Tha Eòrpa ann an Sealtainn a’ rannsachadh buaidh a’ phandemic air fèisean ainmeil Up Helly Aa a bhiodh a’ toirt muinntir nan eilean còmhla eadar an Fhaoilleach agus a’ Mhàrt gach bliadhna. Leis na fèisean air an cuir dheth airson na dàrna bliadhna ri linn Covid, tha Annabel NicIllFhinnein a’ rannsachadh a’ bhuaidh aige seo air cor nan coimhearsnachdan.

Eòrpa is in Shetland looking at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the islands’ famous Up Helly Aa festivals which bring Shetlanders together each year between January and March. With activites suspended for the second year due to Covid, Annabel Maclennan investigates the impact on communities.

Andreas Wolff is in Belfast looking at Irish language education in the city 50 years after the first Gaelscoil opened. Traditionally, it was members of the Nationalist community who learnt the language but in recent years it has seen an increase in interest from the Unionist community. There is now uncertainty with the delay in the introduction of a long-planned Irish Language Act. Show less