Fadhbanna Ár Linne

Question 1

Once upon a tim, Ireland was a quiet, peaceful country with a good life spent by people in it

Answer 1

Truth dá raibh, ba thír chiúin shíochánta í Éire a raibh deashaol le caitheamh ag daoine ann

Question 2

The Family was strong and moral matters very strict

Answer 2

Bhí an chlann láidir agus cúrsaí moráltachta an-dian.

Question 3

People were proud of Ireland and it was hard for those who had to emmigrate

Answer 3

Bhí daoine bródúil as Éire agus ba chrua an chéim dóibh siúd a bhí orthu dul ar imirce

Question 4

If people were abroad, the weren’t very happy with life in England or America

Answer 4

Má bhí daoine thar lear, ní ró-shásta a bhí siad le saol i Sasana nó i Meiriceá.

Question 5

Nothing would suffice but to return home to raise their family in Ireland

Answer 5

Ní raibh futhu ná tharstu ach filleadh abhaile chun a gclann a thógáil in Éirinn

Question 6

But now we have to ask the question; would those honest people recognise our country as it is now?

Answer 6

Ach anois caithfimid an cheist a chur; an aithneodh na daoine macánta sin ár dtír faoi mar atá sí anois?

Question 7

The country of the saints and the professors damaged completely with the problem of the drugs, problem of alcohol, crime and violence that is blasting through the country daily

Answer 7

Tá Tír na naomh is na nOllamh loot go guile is go hiomlán le fadhb ba ndrugaí, fadhb an alcóil, coiriúlacht agus foréigean atá ag réabadh tríd an tír go laethiúil.

Question 8

Worse than that, every single person knows that those problems are getting worse in the last few year

Answer 8

Níos measa ná sin ach tá a fhios ag gach mac máthar go bhfuil na fadhbanna siúd ag dul in olcas le blianta beaga anuas

Question 9

You can’t deny that the drug problem is a deadly scurge of our time

Answer 9

Ní féidir é a shéanadh ach go bhfuil fadhb na ndrugaí mar scúirse marfach ár linne

Question 10

There are thousands of addicts feeding their habits and the public suffering as a result

Answer 10

Tá na melt andúileach ag cothú a nósanna agus an bobal thíos leis dá bharr

Question 11

There is not a dug that they cannot get, not only on the streets of our capital city, but on the streets of every town in Ireland

Answer 11

Is beat drugs each féidir leo a fháil, ní amháin ar shráideanna ár bpíomhchathrach ach ar shráideanna gach baile in Éirinn

Question 12

It disgusts me that the young generation is ruining their body with drugs like ecstasy and cocaine without a second thought

Answer 12

Muireann sé déistin arm go bhfuil an t-aos óg ag scriosadh a corp le drug mar ecstasy ages cócaon gan aon dara smaoineamh.

Question 13

What about the dealers that are sitting pretty and them oblivious to the disaster that ensues?

Answer 13

Cad faoi n amangairí ate go teen in a sub agus iad beagbeann don tubaiste a leanfar

Question 14

We can’t turn a blind eye on what is happening all around us

Answer 14

Ní féidir linn súil dall a chasadh ar a bhfuil ag tarlú mórthimpeall orainn

Question 15

One will have to give support to the organisations that help those victims so that the story with improve

Answer 15

Caithfear taca a thabhairt do na h-eagraíochtaí a chabhraíonn na h-íobartaigh siúd ionas go dtiocfaidh feabhas ar an scéal

Question 16

‘Give up drinking or you’ll die’

Answer 16

“Seachain an teach tabhairne nó is bairneach do breath duit’

Question 17

This is a proverb that explains the problem linked to alcohol

Answer 17

Is seanfhocail é see a léiríonn an fhadhb a bhaineann le h-alcól

Question 18

In the past few year the alcohol problem is gone from control in Ireland

Answer 18

Le blianta beaga anuas tá fadhb an alcóil imithe as smacht in Éirinn.

Question 19

As well as that, with ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana, alcohol is a drug

Answer 19

Ina theannta sin. le ecstasy, cócaon agus marachuan is dryga é an t-alcól.

Question 20

It is a deadly addictive drug

Answer 20

Is drugs march, tógálach é

Question 21

The Irish people are famous for the amount of alcohol that they drink

Answer 21

Tá clú agus ccil ar mhuintir na hÉireann as an méod alcóil a ólann siad

Question 22

According to some people, we are a country of drunks, and it appears to me that they are not mistaken

Answer 22

Dar le roinnt daoine is tír de mheisceoirí muid agus dealraíonn sé dom nach bhfuil aon dul amú orthu

Question 23

Any night at the weekend, go down to any busy street in Ireland and without a doubt you will see a good few drunk people falling all over the place

Answer 23

Aon ouch ag an deireadh seachtaine, téigh síos sráid gnóthach ar bith in Éirinn agus gan amhras feicfish tú heart daoine ar mesice ag tógáil dhá bhealach den bhóthar

Question 24

It is said to me that it is part of our culture, part of the fun, but the story goes deeper than that

Answer 24

Deirtear lion go bhfuil sé mar chide dir gcultúr, cuid den chraic, ach téann an Schal níos doimhne ná sin

Question 25

in spite of the warnings, not many teenagers would go to a disco or party without having a bit

Answer 25

In ainneoin na rabhadh is beat déagóir a rachadh chide disc nó cóisir gan brain fan bhfiacal a bheith act

