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jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/22u2yjuk Contact: [email protected] Ciarán Cannon to retire from politics Ciarán Cannon le n-éirí as an bpolaitíocht 'de bharr dhrochíde'. Dáil Deputy Ciarán Cannon from Fine Gael has announced that he will not put his name forward in the next general election because of how harmful politics is to these lives, as he said. Tá sé fógartha ag an Teachta Dála Ciarán Cannon ó Fhine Gael nach gcuirfidh sé a ainm chun cinn sa chéad olltoghchán eile mar gheall ar chomh nimhneach agus atá an pholaitíocht ar na saolta seo, mar a dúirt sé. Ciarán Cannon is a Dála in East Galway and is Fine Gael's media, arts and culture spokesperson. Teachta Dála i nGaillimh Thoir is ea Ciarán Cannon agus is é urlabhraí meán, ealaíon agus cultúir Fhine Gael é. In a statement, he said that there was a roughness and narcissism in politics today that did not exist decades ago. I ráiteas, dúirt sé go raibh gairbhe agus nimhneas sa pholaitíocht sa lá atá inniu ann nach mbíodh ann scór blianta ó shin. "None of us wants to be made a little god of us, we just want to be treated civilly and respectfully, just as people in other jobs are treated", he said. "Níl aon duine dínn ag iarraidh go ndéanfaí dia beag dínn, ní theastaíonn uainn ach go gcaithfí linn go sibhialta agus go measúil, díreach mar a chaitear le daoine i bpoist eile", arsa sé. He accepts, he said, that the public's eyes are on politicians, but he thinks that it is a minor interference at the moment. Glacann sé leis, ar sé, go mbíonn súil ghéar an phobail ar pholaiteoirí ach dar leis gur cur isteach as miosúr atá ann i láthair na huaire. According to a recent survey carried out by 7LÁ, around 80% of Dála MPs have been consulted online in the past year. De réir suirbhé a rinne 7LÁ le gairid, tugadh íde ar líne do thart ar 80 faoin gcéad de Theachtaí Dála le bliain. The leader of Fine Gael, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, indicated that Ciarán Cannon was one of the most enthusiastic Dáil Deputies in Dáil Éireann and said that his friends and colleagues would miss him. Thug ceannaire Fhine Gael, an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, le fios go raibh Ciarán Cannon ar dhuine de na Teachtaí Dála ba dhíograisí i nDáil Éireann agus dúirt go n-aireodh a chairde agus a chomhghleacaithe uathu é. Nine other Fine Gael Deputies previously announced that they would not be contesting the next general election. D'fhógair naonúr Teachtaí Dála eile ó Fhine Gael roimhe seo nach mbeidís féin san iomaíocht sa chéad olltoghchán eile. They are Paul Kehoe, Richard Bruton, Fergus O'Dowd, Brendan Griffin, Charlie Flanagan, Joe McHugh, Michael Creed, David Stanton and John Paul Phelan. Sin iad Paul Kehoe, Richard Bruton, Fergus O'Dowd, Brendan Griffin, Charlie Flanagan, Joe McHugh, Michael Creed, David Stanton agus John Paul Phelan. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/235hepw8 Shop for Thai Pearls Contact: [email protected] The Great Festival being celebrated here and globally. An Fhéile Mhór á ceiliúradh anseo agus go domhanda. Thousands of people are taking to the streets across the country and around the world for parades and other events celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Tá na mílte duine ag tabhairt sráideanna orthu féin ar fud na tíre agus ar fud an domhain do pharáideanna agus imeachtaí eile ag ceiliúradh Lá le Pádraig. Here in Ireland the biggest parade was held in Dublin. Anseo in Éirinn bhí an pharáid ba mhó á reachtáil i mBaile Átha Cliath. The schlep then began at noon. Cuireadh tús leis an scléip ansin ag meánlae. It is said to have been the biggest St. Patrick's Day event ever in the capital. Deirtear go raibh sé ar an ócáid Lá le Pádraig ba mhó riamh sa phríomhchathair. The presenter of the 'Late Late Show' television program Patrick Kielty was the leader of the parade. Ba é láithreoir chlár teilifíse an 'Late Late Show' Patrick Kielty a bhí ina cheann feadhna ar an bparáid. The parade, in which over 4,000 participated, was broadcast live on the RTÉ One television station. Bhí an pharáid, ina raibh breis is 4,000 rannpháirteach, á craoladh beo ar stáisiún teilifíse RTÉ a hAon. The theme of the parade this year is 'Spark'. 