Breatimeacht

Question 1

We all know the proverb; it’s together that we survive

Answer 1

Tá eolas againn go léir ar an seanfhhocal ‘Is a scáth a chéile a mhaireas na daoine’

Question 2

And it is clear that that was was big in the minds of the people more than 40 years ago when we accepted to go in and be a member of the EEA

Answer 2

Agus is léir go raibh sé go mór in aigne na ndaoine breis is daichead bliain ó shin nuair a ghlacamar chun dul isteach agus chun bheith mar bhaill i gComhphobal Eacnamaíocht na hEorpa

Question 3

Wasn’t the world that was opening up to us big, with the freedom and the amazing opportunities that the population of this country had?

Answer 3

Nach mór an saol a bhí ag oscailt amach romhainn le saoirse agus deiseanna iontacha ag daonra na tíre seo?

Question 4

At last we were on the stage of the world!

Answer 4

Faoi dheireadh bhíomar ar stáitse an domhain

Question 5

For sure we had obstacles, weren’t we competing with some of the most powerful nations in the world; for example France and Germany

Answer 5

Cinnte bhí constaicí romhainn. Nach rabhamar ag dul in iomaíocht le cuid de na náisiúin is cumhachtaí san Eoraip; cur i gcás An Fhrainc agus An Ghearmáin

Question 6

But ‘our neighbours’ were ready to help us - that was The European Union

Answer 6

Ach bhí ‘ár gcomharsanna’ réidh chun cabhrú linn - sé sin an Ríocht Aontaithe

Question 7

Whenever the difficulties became too much, there was help and assistance available from Britain

Answer 7

Pé uair a d’éirigh na deacrachtaí thar barr, bhí cabhair agus cúnamh le fáil ón Bhreatain

Question 8

And them decreasing the problem of emigration and unemployment that was eroding the country in those days and even further back to the fifties

Answer 8

And iad ag laghdú fadhb na h-imirce agus na dífhistíochta a bhí ag creimeadh na tíre sna blianta sin agus fiú níos faide siar go dtí na caogaidí

Question 9

But now ‘with our friends’ turning their back on us, what is in store for the people of Ireland?

Answer 9

Ach anois ‘lenár gcairde’ ag casadh a gcúl orainne cad tá i ndán do mhuintir na hÉireann?

Question 10

Not only are we fearful, ignorant and sceptical about the story, but the English are losing confidence as well

Answer 10

Ní amháin go bhfuilimid eaglach, aineolach agus amhrasach faoin scéal, ach tá na sasanaigh ag cailliúnt muiníne freisin

Question 11

A large amount of them are seeking Irish passports to have the freedom to go across various European borders without much delay or any difficulty

Answer 11

Tá roinnt mhaith dóibh ag iarraidh pasanna Éireannacha chun an t-saoirse a bheith acu chun dul trasna teorainn éagsúla na h-Eorpa gan mórán moille ná deachrachtaí éigin.

Question 12

In agricultural affairs, a large amount of the farmers are becoming unemployed as you’d say

Answer 12

I gcursaú talamhaíochta tá roinnt mhaith de na feirmeoirí ag dul ‘as gnó’ faoi mar a dhéarfá

Question 13

Especially those that were selling the majority of their crops to Britain

Answer 13

Go h-áirithe iadsan a bhí ag díol formhór dá gcuid earraí don Bhreatain

Question 14

But isn’t it ironic to say that they are the farmers from the North, even though they were the group that wanted to leave the EU in the first place.

Answer 14

Ach nach iaróineach a rá ach gurb iad na feirmeoirí ón tuaisceart atá i gceist don chuid is mó, cé gurbh iad an grúpa a theastaigh chun imeacht ón Aontas Eorpach ar an gcéad dul síos.

Question 15

What about me and the likes of me?

Answer 15

Cad fúimse agus ar mo leithéid?

Question 16

I know many students and they wanted to attend university in Britain, but now they can’t because the large fees that they will have to pay

Answer 16

Tá aithne agam ar roinnt mhaith daltaí agus bhí ar intinn acu freastal ar an ollscoil sa Bhreatain, ach ní anois ní féidir mar gheall ar na táiile airde a bheidh orthu íoc as

Question 17

For the colleges that we have in this country are amazing, but would you be able to put any of them on the same level as Oxford or Cambridge?

