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How To Gael
by How To Gael
HOW TO GAEL, your favourite bilingual threesome, are back for 2026 ! After a huge 2025 with sold out live shows across Ireland and the USA, summer festival appearances and much more , Doireann, Louise and Síomha are back every week for 2026. Mar thriúr ban navigating their 30s, Doireann, Louise and Síomha are living, working and socialising as Gaeilge in a way that is suimiúil, spraíúil and just good craic. Forget gramadach agus obair bhaile, How To Gael is giving bilingual bottomless brunch, car chats with your cairde agus an stuff atá i do ghrúpa Whatsapp. Besides being friends, TV presenters (TG4, RTÉ, Virgin Media) and women in their 30s, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Louise Cantillon and Síomha Ní Ruairc have another thing in common - they live their lives bilingually and as Gaeilge. From dealing with criticism online to asking for a raise to calling on our ancestral wisdom, the cailíní will draw from their own personal experiences with a
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#141 How to have a hot take
Spreagtha ag na tráchtanna atá faighte acu le déanaí, tá na cailíní ag ligint na madaí le sruth and revealing their hottest takes faoin nGaeilge. Ó ainmneacha Gaeilge (WhAt’S tHaT iN eNgLiSh?!), an botún is mó a dhéantar agus Gaeilgeoir faoi agallamh, gatekeeping na Gaeilge agus fiú na focail...
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#140 How to have a bigger life le Louise O’Neill
Cad a tharlaíonn nuair a shocraíonn tú saol níos mó agus níos fearr a chruthú duit féin? Bhí an craic againn le Louise O’Neill, údar an leabhair nua A Bigger Life. Labhair sí linn faoi na rioscaí a ghlacadh, ag déanamh níos mó de na rudaí a chuireann áthas ort agus cén fáth nach bímid cróga go…
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#139 How to be a traitor le Carla Geary
Deirtear go bhfillean an feall ar an bhfeallaire - ach cad a dheirtear faoin bhfeallaire ar an bpodchraoladh?? Bhí an craic againn le “traitor na bliana” Carla Geary. Labhair sí faoin mbrú a bhain le bheith ina Traitor, an cháil nua atá bainte amach aici agus an rún mór a choinneáil óna teaghlach...
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#138 How to wear shoes
Yes we are…tá muid ag caint faoi bhróga agus poo! One of Síomha’s goals in life is to find her bróg go deo - but NOT Solomon’s. Dá mbeadh ort bróg amháin a roghnú a léiríonn do phearsantacht, cén bhróg a bheadh inti? Find out what shoes the girls have picked for each other, praiticiúil nó maslach...
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#137 How to shoot your shot
An tseachtain seo tá muid ag caint faoi “shoot your shot”. Take a chance and put yourself out there, even when you might hear “no”. Cén sórt duine thú? An cineál a dhéanann rudaí gan smaoineamh? From making the first moves, sliding into DMs or asking for an opportunity - glac seans agus bain…
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#136 How to find your flow state
This week on How to Gael, tá muid ag fiosrú saol suimiúil an “flow state”. That feeling when you’re completely absorbed in something and everything just clicks. Where do you find your flow state; sa charr, sa chith, in áit faoi leith, le duine faoi leith, nó nuair a déanamh tú rud a thaitníonn...
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#135 How to Gael Unseen Bits
An tseachtain seo How to Gael, tá muid ag breathnú siar ar chuid de na píosaí nach bhfaca agus nár chuala sibh; some of the funny, unexpected and unseen moments from the How to Gael weekly podcasts. Bí i dteagmháil linn! Ríomhphost: [email protected] Suíomh: howtogael.com Instagram: @howtogael...
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#134 How to be a clever clogs
How do you measure cliste? Is a great conversationalist clever? Is being an expert in a field admirable? An mbaineann clisteacht le cé mhéad eolais atá agat, nó leis na ceisteanna a chuireann tú? An bhfuil an duine is ciúine sa seomra níos cliste ná an duine a mbíonn rud le rá aige i gcónaí? Is...
