Over the past few weeks, I have heard President Connolly wax lyrically about the Irish language. It is obvious that she had a ...

Young Syrian refugees hold photos of Pope Francis during his visit to meet Irish President Michael Higgins in Dublin Aug. 25, 2018. Ireland's Catholic bishops have criticized the use of intolerant ...

Researchers from University of Galway have revealed the extent to which language plays a part on how migrants integrate in rural Ireland. The study explores the experiences of people living across 11 ...

Seven thousand Irish-language activists took to the streets of Belfast earlier in May to lobby for the implementation of an Irish language act which has been denied them since it was promised in the ...

Mark Wallace, the owner of the Rex Bar in Belfast’s Shankill Road, knows just two phrases in Irish. The first is “Shankill” – which comes from the word Seanchille, or “the old church”. The second ...

A more ambitious plan is needed to improve the way Irish is taught in schools, Conradh na Gaeilge has said. Irish should be taught through the "skilled-based" Common European Framework for Reference ...

It’s an increasingly common statement, proudly announced on T-shirts and badges — a significant skill that may even nudge Catherine Connolly closer to the Áras today. It often makes me want to ask a ...

“The night of the sword and bullet was followed by the morning of the chalk and the blackboard. The physical violence of the battlefield was followed by the psychological violence of the classroom.

The new Irish language commissioner has said he will “steer clear of anything” rap trio Kneecap do, claiming they can be used as an example of the Irish language being “weaponised”. Pól Deeds, the ...