Do you speak Irish? A growing number of people are picking up Ireland’s native language, both inside the country and here in ...

Language shapes our understanding of the world, our sense of selves and connects us to our culture. But the UN estimates that ...

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 ...

Under British rule, Gaeilge became a minority language in Ireland, yet it was never allowed to die out and over the centuries, Ireland’s mother tongue was kept alive by people all over the island, ...

Her Irish eyes are smiling, but it’s her native tongue that has captured New Yorkers’ attention. Born and raised on a farm in County Cork, Ireland, Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan moved to Ridgewood, ...

Legendary Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko once said that nations don’t die from heart attacks. First, their language is taken ...

In 2001 there were 1,602 pupils in Irish-medium education, compared to 7,811 in 2025 but there are only two Irish-medium post ...

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 ...

Two years ago, the Irish language school had 20 or 30 students attending lessons, now it has between 70 and 80.

In Northern Ireland, where the Irish language is a proxy battleground between Unionists and Nationalists, dual-language signs have become a “key point of contention at Stormont”, said the BBC. In ...