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b'What a year. What a week. What a decade! It\\u2019s Christmastime again and Darach, Peadar and Gear\\xf3id\\xedn have met up to reflect on the passing of time. In this week\\u2019s episode they look at the 2010s as the decade when the Irish language and social media became acquainted with each other, starting with the #sneachta hashtag and ending with an election in our neighbouring state that has made hitherto hypothetical questions about identity and Irishness more urgent. We consider the memes and Irish words of the decade, the beginnings of @theirishfor and Pop Up Gaeltacht and the traditions of activism, community and dialogue that informed the big changes of the decade in this island, which have been a part of Gaeilge all along.\\n\\n\\nWe also remember Iris Robinson and the men who surrounded her, the first viral story of a decade bookended by DUP humiliations. And Niall Horan, who our Laois Legend may have met and completely forgotten.\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nGet Kirsten Shiel art prints here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/kirstenshiel/\\xa0\\n\\n\\nSupport for this episode comes from Foras na Gaeilge - https://www.forasnagaeilge.ie/\\n\\n\\n\\n---\\n\\n\\nContact the show:\\n\\n\\ntwitter - @motherfocloir and @theirishfor\\n\\n\\nemail - motherfocloir@headstuff.org\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'