VIEW FROM WITHIN
‘The openess to
the language is
the key factor’
Gaeilge san 20ù hAois, will lay the Dr Uí Chollatain explains that her the past.”
foundation for the massive amount of research has the aim of bringing the Irish The book will be more substantial than
work that she says has yet to be language away from a minority concept originally anticipated, she admits. “It has
undertaken in this area. and into mainsteam journalism. For that really reinforced for me that there is so
Dr Uí Chollatain explains she has reason, a focus of Pròs Iriseoireachta na much more that needs to be done.”
realised through her investigative work Gaeilge san 20ù hAois is the ‘Gaelic Far from being a trend, the renaissance
on Irish journalism that although there column’ in national newspapers, which of the Irish language must be sustained in
are links to the past, looking to the future include, for example, Pól Ó Muirí’s pieces future generations, cautions Dr Uí
is crucial. “Students of journalism are very in The Irish Times. Chollatain. “It is essential that as we move
quick to point out that it is not just the It is now over 100 years since the first forward there has to be a welcome,” she
modern instruments we have that will such column was published, according to says. “The openness to the language is the
force us to analyse journalism going Dr Uí Chollatain. “This is not a new key factor.”
forward – what we need to do is look at phenomenon, but it is just one that has
everything in text and context and not perhaps yet been explored or Danielle Barron (BSc Hons in
through that analysis, see where we are, exploited to its full potential. However, Pharmacology ‘05) is now Clinical Editor of
where we’ve been and where we are many modern Irish writers are now using The Irish Medical News. She has also
going,” she says, adding that this is this as a forum for bringing their contributed to The Irish Times and The
especially true for Irish journalism. discourse to the public, as many did in Irish Examiner.
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