A grassroots Gaeilge movement is growing around Ireland and a revival of sorts is happening in our towns and villages.

New insights from archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping to uncover the story of Celtic languages in ...

The Irish language will be used in the coronation of Kings Charles III on Saturday, according to reports. For the first time ever, traditional languages spoken in each of the four countries that make ...

DCU Sealbhú's consultation with students, parents, and teachers is timely given the upsurge of interest in Gaeilge evident in ...

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“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 ...

Ireland's Gaeltacht regions offer a unique cultural experience, where the Irish language (Gaeilge) thrives and traditions are preserved. Here we will delve into what a Gaeltacht is, discuss the ...

“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 ...

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

After decades of exodus, the tide of Irish migration took a definitive turn in the late 1980s, when the Irish diaspora started to come home. Maebh Walsh was one of those who returned. The 49-year-old ...

It’s two days after Colm Bairéad attended the 2023 Oscar nominees luncheon and the Irish writer-director of “The Quiet Girl” is still processing his first time at the star-studded annual event. “Was ...

Paul Mescal's viral interview on the BAFTA Awards red carpet has been called a landmark moment for Irish speakers. The Oscar nominee, 27, captured social media's attention after speaking to the Irish ...