In December, Kneecap – which performs all of their songs in Irish Gaelic – is making a highly-anticipated return to Ireland, ...

The Irish language commissioner has urged anyone who encounters animosity for speaking their native tongue to report the incident to the PSNI. Pól Deeds was speaking after new research revealed that ...

Irish language signs on an east Belfast street have been damaged for the second time in two months. A dual-language sign at Shandon Park had previously been the target of “hate-motivated” criminal ...

A new first-of-its-kind dictionary has been launched aimed at ending the need to understand Irish words “through the lens of English”. President Catherine Connolly was among those hailing the ...

BELFAST — In a colorful modular building monitored by CCTV cameras, Ciara Moore sat in front of seven squirmy 4-year-olds and did something that some people here in the capital of Northern Ireland — ...

The new Irish language commissioner has said he will “steer clear of anything” rap trio Kneecap do, claiming they can be used as an example of the Irish language being “weaponised”. Pól Deeds, the ...

The new Irish language commissioner, Pól Deeds, has said he does not think the Northern Ireland Executive has handled the situation with Irish language signage at Grand Central Station in Belfast ...

History will be made in Northern Ireland when its first ever Irish language commissioner takes office today. Pól Deeds, former deputy chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge, was appointed by the Stormont ...

Teachers’ overall standards of Irish language fluency in English-medium schools are “not what they should be” to support the primary language curriculum, school inspectors have found. The finding is ...

Irish-language advocacy groups have given a mixed reaction to the contents of a new two-part Government policy on Irish in the education system. While welcoming some elements of the policy, patron ...

What does your language mean to you? Identity, culture, self expression - these are some of the reasons language speakers are determined to speak and maintain their native tongue, and the thousands of ...

Public bodies spent €19 million on Irish language advertising in 2024, a 34 per cent increase from the previous year, according to a yearly audit released by An Coimisinéir Teanga. The 2024 Irish ...