Irish Central

Irish language to be spoken during King Charles III's coronation

The Irish language will be used in the coronation of Kings Charles III on Saturday, according to reports. For the first time ever, traditional languages spoken in each of the four countries that make ...
Irish Central

Irish language spoken for first time at British Prime Minister's Questions in Westminster

Claire Hanna, the leader of Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), marked St. Patrick's Day and Seachtain na Gaeilge by speaking in the Irish language while addressing British ...

Pat McArt: Lessons on how not to promote our precious Irish language

It’s a massive regret I cannot speak our native tongue ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Lamenting language loss: Where would national identity be today if Irish was still spoken in Ireland?

Rosemary Caine rehearses with the Young @ Heart Chorus in 2022. “By the time I was in secondary school in the part of Ireland known as The Pale,” writes Caine, “any residue of the language was gone, ...
The Irish Times

Majority of people support Irish language, all-island survey finds

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 ...
Belfast Media GroupOpinion

WE SAY: City Hall's welcome (but long overdue) normalisation of the Irish language

A giant step forward for the Irish language was taken this week with the, eventual, passing of a new policy which will embed ...