The responses showed that young people wanted to learn Irish and be able to speak the language, but that the current ...

For 100 years, Ireland’s Abbey Theatre has shown that a publicly funded troupe can deliver cultural riches and hard truths.

Global interest in Irish culture is driving a surge in demand for Irish language classes, with students of all ages and ...

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BELFAST native Pól Mac Fheilimidh is part of a team behind a groundbreaking new monolingual Irish dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge that has been launched by the President of Ireland Catherine Connolly.

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There has been a 227% surge in the number of students enrolling on Irish language courses at Queen’s University Belfast amid a “revival” that the university expects to continue. The number of people ...

Researchers at a Welsh university have begun work on the first comprehensive dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages spoken in Ireland and Britain. The three-year project, led by Dr Simon Rodway at ...

A legal challenge against Belfast City Council over its proposed new Irish language policy is set to be heard in full at the High Court next month. The legal action has been brought by Ann McClure, ...

“Can I say: I drink gin and tonics and eat chocolates?” says retiree Pauline McHale when her class is asked to explain, as Gaeilge, what a typical work day entails. She was one of seven adults ranging ...

One hundred years ago this week, the Irish government entered crisis talks with its British counterpart over the unresolved question of the Border. The Boundary Commission, created under the ...