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#133 How to laugh
An tseachtain seo tá muid ag plé gáire, the universal language that doesn't need words. An tusa an duine a gháireann faoi gach rud? Can humour rescue an awkward situation or does it make it worse? Ó YOLO nó téigh abhaile, an bhróg cheart sa chathair mhícheart, who really is the funniest person…
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#132 How to be a good wedding guest
An tseachtain seo ar How To Gael, Louise agus Síomha discuss the dos and don’ts of being a wedding guest! Cad a dhéanfá dá mbeadh an gúna céanna agat ag bainis? The ultimate wedding fashion nightmare! When it comes to presents, an dtabharfá bronntanas bainise nó an bhfuil sé presumptuous? Wedding...
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#131 How to Gael best of guests in 2026 - so far!
Bhí a lán aíonna den scoth ar ár bpodchraoltaí i mbliain seo, agus don eipeasóid speisialta seo, seo cúpla duine acu á roinnt libh arís; from award-winning photographers and bestselling authors to comedians, air traffic controllers and mediums, seo iad ár buaicphointí ó 2026. You can listen to...
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#130 How to Campaign le Senator Laura Harmon
An tseachtain seo is í Seanadóir Laura Harmon atá sa stiúideo linn agus muid ag plé an former Mother and Baby Home, Bessborough, Cork. ‘It’s chilling that they would approve planning on a site where it is highly likely human remains are.’ Bessborough Petition:...
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#129 How to be vegan le Hazel Doupe
An tseachtain seo is í aisteoir ár linne Hazel Doupe (Say Nothing, Kathleen is Here, You Are Not My Mother) atá linn agus muid ag plé véigeánachas (aka cáis-shéantóireachas), the connection between veganism and acting, Leona Lewis agus Shrek, ar chúis éigin! But in all honesty we absolutely loved...
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#128 How to run TG4 le Deirdre Ní Choistín
An tseachtain seo is í Ard-Stiúrthóir TG4, Deirdre Ní Choistín, atá sa stiúideo linn agus muid ag plé an seoid náisiúnta gurb é TG4. Sa chomhrá seo táimid ag moladh agus ag maíomh as seinnteoir TG4 (international streaming - swoon!), defining what makes a good presenter agus ag cur béime ar...
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#127 How to survive a desert island
...nó An Blascaod Mór, denár ndóighse. Leictreachas ar bith, seirbhís fóin ar bith - ach ar a laghad tá poitín, cumhrán Tom Ford agus Fifty Shades of Grey againn? Freisin, bhfuil Louise ag glacadh le ról an Late Late? Can you bottle baby's breath? Agus an bhfuil Pat Kenny go fóill ag dul síos an...
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#126 How to logainm le John Prendergast
Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile! Corr Uí Mhongáin! An Leacht! Oh Maigh! Will you decolonise your mind & speech by reverting to Irish language placenames? An tseachtain seo tá an John Prendergast, bainisteoir abhcóideachta ó dheas le Conradh na Gaeilge, linn sa stiúideo le plé a dhéanamh ar fheachtas…
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#125 How to be a friend to bees
Tá scéal go leith ag Doireann dúinn ó Londain, tá spéaclaí conspóideacha nua ag Louise agus tá Síomha FÓS ag labhairt faoi a bheith ina feoilshéantóir.. Anuas ar seo we're discussing all things bees - their sexy job, the mythology around them and why you should always keep them in the loop. BEE…
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#124 How to be annoying
How to be annoying? Become a podcaster! Bí ullamh - táimid 1000% chun cuir isteach oraibh san eip seo. Pléann na mná na rudaí beag a chuireann as dóibh, they display amazing self-awareness agus buíochas mór le Dia go bhfuil dochtúir againn sa ghrúpa - Dr Doireann is doling out diagnoses like it’s...
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#123 How to break the rules
Tá Síomha ar ais agus tá sí ag athbhrandáil! Until the girls' advice has her doing a complete 180... Stealing olives from the deli - chic or grimey? Are amber lights merely suggestions? And who amongst us wasn't shaped by De Valera's Ireland? Freisin, pléann na mná an seó teilifíse nua atá ar na...
