Irish in Toronto
This podcast showcases the Irish living in Toronto today. We discuss why they came, what made them stay, what they miss about home and will their future be in Canada or in Ireland. Subscribe and share with your friends and family. Please send any feedback, positive or negative to pasheehan31@gmail.com. Thanks to Shannon Heaton for the music. Please listen to her podcast, 'Irish Music Stories', a show about traditional music. Thanks to Natalie Barbuzzi for our lovely logo. Thanks to Barry Conway for convincing me this was a good idea. Bain taitneamh as! Enjoy!
Irish in Toronto
Gemma Ní Luain, ICUF Irish Instructor at Concordia University, Montréal
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Pa Sheehan
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Episode 56
Today, I’ll be chatting with Gemma Ní Luain. Gemma is the Irish Language Instructor at the Concordia University in Montréal, Québec. She is in the middle of her second stint as the ICUF scholar in Montréal. ICUF, being the Ireland Canada University Foundation.
- what it was like to move to Montréal in 2019
-extreme weather Montréal receives
- issue of language with French being the official language in Québec
-staying in Canada as a permanent resident
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