‘Moving home to Ireland was the best thing I ever did, but I’ll always have this love of Denmark’
By selling out and taking on capitalistic values of the UK and US, we’re in danger of selling our birthright
Gaeilge
Going to the Gaeltacht as an adult: All of the giddiness of a teenage trip with none of the awkwardness
The schedule is split between classes, social events, cultural evenings and getting to know the area
New Laureate for fiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne: ‘I was part of a movement of women writers of Ireland’
The new Laureate for Irish Fiction on language, grief and how reading a book as Gaeilge isn’t as hard as you think
Grown-up Gaeltacht: ‘The week I spent in Ring - the people I met, the culture - was the best thing I could have done’
More adult Irish language students from Ireland and overseas are signing up for courses in Gaeltacht areas
Éagothroime rochtana ar an tríú leibhéal ina fadhb mhór fós
Tá táillí ollscoile i mbéal an phobail arís ach tá ceist níos bunúsaí ann ar gá aghaidh a thabhairt air
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne on the best Irish language books of 2025 so far
Including a history of the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movements, a gem of a novel by Darach Ó Scolaí and Joe McHugh’s entertaining account of learning Irish
Droichead na beochana
Tá clár malartaithe nua ag cruthú ceangail idir beochantóirí Gaeilge agus Maoraise
Guth eile fós
Is é a dhála sin ag aon teanga eile é nach bhfuil istigh sa chlub, sa chumann, sa bhunaíocht uilechoiteann.
Manchán Magan: The deeper you dive into Icelandic culture, the more of Ireland you find
Why is there so little talk of Ireland’s role in the foundation of Iceland? If we in Ireland have distant cousins living just below the Arctic Circle, shouldn’t we spend some time getting to know them?
Steip: ‘Comhrá ceart idir an ceoltóir agus an daimhseoir’
Chuir Steip an Oireachtais cor i gcinniúint an damhsa ar an sean-nós
Work on Irish language signs in Belfast train station halted due to potential legal action
Plan for signs prompted dispute among Stormont Executive ministers
Plan to turn Synge Street CBS into Gaelcholáiste to proceed despite staff concerns
Teachers opposed to move amid concern over Irish language competency and impact on diverse school community
British government repeals penal-era law banning Irish language in courts
Move hailed as ‘major milestone’ towards comprehensive language rights for Irish speakers in North
My sister is the only woman from her secondary school class not living in Australia, and she emigrated to Switzerland
Dublin-born podcaster Doireann Ní Ghlacáin has learned to embrace her identity as a Gaelgeoir and fiddle-player, whether it’s hip or not
Protest at Dáil gates for Synge Street Gaelcholáiste
Students call on Minister for Education Helen McEntee to provide a timeline for promised Gaelcholáiste
Oifigigh an Fhorais ag breathnú ‘go grinn’ ar chostas scéim phinsin
Cruinniú beartaithe an tseachtain seo idir Foras na Gaeilge agus Dara Calleary chun an ghéarchéim a phlé.
Raidió Rí-Rá: stáisiún uaillmhianach don aos óg
Bunaíodh an stáisiún ceoil seo sa bhliain 2008 ach tá go leor athruithe déanta air le blianta beaga anuas.
Cáineadh géar déanta ar chiorruithe Fhoras na Gaeilge
Is ar an óige go díreach nó go hindíreach a dhírítear cuid de na scéimeanna is measa atá buailte.
Irish and NI governments called on to ‘urgently resolve’ Irish-language funding
Foras na Gaeilge announces funding cuts over €817,945 shortfall in this year’s budget
Ciorruithe tromchúiseacha fógartha ag Foras na Gaeilge
Ceanneagraíochtaí, Séala an Aistriúcháin agus obair ar an gCorpas Foclóireachta i measc na scéimeanna agus na dtionscadal a chaill maoiniú
‘Thig thugainn, thig co’ rium gu siar’
Thug Aela Ní Ghaoithín cuairt ar Shabhal Mòr Ostaig, an t-ionad náisiúnta do theanga agus do chultúr na Gàidhlige in Albain.
Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara: ‘We want to create leaders of the future ... to help create community’
Amid fundraising and civic duty, a sense of cameraderie is at the heart of Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara in Naas
€14.2m caite ar fhógraíocht trí Ghaeilge in 2023
Theip ar chomhlachtaí poiblí spriocanna fógraíochta a chomhlíonadh anuraidh, de réir tuairisc a seoladh ag Oireachtas na Samhna
Tender process starts for Irish AI tool
Tool will be capable of responses in different Irish dialects to queries made in any language
‘Is gá an t-iomaire a chothabháil go maith’
Cruinnithe á n-éileamh agus infreastruchtúr nua pleanála teanga 'de dhíth'
New funding approved for students in Deis schools to attend Gaeltacht Irish colleges
Over 800 students expected to benefit from Deis Gaeltachta Scheme in summer of 2025
Interpreting at the European Commission is ‘a very exciting and interactive job’
Jason Gavin from Co Mayo is a staff interpreter with the European Commission in Brussels
EU institutions have a ‘big, big shortage’ of Irish-language interpreters, graduates told
Bodies including EU Commission and Parliament offer career opportunities for Irish interpreters and translators
Móramh ar son ‘fás suntasach’ sa Ghaeloideachas
De réir phobalbhreith a rinne Ireland Thinks ar son Chonradh na Gaeilge tá an cur chuige oideachasúil reatha as alt le dearcadh móramh na ndaoine
Saoirse Ronan wants to rewrite the script for new Cork home
Paddy McKillen’s wine embarks on a voyage to America; bread giants have a word about a word; while the National Gallery of Ireland is unsure about language requirements
How to Gael: Funny, candid conversations that move seamlessly between Béarla and Gaeilge
Podcast review: Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Louise Cantillon and Síomha Ní Ruairc have the ineffable chemistry that’s invaluable to this having-a-chat format
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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