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#122 How to be a medium le David the Medium
Ár gcéad aoi ón Astráil! Ghlac David The Medium sos óna chamchuairt le bualadh isteach linne agus insint dúinn faoina chuid oibre mar psychic medium - how he started, how it feels to read a spirit who has crossed over, and the wild events he has predicted. Ach ba bhreá linn cloisteáil uaibh féin…
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#121 How to have a London weekend
Eip éagsúil an tseachtain seo agus muid thall i Londain dár seó san Ambasáid ag an deireadh seachtaine, so what better time to discuss how to have a London weekend? Ach ar an chéad dul síos, we have important matters to address maidir lenár n-eip deireanach, especially Matthew McConaughey's…
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#120 How to be a villager
"Everyone wants a village, but nobody wants to be a villager." Seo a ndeirtear faoi dhaoine sa lá atá inniu ann - we all want that community who will support us in uair na práinne, but are we bothered inconveniencing ourselves to support someone else? San eip seo, we discuss how to be a villager…
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#119 How to control the skies
Rialtóirí aerthráchta, nó air traffic controllers - not many of us could explain what they do, ach bheimis i bponc ceart gan iad. We're joined sa stiúideo by Nicóla Ní Riada from AirNav Ireland agus í ag insint dúinn faoin day-to-day agus faoin traenáil le bheith i do rialtóir aerthráchta.…
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#118 How to be funny le Vittorio Angelone
Idir bheith ar chamchuairt lena sheó fuirseoireachta, ag foghlaim na Gaeilge and cleaning his helix piercing, Vittorio Angelone is a busy man, ach táimid delighted go raibh an t-am aige bualadh isteach chuig stiúideo HTG (arís!) le labhairt linn le déanaí. We chat about his approach towards…
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#117 How to Gobnait
Tá an samhradh beagnach linn agus chun an Bealtaine a cheiliúradh, táimid ag teacht chugaibh ó Ghaeltacht Mhúscraí, amuigh faoin spéir retracing the steps of Naomh Gobnait! Doireann takes us on a journey tríd scéalta Ghobnait and gives us a song ón gceantar to top it all off, agus pléimid na…
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How To Unite Ireland? Episode 6
Unionists, Republicans, Catholics, Protestants.. what does it all really mean? Historian and Belfast man Andrew Clarke AKA @Tanistry sits down with us this week to tell us about his experience growing up in Belfast. Traditionally from a unionist background Andrew tells us how learning more about...
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#116 How to be from Cork
Táimid ar an mbóthar arís agus ag taifeadadh sa Montenotte i gCorcaigh an uair seo, absolutely loving life! Spreagtha ag a bhfuil thart orainn, táimid ag caint faoi Chorcaigh - the Cork attitude, piseoga UCC, agus na Rebels is fearr linn. Also, get excited for our future camchuairt ar aibhneacha…
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How To Unite Ireland? - Episode 5
Armagh man and GAA president Jarlath Burns is ea aoi na seachtaine seo ar an bpodchraoladh. What role does culture and GAA play in reconciliation? How can we bridge the gaps in our societies with sport and what does it mean to be an Ulster man? Na ceisteanna seo agus tuilleadh á phlé ag Uachtarán...
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#115 How to write a banger le Louise O'Neill
Doireann is outnumbered by Louises an tseachtain seo agus an t-údar Louise O'Neill sa stiúideo linn! Insíonn sí dúinn faoina leabhar nua, 'Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone?', agus chuala tú anseo é, this will be your beach read this summer. We talk about ambition, therapy, machnamh…
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How To Unite Ireland? - Episode 4
Ceist na Gaeilge agus ceist an chultúir in Éire Aontaithe atá faoi chaibidil an tseachtain seo. PhD candidate and Cork woman Róisín Nic Liam joins Doireann agus Louise this week to discuss her research on the Irish-language reclamation movement since the Good Friday Agreement (1998) and the role...
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#114 How to Kevin
This podcast contains a paid promotion with Three Ireland. Eip speisialta an tseachtain seo a chairde... Le cuidiú Three Ireland, táimid ag teacht chugaibh from a listener's house! Míle MÍLE buíochas le Kevin & his housemates for having us (and God help the neighbours). Níl Doireann linn an...
