Open Collective

Madra Teanga

COLLECTIVE
Open source
education
irish language
gaeilge
celtic
language learning
technology
app
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Building a free, open-source future for the Irish language. Community-owned, ad-free, and built with ethical tech.

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Estimated Monthly Budget
€88
Today's Balance
€436.98
An Meitheal
€6,000
per month

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Financial Contributions

Membership
Scoláire

A monthly contribution to the general fund. By becoming a Scoláire, you are joining a community dedicated to the preservation and learning of the I... Read more

€5 EUR / month

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+ 5
Membership
File

The File (Poet) was the guardian of the culture. This tier is for those who wish to contribute a little more to help the project flourish.

€15 EUR / month

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Membership
Pátrún

A significant contribution for those who want to provide stability to the project. Your generosity helps ensure the long-term future of Madra Teanga.

€50 EUR / month

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Deontas

A voluntary, one-time donation to the general fund. Go raibh míle maith agat.

Starts at
€5 EUR

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Top financial contributors

1
Shane

€400 EUR since Jan 2026

2
Micky Rooney

€20 EUR since Feb 2026

3
Dan

€15 EUR since Mar 2026

4
Heather

€10 EUR since Feb 2026

5
Eleanor

€10 EUR since Mar 2026

6
goibhniu

€5 EUR since Feb 2026

7
oakie_dokie_

€5 EUR since Feb 2026

8
Guest

€5 EUR since Feb 2026

9
Cathal

€5 EUR since Feb 2026

10
Meg

€5 EUR since Feb 2026

11
Catherine R Heckel

€5 EUR since Mar 2026

12
Diarmaid

€5 EUR since Mar 2026

13
Jeremy Keith

€5 EUR since Mar 2026

14
Roisin

€5 EUR since Mar 2026

Madra Teanga is all of us

Our contributors 16

Thank you for supporting Madra Teanga.

Shane

Admin

€400 EUR

Seán grew up in County Meath, received his bach...

Bunny Hanlon

Admin
Bunny operates out of her home office in County...

Darragh Mac a...

Admin
Darragh studied Fine Art in Wexford and is curr...

Micky Rooney

Deontas

€20 EUR

Dan

File

€15 EUR

Heather

Deontas

€10 EUR

Eleanor

Deontas

€10 EUR

goibhniu

Scoláire

€5 EUR

oakie_dokie_

Scoláire

€5 EUR

Guest

Scoláire

€5 EUR

Cathal

Scoláire

€5 EUR

Meg

Scoláire

€5 EUR

Budget

Transparent and open finances.

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Monthly financial contribution to Madra Teanga (Scoláire)

Credit from Roisin to Madra Teanga •

+€5.00EUR
Completed
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Monthly financial contribution to Madra Teanga (Scoláire)

Credit from Jeremy Keith to Madra Teanga •

+€5.00EUR
Completed
Contribution #934183
Monthly financial contribution to Madra Teanga (Scoláire)

Credit from Diarmaid to Madra Teanga •

+€5.00EUR
Completed
Contribution #934080
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Today’s balance

€436.98 EUR

Total raised

€445.40 EUR

Total disbursed

€8.42 EUR

Estimated annual budget

€1,050.00 EUR

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News from Madra Teanga

Updates on our activities and progress.

February Update

Dia dhaoibh a chairde.In this post, I'll give an update on everything going on with the Sionnach Beta app and Madra Teanga. There is a lot to report so this post will likely be long. I'll do a summary up front in bullet points and then dive...
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Published on February 21, 2026 by Shane

A New Chapter for Sionnach and Madra Teanga

A Chara,Today, we are opening the financial side of Madra Teanga to the community.For a long time, this has been a passion project. But as the user base grows and our ambitions for the content increase, we...
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Published on February 2, 2026 by Shane

About

Madra Teanga is a free and open-source ecosystem for learning the Irish language. It is the next evolution of the Sionnach project, rebuilt from the ground up to belong to the community.

The Mission We are a non-profit initiative dedicated to promoting the learning and speaking of Celtic languages through ethical technology. We are building an app that anyone can use, anyone can contribute to, and anyone can inspect (licensed under AGPLv3).

Our Commitment to Openness Language belongs to everyone.
  • No Paywalls: We will never lock learning features behind a subscription.
  • No Ads: We will never sell your attention to advertisers.
  • No Commercial Lock-in: The code is open forever.

Why Support Us? All funds received on this platform are donations used strictly to sustain the project.
Your contributions go directly to:

  1. Infrastructure: Server costs, database fees, and hosting.
  2. The Arts: Paying native speakers fairly for voice recordings and content creation.

While we love to recognize our Scholars, Poets, and Patrons within the app, these contributions are gestures of support for the mission, not the purchase of a product.
Bígí linn ar an turas seo. (Join us on this journey.)

Our team

Shane

Admin
Seán grew up in County Meath, received his bach...

Bunny Hanlon

Admin
Bunny operates out of her home office in County...

Darragh Mac a...

Admin
Darragh studied Fine Art in Wexford and is curr...