The Irish language is having its moment — from the first-of-its-kind dictionary aimed at ending the need to understand Irish ...

From Kneecap and CMAT ag canadh as gaeilge, to 'An Cailín Ciúin' at the Oscars, and people spontaneously using the language ...

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A grassroots Gaeilge movement is growing around Ireland and a revival of sorts is happening in our towns and villages.

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For 100 years, Ireland’s Abbey Theatre has shown that a publicly funded troupe can deliver cultural riches and hard truths.

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BELFAST native Pól Mac Fheilimidh is part of a team behind a groundbreaking new monolingual Irish dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge that has been launched by the President of Ireland Catherine Connolly.

A first-ever fully Irish dictionary has been launched in a ‘historic moment’ for the language. The launch means that anyone looking for the definition of an Irish word will now be able to do so ...