Tom Collins: For those still arguing about Irish and Ulster-Scots: catch yersel on

In a world that is increasingly homogenous, we need to do all we can to nurture the cultural markers that make human beings ...
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 ...

‘Not a wake but a hurlamaboc’: Manchán Magan and the rise of the Irish language

Ireland’s ancient language and folklore are having a renaissance. For the Celtic-curious, Magan, who died last week, is a wonderful place to start ...
The Irish Times

Two out of three candidates for the presidency can’t speak fluent Irish. That matters

In May 1973, when launching his bid to become president of Ireland, former Fianna Fáil minister Erskine Childers was asked about his ability to speak Irish. Childers replied that he did not speak the ...
America Magazine

‘The Quiet Girl’ at the Oscars shows the Irish language’s surprising resurgence

Catherine Clinch plays Cáit in the Irish language film “An Cailín Ciúin” (”The Quiet Girl”). Ireland is famous for its literary output, claiming four Nobel laureates in literature and countless other ...
The Irish Times

AI is smart, just don’t ask it to speak the Irish language

“Speak to me as Gaeilge.” Words that have struck fear into many a schoolchild’s soul. But also, apparently, enough to scramble the most advanced AI chatbots available to us. AI is everywhere – our ...
Belfast News Letter on MSN

Irish language activist says 'tests' ahead for the DUP after creation of commissioner post

An Irish language group has warned the DUP not to interfere in recommendations from the new Irish language commissioner, ...