Hi! My name is Niall, I was born in Dublin but I grew up in Canada. I've been through a lot of s__t in my life, but I just graduated from a great university program, got a job, and I'm feeling pretty good. I want to tattoo a reminder of that onto my arm to remind me that, "your future is spotless". I don't mind what dialect of Irish Gaelic it is, I guess which ever can give me the closest translation. Thanks very much!

Niall McGarvey

Hi, Niall. Welcome to the ILF.

Literally, perhaps:

Beidh do thodhchaí gan smál.

But more naturally, perhaps:

Beidh an todhchaí gan smál dhuit. "The future will be spotless for you."

Beidh tú gan smál amach anseo. "You will be spotless from now on."

Await further input ...

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

. Hi Niall. Welcome to ILF. To start the ball rolling, knowing it's not word for word, 'ag cruthú todhchaí rathúil' - 'creating a successful future'. Wait for others.

Edited to say that I don't know how I missed Breandán's reply!

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Maybe I was editing mine and we submitted simultaneously?

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

The second one I like. And to make the first more naturally, I would suggest "Beidh do thodhchaí gan smál agat". Honestly though, I'd much prefer the English to be "may" and Irish to be "bíodh" unless the OP wants it as a specific affirmation of something to come.

Thanks for your interest and input everyone, this will definitely get me going.

Niall