'Spréach' téama na paráide i mbliana. Up to 14 bands were seen in total, some of which came from the United States and France. Chonacthas suas le 14 banna ar fad, cuid díobh a tháinig óna Stáit Aontaithe agus ón Fhrainc. Public transport services operate on a Sunday timetable today. Is ar amchlár an Domhnaigh atá feidhm le seirbhís iompar phoiblí inniu. The big day of our patron saint is of course not only recognized in Ireland and the crowds will also be seen in cities around the world. Ní in Éirinn amháin a thugtar aitheantas do lá mór ár bpátrún naofa ar ndóigh agus feicfear na sluaite amuigh freisin i gcathracha ar fud na cruinne. It is also a day when government leaders from this country are seen in Washington meeting the American President. Is lá é freisin a bhfeictear ceannairí rialtais ón tír seo i Washington ag bualadh le Uachtarán Mheiriceá. That is the case this year as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to present President Joe Biden with a shamrock bowl at the White House later today. Tá sin amhlaidh i mbliana agus an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar le babhla seamróige a bhronnadh ar an Uachtarán Joe Biden sa Teach Bán níos deireanaí inniu. The crowds at the Great Parade in DAC Na sluaite ag an Pharáid Mhór i mBÁC

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/284uohsp visit this site to buy some cheap pearls from the street markets of Thailand" Contact: [email protected] Measles on an airplane passenger, the third case in the State. Bruitíneach ar phaisinéir eitleáin, an tríú cás sa Stát. The Health Service Executive has confirmed that there is a third case of measles in the State. Tá sé dearbhaithe ag Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte go bhfuil an tríú cás den bhruitíneach sa Stát. It was revealed this afternoon that one of the passengers on a plane that arrived at Dublin Airport last Saturday morning had the disease. Tugadh le fios tráthnóna go raibh an galar ar dhuine de na paisinéirí a bhí ar eitleán a tháinig go hAerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath ar maidin Dé Sathairn seo caite. It was an Etihad airline plane that came from Abu Dhabi. Eitleán le haerlíne Etihad a tháinig ó Abú Daibí a bhí i gceist. The Executive is now asking some of the passengers who were on that plane to contact the health authorities without delay. Tá an Fheidhmeannacht anois ag iarraidh ar roinnt de na paisinéirí a bhí ar an eitleán sin teagmháil a dhéanamh leis na húdaráis sláinte gan mhoill. Passengers who are expecting a child, who is under twelve months old or who have another serious illness are the most worried about them. Paisinéirí atá ag súil le páiste, atá faoi dhá mhí dhéag nó a bhfuil drochthinneas eile orthu is mó a a bhfuiltear buartha fúthu. It was announced at the beginning of this month that a measles vaccine was to be offered to more than 300,000 people in the State. Fógraíodh i dtús na míosa seo go rabhthas le vacsaín in aghaidh na bruitíní a thairiscint do bhreis agus 300,000 duine sa Stát. It is expected that there will be an outbreak of measles in the country, especially since it was confirmed at the beginning of February that an adult died of the disease in the province of Leinster. Táthar faiteach go mbeidh ráig bhruitiní sa tír, go háirithe ó deimhníodh i dtús mhí Feabhra gur bhásaigh duine fásta leis an ngalar i gCúige Laighean. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/2ad7cczw Contact: [email protected] The First Minister of the North has apologized for what is happening in Kenova. Leithscéal gafa ag Céad Aire an Tuaiscirt faoina bhfuil i Kenova. The First Minister of the North, Michelle O'Neill, has apologized to all the families whose family members were killed during the troubles because they were thought to be spies. Tá leithscéal gafa ag Céad Aire an Tuaiscirt,Michelle O'Neill leis na teaghlaigh ar fad ar maraíodh daoine muinteartha leo le linn na dtrioblóidí mar gur síleadh gur brathadóirí a bhí iontu. The IRA were responsible for these murders and