Go easy on yourself — you don't need to speak Irish to take part. But here are some handy phrases for the day, plus resources to help you pick up a few words. Even a small effort goes a long way.
Phrases for the day
introductions
~ Craicathon: ~$ cat vocab.txt
01Dia duit, is mise// Hello, my name is…
02Cad is ainm duit?// What is your name?
03Is é seo mo chéad hackathon// This is my first hackathon
04Is innealtóir / códóir / dearthóir / dalta / ealaíontóir mé// I am an engineer / coder / designer / student / artist
tools & tech
~ Craicathon: ~$ cat vocab.txt
01Ríomhaire ghlúine// Laptop
02Fón cliste// Smartphone
03Suíomh gréasáin// Website
04AI — IS (Intleacht Shaorga)// Artificial Intelligence
05Bunachar sonraí// Database
06Cód// Code
07Comhad// File
learning
~ Craicathon: ~$ cat vocab.txt
01An féidir liom…// Can I…
02Níl a fhios agam// I don't know
03Tuigim// I understand
04Ní thuigim// I don't understand
05Cabhair liom!// Help!
06Le do thoil// Please
07Go raibh maith agat// Thank you
building
~ Craicathon: ~$ cat vocab.txt
01Táim ag códú// I am coding
02Táim ag dearadh// I am designing
03Tá fabht ann// There is a bug
04Tá sé briste// It is broken
05Tá sé ag obair// It is working
06Cad atá á thógáil agaibh?// What are ye building?
demoing
~ Craicathon: ~$ cat vocab.txt
01Seo é ár dtionscadal// This is our project
02Réitíonn sé an fhadhb seo// It solves this problem
03Is féidir leat é a úsáid chun…// You can use it to…