Irish language activist Linda Ervine and academic Colin Harvey are among the seven people Irish president Catherine Connolly ...

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

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

Out of the more than 5,000 students who voted, 91% were in favour of the changes to the signs.

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 ...

After decades of exodus, the tide of Irish migration took a definitive turn in the late 1980s, when the Irish diaspora started to come home. Maebh Walsh was one of those who returned. The 49-year-old ...

The Banshee, a Dorchester Avenue pub, comes alive with the authentic Irish language as speakers and learners chat and brush up on their skills in a once-per-month gathering.

The impending resignation of Irish Language Commissioner Seán Ó Cuirreáin on February 23 has sparked a wave of protest all over Ireland. On Saturday, February 15 speakers and supporters of the Irish ...

Irish is Ireland's first official language and there are parts of Ireland, called Gaeltacht areas, where Irish - also called Gaelic - is the official language of the community. But despite that, a ...

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, ...