Michelle O'Neill said today that she felt sorry for everyone who suffered from the troubles in the north. B'iad an tIRA a bhí freagrach as na dúnmharuithe seo agus dúirt Michelle O'Neill inniu go raibh aiféala uirthi faoi chuile dhuine a bhí thíos leis na trioblóidí ó thuaidh. Michelle O'Neill was speaking and the report of Operation Kenova was published. Bhí Michelle O'Neill ag labhairt agus tuairisc Oibríocht Kenova foilsithe. It told about the way the British Army used detectors at the time and the relationship the army had with the agent, Freddie Scappatacci. Insíodh ann faoin mbealach ar úsáid Arm na Breataine brathadóirí ag an am agus an caidreamh a bhí ag an arm leis an ghníomhaire,Freddie Scappatacci. She admitted that the way the IRA dealt with those they suspected of espionage was wrong. D'admhaigh sí go raibh sé mícheart an bealach a ndeachaigh an tIRA i ngleic leis an dream a raibh siad in amhras fúthu i dtaca le brathadóireacht. Michelle O'Neill said she was determined to heal all the wounds people had suffered as a result of the troubles. Dúirt Michelle O'Neill go raibh sí meáite ar na créachtaí ar fad a d'fhulaing daoine de bharr na dtrioblóidí a chneasú. The Tánaiste, Michael Martin, said that Sinn Féin should now say clearly that the war waged by the IRA in the North was wrong. Dúirt an Tánaiste,Micheál Martin gur cheart do Shinn Féin a rá amach go soiléir anois go raibh an cogadh a bhí ar bun ag an IRA sa Tuaisceart mí-cheart.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); visit this site to buy some cheap pearls from the street markets of Thailand Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/ys3zlg8b Contact: [email protected] Gaza: Americans demand an immediate ceasefire. Gaza: Meiriceánaigh ag éileamh sos comhraic láithreach. US Vice President Kamala Harris has said that a cease-fire should be implemented in Gaza immediately and that the Israelis should allow more relief supplies into the Palestinian enclave without further delay. Tá sé ráite ag Leas-Uachtarán na Stát Aontaithe Kamala Harris gur chóir sos comhraic a chur i bhfeidhm in Gaza láithreach agus gur chóir do na hIosraelaigh níos mó soláthairtí fóirithinte a ligean isteach san iamhchríoch Phalaistíneach gan a thuilleadh moille. Kamala Harris said that I agreed with the reason because people in Gaza were suffering from famine and the life of the community there was terribly hard. Dúirt Kamala Harris go raibh téirim leis an gcúis mar go raibh daoine in Gaza ar an ngorta agus go raibh saol an phobail ann uafásach crua. There was also a term, which did not exist before, to depend on the speech of the Vice-President and it is understood that the coming of Ramadan will calm him down. Bhí téirim freisin, nach raibh ann cheana, le brath ar chaint an Leas- Uachtaráin agus tuigtear gurb é teacht Ramadan is siocair leis. Ramadan is one of the most important rituals in the Islamic calendar, a time when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk and will begin at sundown next Sunday. Tá Ramadan ar cheann de na deasghnátha is tábhachtaí i bhféilire Ioslam, tráth a dhéanann Moslamaigh troscadh ó mhaidin go faoithin agus a gcuirfear tús leis le dul faoi na gréine Dé Domhnaigh seo chugainn. It is reported that representatives from the United States and Qatar are still trying to persuade Hamas to accept the ceasefire proposed by those countries. Tuairiscítear go bhfuil ionadaithe ó na Stáit Aontaithe agus ó Chatar fós ag iarraidh a chur i bhfáth ar Hamas glacadh le comha an tsosa comhraic atá molta ag na tíortha sin. It is understood that the Israelis have already accepted what the diplomats proposed, for the most part. Tuigtear go bhfuil glactha cheana féin ag na hIosraelaigh lenar chuir na taidhleoirí faoina mbráid, ar an gcuid is mó de. According to the deal that hasn't been made yet, the Israelis would loosen their grip on Gaza a bit and let more relief supplies in. De réir a bhfuil sa mhargadh nach bhfuil déanta fós, bhogfadh na hIosraelaigh beagán an greim atá acu ar Gaza agus ligfidís tuilleadh soláthairtí fóirithinte isteach ann. In that case, Hamas would allow the withdrawal of the Israeli hostages they