann suggests registering for classes online or in-person where you can build a rapport with classmates and/or the teacher as the best way to learn Irish. It's an excuse to get off your phone and it helps with learning languages too.

Roinn Ní Ghlacáin cuid den saibhreas atá sa Ghaeilge timpeall ar Nollaig in Éirinn fréamhaithe sa chúlra cultúrtha a bhain leis an Nollaig fadó. I measc na bhfrásaí a roinn sí, bhí na slite is fearr le beannachtaí na Nollag a roinnt le daoine chomh maith leis an sláinte is fearr léi.

Doireann's favourite phrase for indulgence around this time of the year is 'Is í an Nollaig í'.

Doireann Ní Ghlacáin and Oliver Callan
Doireann agus Oliver

Heralding in the festive season, Doireann suggests 'tá an Nollaig buailte linn'. When answering Nollaig Shona, Doireann likes 'gurb amhlaidh duit'

Some of the best toasts for the Christmas drink Doireann enjoys are goile gan teip which translates as that your appetite won't fail you and the perennial, gob fliuch agus bás in Éirinn, that your beak may stay wet and you may die in Ireland.