Question 26

This is a huge problem, according to me

Answer 26

Is fadhb ollmhór í see dar liom

Question 27

I don’t know where the roots of the problem come from

Answer 27

Ní fheadar cárbh as a thagann fréamhacha na faidhbe seo

Question 28

It disgusts me when now connects our beautiful heritage with alcohol

Answer 28

Cuireann sé désitin orm nuair a chenaglaítear ár n-oidhreacht álainn le halcól

Question 29

Our culture has to be deeper than that

Answer 29

Tá ar ár gcultúr a boeit níos doimhne ná sin

Question 30

It is my opinion that the fault lies with advertisement

Answer 30

Is é mo thuairim go luíonn an lochs le fógraíocht

Question 31

Whenever I turn on the television there is some attractive voice convincing me that I am not sophisticated without a glass of stout or a shot in my hand

Answer 31

Pé hair a chuirim an teilifís ar siúl bron glór éigin mealltach ag cur ina luí orm nach bhfuilim sofaisticiúil gan gloine leanna nó biotáille i mo ghlac agam

Question 32

You only have to think about ‘alcopops’ to see the way that the advertisement companies go on the pursuit of the young generation

Answer 32

Ní gá duit ach smaoineamh ar ‘Alcopops’chun féachaint ar an tslí a théann na comhlachtaú fógraíochta ar thóir an aosa óg.

Question 33

They take advantage of the strict campaign in the social media to make an impression on teenagers

Answer 33

Baineann sias leas as dianfheachtas sa menin chumarsáide chun dul i bhfidhm ar dhéagóirí

Question 34

There is a strong link between misuse of alcohol and drugs and crime

Answer 34

Tá nasc láidir idir mí-úsáid drugaí agus alcól, agus coiriúlacht

Question 35

The night clubs end at 2am and the streets are filled with people who are blind drunk

Answer 35

Críochnaíonn na clubanna oíche ag a dó a chloor sa mhaidin agus líontar na sráideanna le daoine atá dall mesice

Question 36

They are frustrated and tired, no surprise that they become rebellious

Answer 36

Bonn frustrachas agus tuirse orthu, ní h-ionadh é go n-éiríonn siad trodach

Question 37

It is the same story with drugs

Answer 37

Is é an scéal céanna le drugaí

Question 38

When an addict doesn’t have money for the next ‘fix’ he become cross, angry and hi mind directs on crime and stealing

Answer 38

Nair nach mbíonn an t-airgead af an andúileach den héad ‘géabh; eile, éiríonn sé crosta, feargacy agus díríonn sé a igne ar choiriúlacht agus ar ghadaíocht

Question 39

There are too many people dying because of alcohol and drugs, directly or indirectly

Answer 39

Tá an-iomarca daoine ar fáil báis mar gheall ar alcól agus ar dhrugaí - go díreach nó go h-indíreach

Question 40

We have to restrain it immediately

Answer 40

Caithfimid srian a chuir leis láithreach

Question 41

Another problem of our time is the lack of safety on the roads

Answer 41

Fadhb eile ár linne ná an raspa sábhailteachta ar na bóithre

Question 42

One doesn’t abide by the rules of the roads any longer

Answer 42

Ní bhactar ke rialacha na mbóithre a thuilleadh

Question 43

There are drivers in the cars out on the main roads showing off the speed that they can do

Answer 43

Bonn tiománaithe sna gluasteáin amuigh ar na bóithre móra ag maíomh as an luas gur féidir leo a dhéanacmh

Question 44

They are oblivious to the pedestrians on all sides of them

Answer 44

boon siad beat beans do na cosaithe ar each tab dóibh

Question 45

Frequently the car goes out of control and in the blink of the eye there is a fatality

Answer 45

Is minic a théann an gluaisteán ó smacht agus i bpreabadh na súl bron taisme mharfach

Question 46

A lot of people think that they can drive after being drinking. Isn’t it awful that the likes of that rubbish is around us?

Answer 46

Tá go leor daoine a cheapann go bhfuil said in ann tiomáint tar éis a bheith ag ól. Nach uafásach an rud é go bhfuil a leithéid de sheafóid inár measc?

Question 47

You can’t deny that it was a great move forward with the penalty points.

Answer 47

Ní féidir é a shéanadh ach gur dul chun cinn iontach a tháinig isteach leis na pointí pionóis.

Question 48

But there is lots of work to do before an and comes to the problem

Answer 48

Ach tá tuilleadh oibre le déanamh sula dtiocfaifh réiteach ar an bhfadhb

Question 49

10 years ago experts said that this country was under threat, but unfortunately one shunned their advice

Answer 49

deich mbliana ó shin , dirt saineolaithe go raibh an tar see faoi bhagairt act faraoir, rinneadh spior spear dá gcomhairle

Question 50

We see the result of that and nowhere is safe

Answer 50

Tá an tear tagtha fan tairngreacht ages nil hit ar with slán

Question 51

It is a danger to the young generation, the old people and even for the children themselves that the crime and violence is increasing daily

Answer 51

Is ball don dos óg, do na seandaoine agus fiú do na páistí féin go bhfuil coiriúlacht agus foréigean ag méadú in aghaidh an lae

Question 52

In spite of the problems for the future, I hope that the problems will be resolved soon

Answer 52

In ainneoin na bhfadhbanna don todhcaú, tá súil agam go dtiocfaidh réiteach na faidhbe go luath

Question 53

But as the say; only time will tell

Answer 53

Ach faoi mar a deirtear; as maith an scéalaí an aimsir!