are holding in Gaza and the Israelis would free the Palestinian hostages they themselves are holding in various prisons. Ina cheann sin, ligfeadh Hamas an scoir leis na gialla Iosraelacha atá siad a choinneáil in Gaza agus shaorfadh na hIosraelaigh géibheannaigh Phalaistíneacha atá siad féin a choinneáil i bpríosúin éagsúla. It seems that this is not enough for Hamas since all the groundwork has been left to the Palestinians and it is reported that they are demanding that the Israelis withdraw completely from Gaza. Dealraíonn sé nach leor do Hamas an méid sin ó tá an treampán bunáite ar fad fágtha ar na Palaistínigh agus tuairiscítear go bhfuil siad ag éileamh ar na hIosraelaigh tarraingt amach go hiomlán as Gaza. The United States and other countries have been dropping food supplies from planes for the people of Gaza in recent days after what some aid organizations have called a weak and ineffective policy. Tá na Stáit Aontaithe agus tíortha eile ag ligean anuas soláthairtí bia as eitleáin le haghaidh mhuintir Gaza le cúpla lá tar éis go bhfuil sé ráite ag roinnt eagraíochtaí fóirithinte gur polasaí lag agus neamhéifeachtúil atá ann. It would be much better, according to those organizations, for the Israelis to fulfill their own duties towards the ...

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); visit this site to buy some cheap pearls from the street markets of Thailand Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/yk93av9n Contact: [email protected] Pressure coming to Israel after yesterday's incident. Brú ag teacht ar Iosrael i ndiaidh eachtra an lae inné. The Israeli government has come under particular pressure in connection with the death of more than a hundred Palestinians in Gaza City in the north of the strip yesterday. Tá brú ar leith tagtha ar rialtas Iosrael i dtaca le bás bhreis is céad Pailistíneach lámh le Cathair Gaza i dtuaisceart an stráice inné. It is reported that up to 112 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire on a large crowd of people who had gathered around trucks full of aid lunches. Tuairiscítear gur maraíodh suas le 112 Palaistíneach agus gur gortaíodh na céadta eile nuair a scaoil saighdiúirí Iosraelacha a ngunnaí le slua mór daoine a bhí bailithe timpeall leoraithe lán de lón cabhrach. A number of countries have now demanded the United Nations to set up an inquiry into what happened. Tá éileamh déanta anois ag roinnt mhaith tíortha ar na Náisiúin Aontaithe fiosrúchán a chur ar bun faoinar tharla. It is because the soldiers believed that they were 'in danger from the crowd' that they began to release, said the Israelis. Is mar gheall gur chreid na saighdiúirí go raibh siad 'i gcontúirt ón slua' a thosaigh siad ag scaoileadh, arsa na hIosraelaigh. The Israelis had previously revealed that people were injured when they trampled on each other in the skid steer that was the subject of the lorries. Bhí sé tugtha le fios ag na hIosraelaigh roimhe sin gur gortaíodh daoine nuair a shatail siad ar a chéile sa sciob sceab a bhí ar an ábhar sna leoraithe. It was later that they admitted that soldiers fired bullets. Ba ina dhiaidh sin a d'admhaigh siad gur scaoil saighdiúirí piléir. Hamas has warned that the latest escalation could derail ceasefire talks in Gaza. Tá foláireamh tugtha ag Hamas go bhféadfadh an sléacht is deireanaí comhráite faoi shos comhraic in Gaza a chur ó mhaith. The President of America, Joe Biden, had every hope that a ceasefire would be in effect in Gaza by next Monday, but yesterday's incident could change the situation. Bhí chuile shúil ag Uachtarán Mheiriceá,Joe Biden go mbeadh sos cogaidh i bhfeidhm i Gaza faoin Luan seo chugainn, ach d'fhéadfadh eachtra an lae inné cor nua a chur sa scéal. An author of hope, if you read in Gaza these days, is that the European Union will finance the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestinian Territories (UNRWA) again from the next year onwards. Údar dóchais, más ann dá léithid i Gaza na laethanta seo, is ea go maoineoidh an tAontas Eorpach Eagras Fóirithinte na Náisiún Aontaithe sna Críocha Pailistíneacha (UNRWA) arís ón tseachain seo chugainn amach. An arrangement