An Erasmus for Irish?
Spending six months in a Gaeltacht would greatly improve students’ Irish language skills
Gaeltacht
Meet the Irish college class of summer 2026: ‘Students don’t really miss the phone’
Students in the Gaeltacht discuss pros and cons of attending Irish college
Former monastery should be bought to secure Dublin Gaelcholáiste’s future, say campaigners
Christian Brothers building on market for €3.75m next to Synge Street campus where transition to Irish is beginning
Planning rules for one-off housing to be eased under new proposals
Changes will be a ‘loosening’ of current restrictions but ‘not a free for all’, Government source says
‘We need a culture where people don’t just sell their house to the highest bidder’
New project aims to reduce number of vacant properties in Gaeltacht areas and make them available for Irish speakers
State’s failure to provide homes for Irish speakers ‘threatening future of language’
Young adults cannot remain in Gaeltacht areas because of high prices, holiday homes and planning rules, Oireachtas committee told
Housing crisis could be the ‘death’ of the Irish language, protest hears
Demonstration aimed at highlighting ‘disproportionate’ impact shortage of affordable housing having on Gaeltacht areas
Adults aged under 35 and women most enthusiastic about learning Irish language, survey finds
Survey on behalf of Údarás na Gaeltachta measures public attitudes towards Irish language and Gaeltacht
Campaigners warn Irish language action plan may fail to meet public service targets
Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028 is the first of two implementation plans to be implemented by 2030.
Teacher with 15 years’ experience facing €4,000 cost to pursue career in Ireland
‘I don’t think people realise just how many obstacles there are for teachers who qualify abroad’, says Sinéad Ryan
Annemarie Ní Churreáin: ‘There’s a deep respect embedded in Gaeltacht culture for troublemakers’
Poet reflects on how here upbringing has shaped her works, including her latest collection Hymn to All the Restless Girls
Irish-language education policy ‘ignores elephant in the room’, advocacy groups warn
Patron body says ‘little progress’ made on similar goals announced 20 years ago
‘We were viewed as the weirdos’: Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up in an Irish-speaking family
Fiddle player, sean nós singer and presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up speaking Irish in Dublin, her hit podcast How to Gael, and her new show about Irish womanhood
Thousands march in Dublin to demand greater Irish-language rights and help for Gaeltacht
Demonstrators want action on housing and education, look for help in next month’s budget
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