IT’S St Patrick’s Day today when ­everyone feels that extra bit Irish. However, ask most of us to string a few lines together as Gaeilge and we’d be in trouble. Despite the prominence of Irish in our ...

Perry County is the one of the least populated and poorest counties in Alabama. Living here is like living in a Faulkner novel. For years local Baptists disallowed the legal sale of alcohol, and thus, ...

An American language learner left Irish locals tongue-tied when he visited Dublin and spoke as Gaeilge - with some so confused they thought he was speaking Portuguese.Arieh Smith practised for about ...

The two-part documentary follows four young sportspeople, three of whom are from Donegal as they apply themselves to tough training regimes and share their dreams of going professional all as Gaeilge ...

I'm not a Gaeilgeoir. Aside from helping my young children with their Irish homework, before this week you wouldn't have heard me "ag labhairt as Gaeilge". So the thought of speaking Irish as part of ...

Keeping traditions alive and passing them on to the next generation is important, and for one woman, her love of the Irish language is something she wants to instil in those close to her. Máire Ní ...

MEET the man who wants to get people speaking as Gaeilge again – and he is from Russia. Victor Bayda has been named as an Irish language officer with Comhchoiste Ghaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh in South ...

Like most visitors to Ireland, the first words in Irish I heard on arrival were “Cead míle fáilte,” which means “A hundred thousand welcomes.” During my time in Ireland, I tried to follow the advice, ...

A new initiative has been launched to encourage Irish speaking during everyday business in Dublin city centre. BÁC le Gaeilge is a Government funded programme to encourage more use of Irish among the ...