These native Irish speakers share how Ireland's ancient language and their homeland of Co Donegal have impacted their identity. Annemarie Ní Churreáin (poet & editor), Aoife Ní Ghloinn (Director of ...
It’s a massive regret I cannot speak our native tongue ...
An all-island study on attitudes towards the Irish language has recorded strong support for the language with a majority of participants in both jurisdictions saying Irish-medium education should be ...
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, ...
A pop‑up Gaeltacht in County Leitrim is quickly becoming a thriving hub for people eager to speak and reconnect with the ...
A study of polyglots found the brain's language network responds more strongly when hearing languages a speaker is more proficient in -- and much more weakly to the speaker's native language. A new ...
The Irish language is booming. It’s also dying. So what exactly is going on? In the 2016 Census more than 1.7 million people claimed to speak Irish. There are more than 400 gaelscoils and all-Irish ...