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How To Unite Ireland? - Episode 3
There is probably no one better than Belfast man, Sam McBride to discuss the possibility of unification. His recent book, For and Against a United Ireland was one of the big influences on this series. He is the Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph and the Sunday Independent…
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#113 How to be outdoorsy
The clocks have gone forward agus tá an ghrian sna tráthnónaí dár spreagadh bheith níos outdoorsy. Get the hiking boots on, the tent pitched & the toilet paper on standby - san eip táimid ag caint faoi bheith amuigh ag spaisteoireacht agus ag campáil. We share some camping disasters a d'inis ár...
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How To Unite Ireland? - Episode 2
The first question on everyones lips when we talk about a United Ireland is money. How much will it cost us and how will we pay for it? To give us an overview of what the economics of unity might look like we sit down with Stephen Kinsella Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick and...
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#112 How to be an agony aunt
An ndeachaigh tú i dteagmháil le agony aunt nó uncle riamh? Don eip seo, d'iarramar ar ár n-éisteoirí a dilemmas pearsanta a sheoladh chugainn, so that we can try our hand at being agony aunts. Hear what we have to say faoi chairde atá clingy, drunk texting exes, agus roinnt eile... (Disclaimer…
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How To Unite Ireland? - Episode 1
In the first episode of our new series, we’re sitting down with Taoiseach na hÉireann Micheál Martin to talk all things shared island, modern republicanism and asking if unity is realistic or romantic? In October 2025 BBC NI published a podcast series, Borderland, that tackled the question of…
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#111 How to be a history nerd
An history nerd thú? Sin ceist na seachtaine as Doireann quizzes Louise le fáil amach an bhfuil sí chomh tógtha leis an stair léi féin. Cén duine sa stair a mbeifeá ag iarraidh bualadh leis le haghaidh coffee date? Did you have a historical obsession as a child, or do you still? An dtéann tú go...
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#110 How to be incredibly chic
Spreagtha ag Verona Farrell, nó @secondhandhuns ar Insta, tá Louise ag iarraidh all things chic a phlé. Ach cad is 'chic' ann? An féidir cur síos a dhéanamh air? Tá díospóireacht againn faoi na rudaí atá chic agus not chic, dar linne, ar nós matching underwear (chic), espresso martinis (not chic...
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#109 How to ask someone on a date
What goes into asking someone on a date? Cad iad na bealaí is fearr agus is measa ar féidir é a dhéanamh? Conas a mhothaímid faoin dreaded ceist, "So, what are we?" An tseachtain seo táimid ag caint faoi asking someone on a date, ag teacht chugaibh ón City of Love tar éis dúinn tús a chur lenár...
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#108 How to be French
Prepare for sweeping generalisations, questionable accents agus neart F-bombs sa séipéal... San eip seo, táimid ag labhairt faoi mhuintir na Fraince agus na nósanna atá acu. Tá an bheirt againn i bPáras and after being shushed in cafés & given the tourist-tier blowdries, táimid buartha gur Emilys...
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#107 How to abstain
In a total U-turn ó eip na seachtaine seo caite, táimid ag caint faoi Lent san eagrán seo! Beidh tús á chur leis an gCarghas (nó 40 Hard) amárach, agus táimid ag iarraidh é a phlé - cad iad na cúiseanna a mbíonn daoine á dhéanamh, cad iad na pleananna atá ag ár n-éisteoirí lena aghaidh, agus an…
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#106 How to have a kink
Louise has had a revelation fúithi féin post-Bad Bunny Bowl agus tá sí ag iarraidh kink a phlé mar thoradh - ach cad is kink ann? Ó ghrianghraif AI de Jacob Elordi in nylon stockings go litreacha salacha James Joyce, déanaimid ár ndícheall an kink landscape a thuiscint. Call it a deep dive, call…
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#105 How to be legendary
A warrior-hurler who's irresistible to women... What's not to love? San eagrán seo we're taking it way back to the Fenian Cycle le plé a dhéanamh ar Dhiarmuid Ua Duibhne, one of the great legendary figures ó mhiotaseolaíocht na hÉireann. Tá scéal bailithe ag Doireann faoi Dhiarmuid ó Thomás Ó…
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#104 How to take a photo le Ruth Medjber
Her portfolio includes Hozier and Arcade Fire but we know that photographing us in the Cobblestone toilets was the REAL highlight of her career... San eip seo táimid ag caint leis an ngrianghrafadóir Ruth Medjber! Insíonn Ruth dúinn faoina tionscadal nua, 'Sin Scéal Eile', sraith ina bhfuil sí ag...
