Brian Ervine stands at the site of the castle once occupied by the last Gaelic lord of Clandeboye, Con O’Neill. He stands in ...

Imagine standing on a windswept cliff along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, hearing the distant echo of a language that has ...

MailOnline's graphic reveals the top words in dictionaries from around the British Isles, including Cornish, Welsh and Old ...

Irish language activists criticised the lack of dual signage in the new transport hub when it opened in September 2024. An Dream Dearg staged a protest inside the station just days following its ...

SECRETARY of State Hilary Benn has been told that he will have to intervene if the DUP continues with its opposition to Irish language rights. Mr Benn was reminded of his responsibilities during a ...

Well, it generally refers to the Goidelic branch of the Insular Celtic languages, specifically Irish and Scottish Gaelic. It’s important to note that while “Gaelic” is sometimes used as a ...

“I failed Irish in my Junior Cert and was sent to a Gaeltacht to learn it as a punishment,” admitted Conroy to a room of soft chuckles. “It was brilliant, I fell in love with the language … growing up ...

THE Irish government has announced a one-off funding package for cross-border Irish language body Foras na Gaeilge. Earlier this year Foras na Gaeilge announced that it would have to implement cuts of ...

passed down the language. But that Irish Gaelic language, Shields understood, carried a stigma in the United States. “Irish immigrants, when they would leave the country, would hide their heritage, ...

An Irish language group at Queen’s University Belfast has rejected claims that its campaign for dual language sings on campus is a “cultural passion project”. It follows a statement by young ...

Controversy has arisen in Ireland over students trying to avoid Irish language ... It seems Celtic heritage is what is wanted while conveniently rejecting the ancient speech and alphabet.

Music, social media and Brexit are thought to be behind the rapid rise of Irish to ... fastest-growing languages based on its enrolment data from 2019 to this year, and found Gaelic was second ...