Do you speak Irish? A growing number of people are picking up Ireland’s native language, both inside the country and here in ...

It’s the oldest language in Western Europe, but it’s not taught in many schools outside its native country. It’s misunderstood and often called by the wrong name. It’s Irish, and for the first time it ...

The Irish language is rich in culture and history—so much so that an English dictionary is adopting some words and phrases to ...

Under British rule, Gaeilge became a minority language in Ireland, yet it was never allowed to die out and over the centuries, Ireland’s mother tongue was kept alive by people all over the island, ...

A common cultural feature of the current Irish and the historical British rule is found in indifference about the societal ...

Imelda May discusses her new RTÉ series Amhráin na nGael, which sees the artist travel the country, trying her hand at sean nós singing and strengthening her connection with the Irish language. Why ...

THE MORNING mist lay low over the fields of Fermanagh, clinging to the hedges and the black face of the bog as if it had ...