The Celtic languages are not so well-represented in the media, but there are some surprisingly good resources online for listening practice. These may not give you a chance to practice speaking, but they can be great for 'tuning your ear'. The more you hear a language, the more used to it you are in general, which eventually translates into ease of understanding.
Probably the best online resource for listening to the Celtic languages in general is the BBC. The BBC has excellent sites devoted to the three main Celtic languages in the British Isles, Welsh, Irish and Gaelic. The BBC is not the only group offering online listening opportunities. Below is a discussion of several of the available listening opportunities.
Scottish Gaelic
Radio Nan Gaidheal
The BBC's Gaelic-language website is called BBC - Alba. The page is naturally entirely in Gaelic, but even if you are a brand new beginner, you can find the picture of the speaker emitting sound in the upper right corner, next to the stylized word 'èist', which means 'listen'. Directly underneath this are the words 'BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal'. Clicking on any of these words will open the audio file. If there is actually a live broadcast on, this is what you will hear. Otherwise, the site will say 'Chan eil Radio nan Gaidheal air an àidhear an-dràsta.' ('Radio nan Gaidheal is not on air right now.'), but you can still hear some previous programs.
There is another section on the same page, next to a graphic of a radio tower on the left of the main page area, again under the title Radio Nan Gaidheal. Clicking on 'èist a rithist', which means 'listen again', will open another page with more listening options. This is called the 'on demand' page, because this is where you can play the audio on demand.
