An bhfuil Gaeilge agat? Why the Irish language is ‘having a moment’

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

Fearmhíniú (mansplaining), báinín (flat white) and other Irish words for modern life

What do the words bingewatch, podcast, doomscrolling, prinks, and ghosting have in common? They are examples of words that ...
Irish Central

First-ever Irish language film festival in the US hosted in New York City

The New York Irish Center (NYIC) hosted FÍS NUA | New Vision, the first Irish language film festival in the US, from February 19–21 at its headquarters in Long Island City. The three-day event ...
Sinn Féin

Government must show leadership and scrap the Irish language exemption system – Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh TD

Sinn Féin spokesperson for Special Education, Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh TD, has said that the Minister for Education must show ...
Los Angeles Times

The Irish language once provoked ‘strong resistance.’ Now it has a place at the Oscars

“For any language to survive, it has to be culturally present.” That’s how Colm Bairéad, whose devastating first feature, “The Quiet Girl” (An Cailín Ciúin), is the first Irish-language production to ...