Here’s something for fans and students of the Irish language – Abair Leat! is a new social network dedicated to Gaeilge.
The network is currently calling on anyone with an interest in the Irish language or interested in learning Irish to become beta testers.
The aim of the network is to transform learners into users. It uses custom made software to check the percentage of Irish language content in all updates and posts. The network will be useful for students as it has built in translation and spell check support. The site allows students to interact with each other in Irish in preparation for their Leaving Cert or college examinations.
The idea for the network came about when staff of Irish college Coláiste Lurgan in Galway looked to developments in IT to enable students to prepare for a cúrsa Gaeilge on their home PCs. The Abair Leat! project was then undertaken by web designers Block 5 Design to develop a series of online Irish games. Since then, Abair Leat! has formed a new partnership in 2011 with US-based online firm, Fantasy Interactive (FI) to create a social media site for the Irish language.
Fantasy Interactive specialises in interactive design, mobile and application development and social media for big sites such as Google, Red Bull, CNN, and Fox.
Abair Leat! aims to have up to 50,000 users by the end of 2012. Be one of the first to join – just go to www.abairleat.com create an account and get corresponding ‘as Gaeilge’.

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