Futa Fata

12/11/2025

Go raibh míle maith agaibh, a chairde! 🥳

Comhghairdeachas leis an gcomhlacht Futa Fata sa Spidéal atá ag ceiliúradh 20 bliain ar an bhfód!

Bhí bunaitheoir an chomhlachta Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin linn ar Iris Aniar ar maidin.

06/11/2025

Bhí Tadhg meallta ag an leabhar seo nuair a chonaic sé é don chéad uair ag Comhdháil Leabhar Pháistí Éireann 2024! Bliain ar aghaidh agus tá eagrán Gaeilge ar fáil anois de "Kevin and the Blackbirds". Casadh nua ar sean scéal Éireannach scríofa ag David Almond agus maisithe ag P.J. Lynch, aistrithe ag Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin.

Ar fáil anois! 🐦‍⬛

When Tadhg first saw this book at the Children's Books Ireland Conference in 2024, he knew it he wanted to do an Irish edition. One year later, and the Irish edition of 'Kevin and the Blackbirds ' is available. It's a new twist on an old Irish story, written by David Almond, illustrated by P.J. Lynch and translated by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin.

Available now. 🐦‍⬛

05/11/2025

A little message from 'An Fia sa Choill' illustrator Anastasia Melnykova in Ukrainian, and also in English. This is Anastasia's first fully illustrated picture book. Not only was the language in which it was written new, the whole culture in which the story is embedded was also new. Anastasia rose to the challenge with stunning results.

Please share with your Ukrainian friends here in Ireland and show some love for An Fia sa Choill, written by Sadhbh Devlin and illustrated by Anastasia Melnykova.

Link in bio to vote for An Fia sa Choill.

Go raibh míle maith agaibh!

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05/11/2025

Tá ceiliúradh le déanamh againn, a chairde! 🥳

Cé a chreidfeadh é go bhfuil Futa Fata scór bliain ag foilsiú do pháistí óga na tíre. Chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar an obair atá bainte amach le linn an ama sin, tá na sean-hits ó leithéidí Gugalaí Gug!, Peigín Leitir Móir, Bliain na nAmhrán agus Ceol na Mara á gcleachtadh arís ag Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin, Caitlín Ní Chualáin agus a gcairde. Beidh amhráin, rannta, damhsa agus neart gáirí ar fáil sa seó, a mbeidh breis agus dhá scór gasúr páirteach ann.

Tá na ticéid saor in aisce ach CAITHFEAR iad a chur in áirithe ar Eventbrite. (Nasc sa mBio)

Dearthóir seit, léiriú agus stiúradh le Pádraic Ó Flatharta.

Buíochas ó chroí le Caitríona Uí Bhéarra, muinteoirí, páistí agus pobal Scoil Sailearna.

Tá Futa Fata buíoch don chlár Cuisle agus Ealaín na Gaeltachta, Údarás na Gaeltachta, An Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán as ucht a gcuid tacaíochta.

It's time to celebrate, a chairde! 🥳

We could not let 20 years slip by without acknowledging all we have accomplished as a publisher and most importantly as a community that celebrates and promotes our language and culture. Tadhg, Caitlín and friends (nearly 40 of them from Scoil Sailearna) are rehearsing the old hits from favourites like Gugalaí Gug, Peigín Leitir Móir, Ceol na Mara and so much more.

It's going to be great fun for all the family. Tickets are FREE but limited and must be booked via Eventbrite. Link in bio.

We're very grateful to Pádraic Ó Flatharta, set designer, producer and director! He's doing incredible work!

To Caitríona Uí Bhéarra and the entire Scoil Sailearna community.

And to the Ealaín na Gaeltachta Cuisle programme, Údarás na Gaeltachta, An Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán for their support. A wonderful supporter of community arts, go raibh míle maith agaibh, a chairde.

Bígí linn! 🥳

📆 Dé Sathairn, 15 Samhain 6pm

📆 Dé Domhnaigh, 16 Samhain 4pm

📍Seanscoil Sailearna

24/10/2025

Inniu toghfar Uachtarán nua, agus spreag an deireadh ré seo muid le súil siar a chaitheamh ar Uachtaránacht Michael D. 

Bhí sé d'ádh orainn freastal ar cheann de na cóisirí samhraidh in Áras an Uachtaráin i mí Meithimh 2022. 

Agus ar ndóigh spreag an tUachtarán Ó hUiginn agus a chara dílis, Bród, Pat Mac Eoin chun pinn agus iad beirt lárnach sa scéal "An Madra Mistéireach", maisithe ag Richard Watson.  

Chuir Róisín Hahessy san áireamh é chomh maith agus í ag maisiú chistin Mhamó sa scéal "Geansaí Ottó" le Sadhbh Devlin.  

Aireoidh muid uainn é, ach guímid gach rath ar Michael D sa todhchaí agus gach rath ar an Uachtarán nua. 