Answer 17

Cinnte is iontach na coláistí atá againn sa tír seo, ach an mbeifeá in ann aon cheann díobh a chur ar an leibhéal céanna le Oxford nó Cambridge?

Question 18

My parents the remember the border that was there in the seventies that separated the North from the South and especially the troubles that were there because of that border

Answer 18

Is cuimhin le mo thuistí an teorainn a bhí ann sna seachtóidí a scar an tuaisceart ón deisceart agus go h-áirithe na trioblóidí a bhí ann mar gheall ar an teoireann sin

Question 19

Will the two sides become rebellious again?

Answer 19

An éiróidh an dá thaobh trodach arís?

Question 20

Will the long queues of cars return again and them waiting for hours to go or come across?

Answer 20

An bhfillfidh na scuainí fad gleuisteán arís agus iad ag fanacht le h-uaire chun dul nó teacht trasna?

Question 21

In money matters, We won’t have as much money and we did as a big increase will come on the cost of living with extra taxes on the various products that we get from Britain

Answer 21

I gcursaí airgid, ní bheidh ár bpócaí chomh teann is a bhí toisc go dtiocfaidh méadú mór ar an gcostats maireachtála le taillí sa bhreis ar na tairgí éagsúla a faighimid ón bhreatain

Question 22

And then there’s the question: Will the other European countries be willing to do trade with us or will our little island on the edge of Europe be forgotten?

Answer 22

Agus ansin tá an cheist: An mbeidh tíortha eile na héorpa toilteanach trádáil a dhéanamh linn nó an ndéanfar dearmad ar ár n-oileán beag ar imeall na hEorpa?

Question 23

We can’t forget one of the biggest problems that we have in the country an that is the housing crisis

Answer 23

Ní féidir linn dearmad a dhéanamh ar cheann de fadhbanna is mó a bhfuil againn sa tír seo agus is í sin fadhb na dídine

Question 24

there is a scarcity of apartments available for rent and those that are available have a really high cost going with them

Answer 24

Tá ganntanas arasán ar fáil ar cíos agus iad siúd atá ar fáil, tá costas an-ard ag dul leo

Question 25

But if more population from the north move here - and there is a good chance that the sorts will happen - we will be in a sticky situation

Answer 25

Ach má bhogann daonra sa bhreis ón tuaisceart anseo - agus tá seans maith go dtarlóidh a leithéid - beimid i bpriacal ceart!

Question 26

And they will come as they want the freedom to travel over the borders of Europe at their convenience if they have an Irish passport, and can you blame them?

Answer 26

Agus tiocfaidh siad toisc go bhfuil an tsaoirse uathu chun taisteal thar teorainneacha na h-Eorpa ar a socúlacht má tá pas Éireannach acu, agus an féidir leat an locht a chur orthu?

Question 27

Every cloud has a silver lining as is the other proverb

Answer 27

Is olc an ghaoth ná séideann maith do dhuine’’ , faoi mar atá an seanfhocal eile

Question 28

And in matter of employment, one hope that there will be more work, or vacancies and jobs available when big companies move there HQs to Ireland

Answer 28

Agus i gcúrsaí fostaíochta tárthar ag siúl go mbeidh níos mó oibre nó folúntais agus postanna ar fáil anseo nuair a bhogann comhlachtaí móra a gceanncheathrú go hÉirinn

Question 29

They would have to move to a country in which English is spoken as the main language of the people

Answer 29

B’éigean dóibh bogadh chun tíre ina bhfuil an Béarla mar príomhtheanga na ndaoine

Question 30

Even though many people wouldn’t be happy to claim that

Answer 30

Cé nach bhfuil roinnt mhaith daoine sásta maíomh as sin

Question 31

Anyways, it is a little too early yet to say how the story will turn out - not only for us but for Britain too, but one thing is for certain; time will tell

Answer 31

Ar aon nós tá s beagánín ró-luath chun a rá conas mar a thitfish an scéal amach - ní amháin dúinn féin ach don Bhreatain freisin - ach tá rud amháin cinnte; “is maith an scéalaí an aimsir”