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Learning through lived experience. Celebrating the transformative nature of storytelling. If you have lived you have a story to tell. Phase 2 of the Message to Margaret Campaign 🇮🇪🍀💚 https://www.seanchaicollective.org/

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Gaelchultúr, GPA & GAA Renew Landmark Irish-Language Scholarship Programme for Intercounty Players 100 scholarships offered for a second year, building on exceptional demand and success in 2024 Gaelchultúr, the GAA, and the GPA are proud to announce the return of their pioneering scholarship progra...

Gaelchultúr, GPA & GAA Renew Landmark Irish-Language Scholarship Programme for Intercounty Players.

100 scholarships offered for a second year.

#IrishLanguage #GAA #GPA #Gaeilge

www.gaa.ie/article/gael...

04.10.2025 05:13 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The Seanchaí Collective is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Manchán Magan, a champion of the Irish language & culture.

We were lucky to meet him last year when we visited Liverpool Irish festival.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam 💚

03.10.2025 10:31 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kneecap at Wembley 🇮🇪💚

19.09.2025 08:10 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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An exciting day making plans for our story

#Documentary #IrishLanguage #Justice

15.09.2025 15:18 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Values of respect, honesty and collaboration are deeply rooted in all our campaign we will continue to uphold them and distance ourselves from those who don’t hold those values at the heart of what they do or whose actions towards us only dishonour our mum’s memory

03.09.2025 07:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Seanchaí Collective will only endorse the use of our mums name and the legacy of the Message to Margaret to be used by people or organisations whose values align with our own.

03.09.2025 07:37 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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BBC says it did not cut Irish from CMAT's single debut The BBC has said it did not edit the Irish-language lyrics from the debut radio broadcast of CMAT's new single, Euro-Country.

BBC says it did not cut Irish lyrics from first radio play of CMAT's new single

www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

23.07.2025 15:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fantastic evening at @IrelandEmbGB at the launch of Aunties in England telling the story of the changing relationship between Britain and Ireland through the stories of emigrant Irish women who travelled to London in the 1960s-1980s

19.06.2025 05:59 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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One of the best articulations of our story and how Fontaines D.C. were inspired to write the first song ‘In ár gcroíthe go deo’ on their album Skinty Fia.

Who doesn’t want to be turned into a Simpsons character 😉

07.06.2025 10:24 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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The Margaret Keane Irish Language Workshop is now available, an interactive workshop that takes participants through a history of the Irish language, exploring themes of identity, what it means to be Irish in Britain.
Hear direct from the family and learn a little Irish as you do

04.06.2025 06:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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A busy time at Seanchaí HQ, a fabulous day in York delivering training to colleagues from Mental Health Support Teams across 4 ICB’s
Also working with these ICB’s consulting as a ‘critical friend’ on the development of their participation strategies.

23.05.2025 06:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Immigration: why words matter The launch of the UK government’s migration white paper this week is a timely reminder of why words matter.

"Our own community history means we do not see diversity as a burden — it is a strength.
We believe that, not because of dogma, but because it's our lived experience.”

• Irish in Britain on why words matter •

www.irishinbritain.org/news/why-wor...

16.05.2025 08:14 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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Sad news this morning hearing the passing of Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pontiff aged 88 years. His was a story to be heard and made sure we heard the story of the poor and immigrants.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha

21.04.2025 08:40 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Wishing you all a very happy Easter 🐣

19.04.2025 16:53 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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What a brilliant morning spent networking at Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast and promoting The Seanchaí Collective hosted at the brilliant @SYDNICentre an amazing community venue

The food was pretty good too 😉
#Networking #NewBusiness

09.04.2025 10:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This will be our 7th Mothers Day without mum and this week we found the most precious video of her singing, filmed over 30 years ago.
Margaret sings ‘A mother’s love is a blessing’, a sign maybe, definitely a precious find to let us know she is always with us.
Happy Mother’s Day to all mums 💚

30.03.2025 08:29 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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As a new organisation it’s so important to feel welcomed and supported in your local area, we’re delighted to be invited to an event with Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce as their guest
Looking forward to networking and telling people all about The Seanchaí Collective 💚

28.03.2025 16:38 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Momentum grows for Philomena's Law Survivors, campaigners, community welfare organisations, journalists and MPs came together at a special briefing in the House of Commons in support of MP Liam Conlon’s proposed Philomena’s Law.

We report on the Westminster meeting to support MP @liamconlon.bsky.social's proposed #PhilomenasLaw
Speakers with Liam:
Philomena daughter Jane Libberton
Rosa Gilbert Irish in Britain
Séan Kaluarachchi London Irish Centre
Chair @pronouncedalva.bsky.social
www.irishinbritain.org/news/momentu...

27.03.2025 12:10 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh 🇮🇪☘️💚

17.03.2025 06:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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St Patrick’s Day greetings from Seanchaí Director Colette all the way in Chicago.

The city has been dyeing its river green for more than 60 years, and celebrates with two different parades to honor Irish heritage,

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit 💚🍀🇮🇪

17.03.2025 06:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thank you President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins for your card

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig 🇮🇪🍀💚

15.03.2025 15:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins shares a St Patrick’s Day message
It was always always a delight for dad when he received his cards from President Higgins 💚🇮🇪🍀

15.03.2025 15:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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McDonald’s introduce an ‘as Gaeilge’ ordering option across Ireland Customers across Ireland can now order in Irish at McDonald’s restaurants.

McDonald’s introduce an ‘as Gaeilge’ ordering option across Ireland
The fast food giant has announced the nationwide rollout of Irish language ordering across its self-service kiosks in restaurants throughout the Republic of Ireland.

www.newstalk.com/news/mcdonal...

14.03.2025 08:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Live performances always manage to connect, these stories are very different but at the centre are two women with a story to tell!

Myra's Story - Irish Play by Brian Foster, a tragic story of middle aged homeless alcoholic Myra.

Am I Irish Yet? By Kate Kerrigan a funny and relatable story.

09.03.2025 12:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Extra special to present the award with our dear family friend Martin Grogan who was just this month recipient of the international award at the GAA Gradaim an Uachtaráin 2025

23.02.2025 10:01 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Such a fantastic night at Roger Casements Coventry annual dinner and dance
Privileged to present the Bernie and Margaret Keane Clubperson of the year award to the Fallon family
Roger Casements was mum and dads life, its thriving, it’s a credit to Coventry & the whole GAA

23.02.2025 10:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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We are working on our 1st project as a new company,re-telling our own story, we are excited by new approaches to work together.
Particularly the possibility of working with an Irish language group to explore their work with families to 're-story' their own lives and recover their sense of agency

16.02.2025 21:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy heavenly 80th birthday 🎂
We all gathered tonight and remembered you with a fish and chip supper just as you would’ve wanted
Time may be passing but the depth of your loss never changes
You remain as always inár gcroí go deo 💚

31.01.2025 20:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We are currently planning our company launch, and have commissioned an amazing group of Coventry based creatives to work on the telling of our first story, our own story, the story of the Message to Margaret campaign.

23.01.2025 13:04 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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