Episode 4

Tha duilgheadas aig mòran air a bheil aillse ann an Romàinia na drogaichean air a bheil iad feumach a lorg. Tha gainnead dhrogaichean air a bhith na thrioblaid dhan dùthaich thairis air na beagan bhliadhnaichean a dh’fhalbh agus tha cuid de sheòrsaichean nach eil ri fhaotainn idir. Ged a tha iomadh adhbhar ann airson sin, tha buidheann de dhaoine a-nis air lìonra a stèidheachadh, far a bheil iad a’ faighinn lorg air na drogaichean a tha a dhìth, thall-thairis.

Many cancer patients in Romania struggle every day to find the drugs to treat their condition. The country has been facing a severe cancer-drug shortage over the last few years as many types of medicines are very difficult or impossible to obtain. Although there are many reasons for the problem, a group of volunteers have set up a network which sources cancer drugs abroad.

Tha Darren Linc a’ rannsachadh dè tha air cùlaibh cuid den ghearain mun a’ Ghàidhlig thar na bliadhnaichean mu dheireadh. Aon phuing a tha air a bhith a’ nochdadh a-rithist ‘s a-rithist anns na meadhanan ‘s e na tha Riaghaltas na h-Alba a’ cosg air soidhnichean dà-chànanach - sia thar fhichead millean not – ach ‘s e àireamh a tha sin a tha an riaghaltas is luchd-taic na Gàidhlig ag ràdh a tha fada ceàrr.

Darren Laing investigates the reasons behind much of the opposition to Gaelic over the past few years. One opinion that has been raised again and again in the media is the amount of money the Scottish Government is spending on bilingual signage - £26million – however, this sum is being hotly disputed by the Scottish Government and Gaelic bodies.