Tá sé ar I intend intinn agam...Tá an ábhar seo go mór i mbéal an phobail faoi láthair Lá i ndiaidh lae Day after day LC Irish – Essay Connectors Everyone has an opinion

I intend Tá sé ar intinn agam

D’fhéadfaí a rá

One could say

For one reason or another

Ar chúis amháin nó ar chúis eile

Chun an fhírinne a rá

To tell you the truth

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It is a contentious

question

Ceist achrannach is ea í

Nochtann na fíricí an scéal

The facts reveal the story

It is a very topical issue

currently

Tá an ábhar seo go mór i mbéal an

phobail faoi láthair

Lá i ndiaidh lae Day after day


Everyone has

an opinion Ní lia duine ná tuairim

Ní féidir é a shéanadh

It can’t be denied

It’s a controversial

question

Is ceist conspóideach í

Mar is eol do chách

As everyone knows


There’s no doubt at all

Níl amhras dá laghad ann

Caithfear a admháil

It must be admitted

Rarely a day goes by that we don’t

hear a reference to

Is beag lá den seachtain nach gcloistear tagairt

éigin do

Ní nach ionadh It is no wonder


It is the

responsibility of Tá sé de

dhualgas ar

Táthar ag tuar

It is predicted

There is an undeniable connection between

….…. and ……..

Tá nasc doshéanta idir …… agus ……

Níl sé thar moladh beirte

It leaves a lot to be desired


As I said already

Mar a dúirt mé cheana

Chomh maith leis sin

As well as that

More often than not

Níos minice ná a mhalairt

Ceann d’fhadhbanna casta na linne seo is

ea ….

.….. is one of the most complicated

problems of this era


Firstly I dtosach báire /ar an gcéad dul síos

Ar an dara dul síos…

Secondly

As I would imagine/ as I would see it

Samhlaítear domsa/ feictear domsa

Athrú mór chun donais is ea é

seo

This is a change for the worse


This is a change

for the better Athrú mór chun na maitheasa is ea é

seo

Ba chóir go mbeadh …

There should be…

In my opinion there are a number of reasons for this

problem

Is é mo thuairim go bhfuil meascán de chúiseanna

leis an bhfadhb seo

Tá moladh mór tuillte ag …..

… deserves praise


Take for example

Cuir i gcás/ tóg mar shampla

Tá an locht ar fad ar…

The blame falls totally on…

For the last number of years

Le blianta beaga anuas

Is deacair an fhadhb seo a

réiteach…

It’s difficult to solve this problem


There are many advantages of

Is iomaí buntáiste a bhaineann le

Le cuimhne na seacht sinsear

From time immemorial

At the end of the day

I ndeireadh na dála

Tá fhios ag gach mac máthair

Every mother’s son knows


On top of that Anuas ar sin

Dá bharr sin Because of

that

Without a doubt

Gan aon agó/gan amhras/gan

dabht

Ag deireadh an lae

At the end of the day


To be on the

safe side Ar eagla na

heagla

Ina theannta sin

As well as that

As a final word

Mar fhocal scoir

Sa conclúd In conclusion


At the start of

the poem/story Ag tús an dáin/scéil

Ag críoch an dáin/scéil

At the end of the poem/story

We see Feicimid

Taispeánann an file/t-údar

The poet/author

shows

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…… is the theme of the poem/story

Is é ….. téama an dáin/scéil

Úsáideann an file/t-údar

….

The poet/ author uses

…..

The poet/author

describes …..

Déanann an file/t-údar cur

síos ar …..

Is léir go …. It’s clear that…..


The poet/author

shows

Léiríonn an file/t-údar

Cur síos éifeachtach

Effective description

The poet/author

creates

Cruthaíonn an file/t-údar

Mothaímid … We feel ….


….. is to be felt effectively

here

Tá ….. le mothú go héifeachtach

anseo

Músclaítear …… anseo

……. is evoked here

The poet/author

draws

Tarraingíonn an file/t-údar

Baineann an file/t-údar úsáid sciliúil as …….

The poet/author makes skilful use of ……..


…… adds greatly

to …… Cuireann ….. go mór le ….