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#103 How to go to the cinema
Tá súile Louise oscailte théis dul go dtí an phictiúrlann le déanaí – is cinema-goer anois í, fad is go bhfuil gloine fíona ina lámh aici. San eip seo, pléimid an scannán nua Saipan agus cinema etiquette (Síomha Ní Rialacha is out in force here), and debate whether the pictiúrlann can still be a...
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#102 How to tell a story
Tar linn ar aistear as we flog dead horses, discuss the importance of a wink in story telling and discover erotic fantasy fiction (bhur moltaí uainn anseo le bhur dtoil). Freisin - Síomha's big fall ag an baby shower, pavlova Dhoireann agus anailís Louise ar bhuachaintí mhór Chiarraí le déanaí!…
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#101 How to be pregnant le Siobhán de Paor
Táimid ar ais i ndiaidh na Nollag agus tá an lá mór ag druidim linn - beidh babaí Shíomha ag teacht go luath! Ach an bhfuil go leor ar eolas againn faoin toircheas, faoin mbreith, nó faoin máithreachas? San eip seo, insíonn an file Siobhán de Paor dúinn faoina taithí féin leo agus faoin...
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#100 How to turn 100
Bhuel a chairde, tá an t-eagrán seo lán de cheiliúradh – ní hamháin gurb í an Nollaig í, ach mhair muid an céad! San eip seo , tá súil siar á caitheamh againn ar an aistear atá théis a bheith againn ó thús HTG go dtí an 100ú eip. Pléimid na cuimhneacháin is fearr, na cuimhneacháin is náirí, and...
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#99 How to Gaeltacht le Pádraig Ó Sé
Bhuel a chairde, táimid ana-excited mar gheall ar an eagrán seo, inar chuir Doireann 's Louise an ceoltóir, craoltóir 's carachtar Pádraig Ó Sé faoi agallamh thíos sa Daingean le linn Other Voices! Bhí féiniúlacht agus fiántas na nGaeltachtaí á bplé againn le Pádraig, chomh maith leis an cheol…
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#98 How to speak Hiberno-English le Colm O'Regan
Do you know your gombeens from your quarehawks? Bhuel, tá Colm O'Regan anseo le cabhrú leat agus Béarla na hÉireann – nó Hiberno-English – á phlé againn. Labhraíonn Colm faoi na focail is ansa leis i mBéarla na hÉireann, na difríochtaí idir caint a pháistí agus a chuid cainte féin, agus na bealaí...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
HOW TO GAEL, your favourite bilingual threesome, are back for 2026 !
After a huge 2025 with sold out live shows across Ireland and the USA, summer festival appearances and much more , Doireann, Louise and Síomha are back every week for 2026.
Mar thriúr ban navigating their 30s, Doireann, Louise and Síomha are living, working and socialising as Gaeilge in a way that is suimiúil, spraíúil and just good craic. Forget gramadach agus obair bhaile, How To Gael is giving bilingual bottomless brunch, car chats with your cairde agus an stuff atá i do ghrúpa Whatsapp.
Besides being friends, TV presenters (TG4, RTÉ, Virgin Media) and women in their 30s, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Louise Cantillon and Síomha Ní Ruairc have another thing in common - they live their lives bilingually and as Gaeilge.
From dealing with criticism online to asking for a raise to calling on our ancestral wisdom, the cailíní will draw from their own personal experiences with a
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HOW TO GAEL, your favourite bilingual threesome, are back for 2026 ! After a huge 2025 with sold out live shows across Ireland and the USA, summer festival appearances and much more , Doireann, Louise and Síomha are back every week for 2026. Mar thriúr ban navigating their 30s, Doireann, Louise and...
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