Today we vote for a new president and it will be the end of an era. Given the day that's in it, we couldn't help but take a trip down memory lane. 

We were very fortunate to be invited to a summer party in Áras an Uachtaráin in June 2022. 

And how can we forget that it was President Higgins and his loyal companion, Bród, that inspired Pat Mac Eoin to write "An Madra Mistéireach" illustrated by Richard Watson.  

Róisín Hahessy also snuck a tribute to him into Mamó's kitchen, which is one of our favourite spreads from "Geansaí Ottó" written by Sadhbh Devlin.  

We wish President Michael D all the very best going forward, and ádh mór to his successor! Wonder will they be immortalised in a picture book? 

24/10/2025

An Post Irish Book Awards - https://mailchi.mp/e453b4d5db63/an-post-irish-book-awards

Tá lúchair orainn an scéal seo a roinnt libh! Comhghairdeas ó chroí le Sadhbh Devlin agus Anastasia Melnykova, scríbhenoir agus maisitheoir 'An Fia sa Choill'.

Pics le Patrick Bolger!

23/10/2025

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23/10/2025

Sin muid anois, i lár an aonaigh le scoth na leabhair do pháistí ar gearrliosta Leabhar na Bliana do Pháistí. Ní chreideann muid é go fóill!

Tá an vótáil oscailte, bheadh muid fíor bhuíoch dá dtacóidh sibh leis AN FIA SA CHOILL scríofa ag Sadhbh Devlin agus maisithe ag Anastasia Melnykova.

Más mian leat cóip den leabhar a fháil tá sé ar fáil i siopaí iontacha na tíre (cuid acu ainmnithe do na An Post Irish Book Awards chomh maith!) nó is féidir é fháil go díreach uainn féin agus ó tharla an dea scéal seo, tá cód lascaine againn le 20% a shábháil: AnPostFia

There we are now, in amongst other amazing books on the Children's Book of the Year- Junior Shortlist. An Irish language children's book has never been shortlisted for this award before and honestly, we're still pinching ourselves!

The voting is open if you would like to vote for AN FIA SA CHOILL by Sadhbh Devlin and Anastasia Melnykova. We'd be super grateful!

If you'd like to buy a copy of the book you'll find it in great bookshops nationwide, some of which are also nominated for an Irish Book Award! You can also buy it directly from us and sure we couldn't let this pass us and not offer up a discount code so AnPostFia will save you 20%. (And you can use it for any book!)

Míle buíochas to everyone for all the lovely good wishes.

Photo of Sadhbh and Anastasia by Patrick Bolger.

22/10/2025

Tá dea scéal againn!! Tá 'An Fia sa Choill' le Sadhbh Devlin agus Anastasia Melnykova ainmnithe do Children's Book of the Year - Junior ag na An Post Irish Book Awards. Tá ríméad an domhan orainn! Beidh sé seo sna leabhair staire seans, mar seo é an chéad uair gur ainmníodh leabhar Ghaeilge do pháistí dá rannóg seo. Tá muid thar a bheith bródúil as an éacht sin agus déanann muid comhghairdeas ó chroí le Sadhbh agus Anastasia.

An incredible night in the GPO Dublin for the shortlist announcement of the An Post Irish Book Awards- and look there we are! A little bit of history was made tonight! This is the first time an Irish language children's book has been nominated in this category for these awards. Tá bród an domhan orainn. A lovely way to mark our 20 years of publishing and, funnily enough, the An Post Irish Book Awards are also celebrating 20 years!

Voting lines are open and the link is in our bio!

Míle buíochas le

18/10/2025

Inniu ann chéad lá de Seachtain na Leabhar Éireannach agus iarrtar orainn an siopa is fearr linn a lua! Tá oiread acu ann, Charlie Byrne's, Kenny's ... siopa leabhar ar bith le bheith ionraic!!

Toradh is the first day of Irish Book Week, and the prompt for today is to name your favourite bookshop. The only problem is, there are so many! Here in Galway, we have Charlie's and Kennys, An Siopa Leabhar in Dublin, like how long do we have? A bookshop is always a first port of call if you're going somewhere.. so we have to say all of them.

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11/10/2025

Tá ríméad croí orainn go bhfuil 'Puisín na mBróg' ar ceann de na leabhair atá roghnaithe don tréimhse seo moltaí ó Eason x CBI.

Tá Puisín i gcomhluadar iontach ansin! Beidh na leabhar le feiceáil i siopaí Eason fud fad na tíre!

Scríofa ag Fearghas Mac Lochlainn agus maisithe ag Paddy Donnelly.

We're thrilled that 'Puisín na mBróg' has been chosen in this quarters selection of Recommended Irish Reads for the Eason x CBI campaign.

Puisín is in fabulous company there and you'll find him and all the other great books on display in Eason bookshops nationwide.

Written by Fearghas Mac Lochlainn and illustrated by Paddy Donnelly.