has been made to keep extremists from the organization. Tá socrú déanta chun antoiscigh a choinneáil ón eagras. UNRWA drew a big controversy in January when the Government of Israel accused the organization of having some people working for it who participated in the attack by Hamas on the 7th of October. Tarraingíodh conspóid mhór faoi UNRWA i mí Eanáir nuair a chuir Rialtas Iosrael i leith na heagraíochta go raibh daoine áirithe ag obair dó a bhí rannpháirteach san ionsaí a rinne Hamas ar an 7ú Deireadh Fómhair. Funding from UNRWA has since been maintained. Coinníodh maoiniú ó UNRWA ó shin. A major crisis in the Gaza Strip Géarchéim mhór i Stráice Gaza

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words http://tinyurl.com/2d8qdsh7 Contact: [email protected] John O John O'Shea ina bhainisteoir eatramhach ar fhoireann na hÉireann. John O'Shea has been appointed as interim manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer team for the two challenge games against Belgium and Switzerland next month. Tá John O'Shea ceaptha mar bhainisteoir eatramhach ar fhoireann sacair Phoblacht na hÉireann don dá chluiche dúshláin in aghaidh na Beilge agus na hEilvéise an mhí seo chugainn. His official job title is interim head coach. Príomh-chóitseálaí eatramhach teideal oifigiúil a phoist. In a statement, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) indicated that a permanent manager would be appointed in early April. I ráiteas, thug Cumann Peile na hÉireann (FAI) le fios go gceapfaí bainisteoir buan i dtús an Aibreáin. John O'Shea was one of the coaches who worked with the last manager Stephen Kenny who was sacked last November. Bhí John O'Shea ar dhuine de na cóitseálaithe a bhí ag obair leis an mbainisteoir deireanach Stephen Kenny a briseadh as a phost i mí na Samhna seo caite. He also recently spent a spell working as a coach with Birmingham City. Chaith sé seal le gairid freisin ag obair mar chóitseálaí le Birmingham City. Paddy McCarthy – coach at Crystal Palace – will be John O'Shea's assistant manager. Is é Paddy McCarthy – cóitseálaí le Crystal Palace – a bheas mar leasbhainisteoir ag John O'Shea. John O'Shea is originally from Waterford. Is as Port Láirge John O'Shea ó dhúchas. He was a defender with Manchester United and Sunderland and played for Ireland 118 times. Cosantóir le Manchester United agus le Sunderland a bhí ann agus d'imir sé d'Éirinn 118 uair. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words http://tinyurl.com/26ppqdop Contact: [email protected] Big protest in Tel Aviv, famine in Gaza. Agóid mhór i Tel Aviv,gorta i Gaza. In Israel 21 people were arrested during a protest in the city of Tel Aviv. In Iosrael gabhadh 21 duine le linn agóide i gcathair Tel Aviv. The police eventually managed to disperse the crowd by throwing water at them. D'éirigh leis na póilíní ar deiridh an slua a scaipeadh tré uisce a scaoileadh leo. The protesters were demanding that the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, resign, that a general election be speeded up in the country and that the hostages held by the Hamas extremists in Gaza be freed. Bhí lucht na hagóide ag éileamh go n-éireodh Príomh Aire Iosrael,Benjamin Netanyahu as oifig, go gcuirfí dlús le olltoghchán sa tír agus go saorfaí na gialla atá á gcoinneáil ag treallchogaithe Hamas i Gaza. In the northern Gaza Strip, UNWRA, the United Nations agency that cares for Palestinian refugees, has indicated that it has temporarily halted the delivery of relief supplies to the region. I dtuaisceart Stráice Gaza, tá sé tugtha le fios ag UNWRA, an áisíneacht de chuid na Náisiún Aontaithe a dhéanann cúram do theifigh Pailistíneacha,go bhfuil stop curtha aige faoi láthair ar sheachadadh sholáthairtí fóirthinte chuig an réigiún. He claims that it is now very difficult for a truck to cross the border into it because they come under attack from people who rob the supplies. Maíonn sé go bhfuil sé an-deacair anois ag trucail dul thar teorainn isteach ann mar go dtagann siad faoi ionsaí ó dhaoine a robáileann na soláthairtí. It is reported that there is now a severe famine in the region thanks to the war between Israel and Hamas which has been going on for 4 and a half months. Tuairiscítear go bhfuil gorta mór sa réigiún anois a bhuíochas don chogadh idir Iosrael agus Hamas atá ar bun le 4 mhí go leith. Negotiators in Paris this weekend are making strenuous efforts to come up with a ceasefire plan that would be acceptable to both sides. Tá tréaniarrachtaí á ndéanamh ag lucht idirbheartaíochta i bPáras an deireadh seachtaine seo theacht ar phlean sos- comhraic a mbeadh glacadh ag an dá thaobh leis. Talks will continue in Qatar in the coming days. Leanfar le cainteanna sa Chatar sna laethanta romhainn.