An Timire - Earrach 2016

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Fåilte a chur roimh an strainséir

Timpeall fiche bliain Ăł shin bhĂ­ mĂ© ag siĂșl thar brĂĄid i gcathair ChorcaĂ­ nuair a chuala mĂ©: “Go back to your own f
ing country!” B’in deireadh le pĂ© argĂłint a bhĂ­ ar siĂșl; bhĂ­ ar fhear an dubhchraicinn greadadh leis. NĂ­ dĂșirt mise focal, agus tĂĄ an fhaillĂ­ sin beo fĂłs i m’aigne. NĂ­ hĂ© go raibh eagla orm ach nĂĄr thĂĄinig focail chuĂ­ chugam ag an nĂłimĂ©ad sin. D’fhĂ©adfainn an-chuid rudaĂ­ a rĂĄ: “Seo Ă© mo thĂ­r freisin agus tĂĄ fĂĄilte romhat anseo” (ag caint leis an bhfear gorm); “NĂ­ raibh do shinsir anseo i gcĂłnaĂ­, thĂĄinig siad Ăł thĂ­r Ă©igin eile, nĂ­ leatsa amhĂĄin gach pĂ­osa de thalamh na hÉireann” (ag caint leis an dĂșchasach); “Chaith mise trĂ©imhse san Afraic agus cuireadh fĂ­orchaoin fĂĄilte romham i gcĂłnaí” (ag caint leis an mbeirt). Ach faic nĂ­ dĂșirt mĂ©; theip orm an deis a thapĂș. NĂĄire, mĂ­-shĂĄsta liom fĂ©in – sin a mhothaĂ­m nuair a thugaim an eachtra seo chun cuimhne. Sa trĂ©adlitir a d’eisigh an PĂĄpa Proinsias le dĂ©anaĂ­ deir sĂ© nach leor cur suas le daoine nach bhfuil ar aon chine linn fĂ©in nĂł ar aon chreideamh linn. TĂĄ i bhfad nĂ­os mĂł nĂĄ sin ag teastĂĄil mĂĄs mian linn an tsĂ­ochĂĄin agus fiĂș an cairdeas a chothĂș. Caithfimid dul chun comhrĂĄ leis an duine eile; caithfimid baint Ă©igin a

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bheith againn leis nĂł lĂ©i; caithfimid dul as an tslĂ­ chun an gaol idir sinn is an strainsĂ©ir a chothĂș Ar ndĂłigh tĂĄ an-chuid le rĂĄ ag Proinsias maidir leis seo. Is oilithrigh sinn go lĂ©ir ag gabhĂĄil ar aghaidh ar an gconair chĂ©anna, bĂ­mis inĂĄr CrĂ­ostaithe nĂł inĂĄr Moslamaigh nĂł inĂĄr n-aindiachaithe – is cuma. Is trua le Proinsias go bhfuil tithe agus comharsanachtaĂ­ an lae inniu tĂłgtha chun daoine a dheighilt agus a chosaint Ăłna chĂ©ile in ionad gaol agus caidreamh a chothĂș. Leis an gCrĂ­ostaĂ­ deir sĂ© go mion minic, “tĂ©igh amach,” ag iarraidh sprid na misinĂ©ireachta a mhĂșscailt. TĂĄ macalla Mhaois, agus an tor ar lasadh, sa chomhairle a thugann sĂ© dĂșinn : “Bain do bhrĂłga de do chosa nuair a shatlaĂ­onn tĂș ar thalamh naofa an duine eile.” NĂ­ mĂł nĂĄ sĂĄsta atĂĄ sĂ© leis an saghas diagachta a thĂ©ann Ăł rĂ­omhaire go rĂ­omhaire mar is Ă© raison d’ĂȘtre na diagachta an soiscĂ©al a chur chun cinn i measc na ndaoine. “TĂ©imis amach.” Nuair a thagann na dĂ­deanaithe cĂ© a rachaidh i dteagmhĂĄil leo? “BhĂ­ mĂ© i mo strainsĂ©ir agus thug sibh aĂ­ocht dom.” An mbeidh duine nĂł grĂșpa sa limistĂ©ar a bheidh sĂĄsta fĂĄilte a chur rompu, aithne a chur orthu agus cairdeas a chothĂș leo go fadtĂ©armach? Is fĂ©idir leis an StĂĄt “aĂ­ocht”

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