The first major English - Irish dictionary in 60 years was launched on October 30, 2020 by President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. The new dictionary, produced by Irish language body Foras na Gaeilge ...

Over €1.1 million in funding has been announced for the Historical Dictionary of Irish or Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge project, which will produce an authoritative dictionary of the Irish language ...

The origins of some last names are pretty self-explanatory, whether it's Baker, Shepherd or even Rotten. But many surnames make no sense at all, at least not to the average Joe without a degree in Old ...

Foras na Gaeilge, the all-island Irish-language promotion body set up after the Belfast Agreement, has driven the growth of the language in Northern Ireland, according to a new report. The language ...

Amazon has teamed up with an Irish comedian to teach Alexa the most popular Irish words and phrases. The global retail giant paired up with comedian Aisling Bea, to equip its virtual assistant with ...

While most teachers demonstrated a good standard of spoken Irish during inspections of Irish, 'some teachers struggled to use ...