Róisín Nic Liam said a united Ireland would be "an unprecedented opportunity" for the Irish language The Irish language should not be used as a "bargaining chip" to help unionists accept a united ...

Thanks to a recent resurgence of interest in the Irish language, more people than ever are learning the language of their ancestors. The Irish language was nearly extinguished under British ...

Rhetoric opposing the Irish language in public infrastructure has "emboldened" vandals to attack bilingual street signs, an Irish language campaigner has said. Conchúr Ó Muadaigh from Conradh na ...

Sir, – In school I was led to believe that languages were not my strong suit, and I was better off sticking with the sciences. This despite a grudging grá for our native tongue fuelled by annual trips ...

Sir, – The simple answer to how to solve the issue of Irish exemptions put forward by my fellow language teacher Clare Grealy (Letters, June 11th) is as elegant as it is obvious. She proposes dividing ...

More than 500 demonstrators, including students, third-level students, teachers, parents, representatives from the teacher unions, representatives from Irish-language organizations, and other groups, ...

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 ...

“For any language to survive, it has to be culturally present.” That’s how Colm Bairéad, whose devastating first feature, “The Quiet Girl” (An Cailín Ciúin), is the first Irish-language production to ...

The Irish language should not be used as a "bargaining chip" to help unionists accept a united Ireland. Irish language speakers should also be "proactive" in planning for Irish unity. Those are key ...