Irish is the ‘perfect medium of reconciliation’ in Northern Ireland, Seanad told
East Belfast Irish language officer Linda Ervine in Seachtain na Gaeilge address to Senators
‘Duine de dhath’: New phrase for ‘person of colour’ added to Irish lexicon
Term updated by Foras na Gaeilge after previous referred to ‘blue’ people and ‘devil’
Ask Brian: My son is struggling with primary school maths. How can I help?
There are some new online resources available linked to the curriculum
Stormont impasse prompts Foras na Gaeilge board cut
Work will continue under reduced board until resolution found to North deadlock
Unions want to influence Government policy not just consult, says Fórsa chief
Callinan says exploratory talks on fall-out from nurses’ deal still ongoing
Belfast language group Pobal to close due to lack of funding
Advocacy forum has struggled since funding was cut in 2014 by Foras na Gaeilge
How do you say ‘backstop’ and ‘influencer’ as gaeilge?
Burqa, body shaming, single-use plastic, craft beer, hard border and pay gap some of the latest additions to English-Irish dictionary
Gaeltacht groups seek €9m in Budget 2019 funding
Irish language groups bring pre-budget campaign to Dublin with ‘Clinic na Gaeilge’
Dublin’s actions have inflamed North’s Irish-language crisis
Irish Government’s indifference boosts the DUP’s dismissive attitude to the language
Taoiseach launches Bliain na Gaeilge programme
Varadkar announces extension of celebrations to include Government departments
Who’s exhibiting at the gradireland fair?
Some 5,000 positions up for grabs with most high-profile employers represented
Opportunity beckons as graduate fair expects record numbers
Up to 5,000 positions in retail, finance and public service on offer at gradireland fair
A cure has been found for Irish-language phobia
Irish is far from dead in the lives of these four young people, who lay out their vision to bring the language back into the mainstream
‘Disparity’ in North between Gaeilge and Ulster Scots - DUP
DUP MLA asks why initiative to encourage speaking Irish not repeated for Ulster Scots
‘Níth naoi n-aoi’, ní ‘Nigh ní naí’: Irish made fun, if not exactly easy
When Rossa Ó Snodaigh is not playing with his band Kíla, he is playing with the Irish language. His latest effort is an Irish homophone dictionary – check out the phrases
Irish language groups launch investment plan
Conradh na Gaeilge claims 1,100 new jobs in Gaeltacht could be created through scheme
Downstairs Dublin on Culture Night
Merrion Square will be loaded with the offbeat, the unusual and the inspired on the capital’s big night out
Cog Notes: Crude lobbying over school admissions policy may prove effective
Angry middle-class parents have been bombarding the Minister for Education with letters
The Teaching Council plans to ‘liberate’ teachers – not just collect fees
The council wants to get teachers to buy in to continuing professional development and regulation. But how will it do that when it’s about as popular as Irish Water in some circles?
Sinn Féin and Labour in row over cronyism
Tánaiste claims Sinn Féin has also used opportunities to appoint party members to boards of institutions
Galway gears up for international arts festival and Fringe festival
Congregational hall a new ‘playhouse’ venue for Fringe festival
Could Irish-language films and songs compete on global market?
How about establishing a €2 million competition to produce Irish-language films that the world wants to see?
Loyalists line up to learn cúpla focail at language classes in heart of east Belfast
Classes run by sister-in-law of late PUP leader David Ervine at new language centre
‘Leabhar Mór na nAmhrán’ and ‘Gráinne Mhaol’ win Irish language book awards
Michael D Higgins honours publishers at the Leabhar na Bliana ceremony
Pinocchio: a rebel icon that appeals to real boys and girls
For the sisters at the helm of Moonfish, a fascination with the rebellious marionette goes back a long way
Gutenberg alive and well in Corca Dhuibhne
A Swiss printer-publisher is producing books in Irish and English in west Kerry – using a Gutenberg-style press. Photographs by Bryan O'Brien
Dreams, schemes, hustles: how to get arts funding
From the traditional (Arts Council) to the new (crowd-funding), there are many routes to success
Comedy, cabaret and political theatre at Galway Fringe
City courthouse secured as venue for first time
Ulster says Tá
At the epicentre of the recent protests over the union flag, a Protestant Irish-language revival is taking place
So many quangos, so little Irish
Peter McGuire takes a look at the Irish language strategy over the past 20 years and asks what's been done? Millions of euro flow into a range of Irish-language educational quangos. But with few people having little more than cúpla focal, it’s time to question the strategy
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