Very sad today to hear of the untimely death of writer and film-maker Manchán Magan. His work with the Irish language was both inspirational and normalising, and he can claim a great amount of credit for the resurgence in the everyday, normal use of the language. He managed to both elevate the culture and also place in the everyday, where it belongs.
Comhbhrón lena clann agus cairde, ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.