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words http://tinyurl.com/25cmbur5 Contact: [email protected] €800 million to be made available for cross-border projects. €800 milliún le cur ar fáil le haghaidh tograí trasteorann. The Government has announced that €800 million will be made available from the Exchequer for cross-border projects. Tá sé fógartha ag an Rialtas go gcuirfear €800 milliún ar fáil ón Státchiste le haghaidh tograí trasteorann. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar declared that this is the largest contribution the Irish Government has ever made to the development of cross-border enterprises. Dhearbhaigh an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar gurb é seo an méid is mó a chuir Rialtas na hÉireann ar fáil riamh le fiontair thrasteorann a fhorbairt. It is in view of the restoration of the political institutions in the North that the string is being pulled from the spag, he said. Is i bhfianaise athbhunú na bhforas polaitiúil sa Tuaisceart atá an tsreang á baint den spaga, arsa sé. Among the major projects that will be put on the road and will be given a tree, is the long-promised upgrade of the A5 road between Derry and Letterkenny. I measc na mórthograí a chuirfear sa siúl agus a thabharfar i gcrann, tá an t-uasghrádú atá geallta le fada ar bhóthar an A5 idir Doire agus Leitir Ceanainn. €600 million – a good share of the €800 million – has been set aside for the upgrade of that road which will start later in the year, it was said. €600 milliún – sciar maith den €800 milliún – atá curtha i leataobh i gcomhair uasghrádú an bhóthair sin a gcuirfear tús leis amach sa bhliain, a dúradh. In that regard, the bridge that is planned to be built between Co Louth and Co Down will go ahead. Ina cheann sin, rachfar chun cinn leis an droichead a bhfuil sé beartaithe a thógáil idir Co Lú agus Co an Dúin. The purpose of the bridge, which is called Caol Uisce Bridge, is to establish a new connection between Cuaille and the Beanna Boirche area and the Taoiseach said that it was dependent on the construction contract being signed next month. Is é is aidhm don droichead, dá ngairtear Droichead Chaol Uisce, nasc úr idir Cuaille agus ceantar Bheanna Boirche a bhunú agus dúirt an Taoiseach go rabhthas ag brath ar an gconradh tógála a shíniú an mhí seo chugainn. Another €12.5 million will be spent on improving the rail link between Dublin and Belfast. Caithfear €12.5 milliún eile ar an nasc iarnróid idir Baile Átha Cliath agus Béal Feirste a fheabhsú. €50 million will be made available for the renovation of McAsmaint Park in west Belfast, where several matches will be played in the European Soccer Championship in 2028. Cuirfear €50 milliún ar fáil i gcomhair athchóiriú Pháirc Mhic Asmaint in iarthar Bhéal Feirste, áit a n-imreofar roinnt cluichí i gCraobh Sacair na hEorpa in 2028. The Taoiseach also indicated that €10 million would be available to significantly restore and develop the site of the Battle of the Boyne in Co. Meath. Thug an Taoiseach le fios freisin go mbeadh €10 milliún ar fáil le láthair Chath na Bóinne i gCo na Mí a athchóiriú agus a fhorbairt go suntasach. Another €24 million will be spent on education projects, especially projects that tackle disadvantage in the sector. Caithfear €24 milliún eile ar thograí oideachais, go háirithe tograí a théann i ngleic le míbhuntáiste san earnáil. There is no funding for Irish language projects in the amount announced today. Níl aon mhaoiniú le haghaidh tograí Gaeilge sa mhéid a fógraíodh inniu. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Three Government leaders announcing new cross- border proposals today Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ Triur ceannairí an Rialtais ag fógairt tograí nua trasteorann inniu