Ceann de na gnéithe is tábhachtaí

One of the most important aspects

The poet/author

presents

Cuireann an file/t-údar in iúl

Léargas Insight


Contrast Codarsnacht

Teannas Tension

Comparison Comparáid

Sraith d’íomhánna áille

A series of beautiful images

LC Irish – Essential Poetry Vocabulary

Meter Meadracht

Íomhá Image

In the first verse

Sa chéad véarsa

Cúlra an dáin

Background of the poem


Song Amhrán

Téama Theme

Emotions Mothúcháin

Friotal Language


Terms Téarmaí

Atmaisféar Atmosphere

Repetition Athrá

Logainmneacha Place

names


Title of the

poem Teideal an

dáin

Béim Emphasis

Vowels Gutaí

Rím Rhyme


Alliteration Uaim

Stíl Style

A free-verse poem

Dán saorvéarsaíocht

Siombailí Symbols


Simile Samhail

Meafair Metaphors

Brackets Lúibíní

Tagairt Reference


Vacancy Folúntas

Líofa Fluent

Applicants Iarrthóirí

Cáilíocht Qualification

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Research Taighde

Dáta deireanach

Deadline

Was launched

Seoladh

Eagarthóir Editor


Demand Éileamh

Aoi Guest

Advantage Buntáiste

Míbhuntáiste Disadvantage


Recently Le déanaí

Spriocdháta Deadline

Working conditions

Coinníollacha oibre

Oibrithe deonacha

Voluntary workers


Various Éagsúla

Bunaitheoirí Founders

Organisation Eagraíocht

Bronnadh Was presented


Improving Ag feabhsú

Á thairiscint On offer

Sponsored Urraithe

Luach Value


Award Gradam

Feachtas Campaign

Economy Geilleagar

Aidhm Aim


Based/situated Lonnaithe

Ardchaighdeán High

standard

The challenges

Na dúshláin

Céim Degree


Biased Claonta

Gairmiúil Professional

Achievement Éacht

Tionsnamh/ tionscadal Project


Funding Maoiniú

Rialtas Government

Employment opportunities

Deiseanna fostaíochta

Scoláireacht Scholarship


Annual Bliantúil

Taithí Experience

Investigating Ag fiosrú

Bagairt Threat


Interview Agallamh

Cosc Ban

Danger Baol

Ceannáras Headquarters


Person Té/duine

Coiste Committee

Guest-speaker

Aoi-chainteoir

Díospóireacht Debate


Closed Druidte

Taisme Accident

Applications Iarratais

Tuilleadh eolais

Additional information


Voucher Dearbhán

Luasteorainn Speed-limit

In operation/ in effect

I bhfeidhm

Fógair To announce


Leadership Ceannaireacht

Bord bainistíochta

Board of management

Chance/ opportunity

Deis

Ar son On behalf of


Travelling Ag taisteal

Ag teastáil Needed

The robbers Na

robálaithe

Láithreoirí Presenters


Producers Léiritheoirí

Á chraoladh Being

broadcast

Was announced

Fógraíodh

Gearrliosta Short-list


Junior Sóisear

Sinsear Senior

Danger Baol

Bainisteoireacht Management


Necessary Riachtanach

Taifeadadh Recording

Lottery/ raffle

Crannchur

Cothrom Fair


In my opinion

I mo thuairim/bharúil

Caithfidh mé a rá I must say

I think Is dóigh liom

Ní dóigh liom I don’t think

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I suppose Is dócha

Is é mo thuairim

It is my opinion

Would you believe it?

An gcreidfeá é?

Cibé rud a deirtear

Whatever is said


I believe Creidim

Measaim / ceapaim / sílim I think

It’s no lie to say

Ní breag ar bith a rá

Ar lámh amháin

On one hand


On the other hand

Ar an lámh eile

Is oth liom a rá

I regret to say…..

It is a great scandal

Is mór an scannal é

É sin ráite That being

said


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Tá sé ar I intend intinn agam...Tá an ábhar seo go mór i mbéal an phobail faoi láthair Lá i ndiaidh lae Day after day LC Irish – Essay Connectors Everyone has an opinion