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Focal Factor

Focal Factor

Written by: Sinead Dolan
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Irreverent Bilingual Show with Sinéad Dolan, Rossa ÓSnodaigh and John Colleary in Irish and English.

After studying it for 14 years. the Irish language has been absorbed into the dark recesses of the Irish nation's brain.

For all the people who think they can’t speak their own language and who appreciate irreverent, satirical and sardonic wit, Focal Factor is good un-wholesome fun, translated on the fly, to remove the fear from a language we carry around with us like a phantom limb.

Chatting idir dhá teanga, you'll be able to follow with the bit of Irish you have in your ceann as well as learning words you'd never be allowed say in school.

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Episodes
  • Focal Factor 2

    Focal Factor 2
    Feb 5 2026

    Near Deaths, Football Predictions and how to Woo a Lover. Join Sinéad Dolan, Rossa ÓSnodaigh agus John Colleary as they chat as Gaeilge agus Béarla about Near Deaths, Legal Tripping, Stigmata and Troy Parrott.

    Irish - but a bit different to what you did in school.

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    49 mins
  • Focal Factor 1

    Focal Factor 1
    Feb 4 2026

    Join Sinéad Dolan, Rossa ÓSnodaigh agus John Colleary as they chat le Gaeilge agus Béarla, proving that it's okay to just try a bit of comhrá and all the Irish tucked away in your ceann will start creeping back. With translations on the fly, and Rossa helping John and Sinéad struggle through, you won't be left behind.

    Like a phantom limb, whose presence you can feel, the Irish language is attached to every person who has gone through Ireland’s school system. It often seems intangible because we don’t know how to begin using it. Focal Factor is that opportunity to tickle the Irish storage box inside the nation’s brain using good unwholesome adult fun.

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    37 mins
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