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words http://tinyurl.com/2856nhj2 Contact: [email protected] Israel threatens to invade Rafah at the start of Ramadan. Iosrael ag bagairt ionradh a dhéanamh ar Rafah faoi thús Ramadan. One of Israel's three war ministers has warned that the country's military forces will fully invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah by March 10 if the Israeli hostages held in the enclave are not released before then. Tá foláireamh tugtha ag duine de thriúr airí cogaidh Iosrael go déanfaidh fórsaí míleata na tíre ionradh iomlán ar chathair Rafah i ndeisceart Gaza faoin 10 Márta mura scaoilfear saor roimhe sin na gialla Iosraelacha atá á gcoinneáil san iamhchríoch. Benny Gantz, the former chief of staff of the Israeli Army, made the threat while speaking to the American Jewish conference in Jerusalem yesterday. Is é Benny Gantz, iarcheann foirne Arm Iosrael, a rinne an bhagairt agus ag labhairt le comhdháil Ghiúdaigh Mheiriceá in Iarúsailéim inné. Ramadan will begin around March 10, when Muslims fast between two darknesses for a month. Is thart ar an 10 Márta a chuirfear tús le Ramadan, tráth a dhéanann Moslamaigh troscadh idir dhá dhorcha ar feadh míosa. Ramadan is one of the most important rituals in the Islamic calendar and the vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza are Muslims. Tá Ramadan ar cheann de na deasghnátha is tábhachtaí i bhféilire Ioslam agus Moslamaigh is ea formhór mór Phalaistínigh Gaza. According to Benny Gantz, the invasion of Rafah will be carried out in collaboration with Israel's allies – Egypt and the United States – in the hope of keeping the number of civilians killed as low as possible, as he said. Dar le Benny Gantz go ndéanfar an t-ionradh ar Rafah i gcomhar le comhghuaillithe Iosrael – an Éigipt agus na Stáit Aontaithe – le súil an líon sibhialtach a mharófar a choinneáil chomh híseal agus is féidir, mar a dúirt sé. Despite what Benny Gantz claimed, Egypt and the United States are among the many countries that are petitioning the Israelis not to invade Rafah in light of what the people there are currently suffering, not to mention the extreme suffering that it would be there if there was still more destruction. In ainneoin ar mhaígh Benny Gantz, tá an Éigipt agus na Stáit Aontaithe i measc an iliomad tíortha atá ag achainí ar na hIosraelaigh gan ionradh a dhéanamh ar Rafah i bhfianaise a bhfuil á fhulaingt ag an bpobal ann faoi láthair, gan trácht ar an tsárfhulaingt a bheadh ann dá ndéanfaí tuilleadh scriosta fós ann. Israelis say Rafah is the last stronghold of Hamas militants in Gaza. Deir na hIosraelaigh go bhfuil Rafah ar an dún daingean deireanach atá ag lucht airm Hamas in Gaza. The Israelis are sworn, they say, to eradicate Hamas in Rafah and everywhere else in the Palestinian territories. Tá na hIosraelaigh mionnaithe, a deir siad, Hamas a dhíothú in Rafah agus i ngach áit eile sna críocha Palaistíneacha. About 1.4 million people currently live in Rafah as refugees from their base, people who fled before the Israelis in other places in Gaza. Tá thart ar 1.4 milliún duine ina gcónaí in Rafah faoi láthair ar dídeanaithe a mbunáite, daoine a theith roimh na hIosraelaigh in aiteanna eile in Gaza. Most of them do not have enough food and it is becoming too difficult for relief agencies to provide the basic necessities of life to the troublemakers because of the obstacles that the Israeli forces put in their way. Níl riar a gcáis ag a bhformhór acu agus tá sé ag dul ródheacair ar ghníomhaireachtaí fóirithinte bunriachtanais na beatha a chur ar fáil do na hainniseoirí mar gheall ar na constaicí atá fórsaí Iosrael a chur sa bhealach orthu. It is indeed reported that some of the refugees live on animal food. Tuairiscítear go deimhin gur beo ar bhia ainmhithe atá cuid de na dídeanaithe. There has been no success so far, however, in the attempt by international diplomats to convince Israel on the o...