The Irish Times

Irish is the ‘perfect medium of reconciliation’ in Northern Ireland, Seanad told

East Belfast Irish language officer Linda Ervine in Seachtain na Gaeilge address to Senators

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 20:51

‘Duine de dhath’: New phrase for ‘person of colour’ added to Irish lexicon

Term updated by Foras na Gaeilge after previous referred to ‘blue’ people and ‘devil’

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 15:58

Ask Brian: My son is struggling with primary school maths. How can I help?

There are some new online resources available linked to the curriculum

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 00:00

Stormont impasse prompts Foras na Gaeilge board cut

Work will continue under reduced board until resolution found to North deadlock

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 07:52

Unions want to influence Government policy not just consult, says Fórsa chief

Callinan says exploratory talks on fall-out from nurses’ deal still ongoing

Thu May 23 2019 - 17:01

Belfast language group Pobal to close due to lack of funding

Advocacy forum has struggled since funding was cut in 2014 by Foras na Gaeilge

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 21:50

How do you say ‘backstop’ and ‘influencer’ as gaeilge?

Burqa, body shaming, single-use plastic, craft beer, hard border and pay gap some of the latest additions to English-Irish dictionary

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 12:01

Gaeltacht groups seek €9m in Budget 2019 funding

Irish language groups bring pre-budget campaign to Dublin with ‘Clinic na Gaeilge’

Wed Oct 03 2018 - 20:17

Dublin’s actions have inflamed North’s Irish-language crisis

Irish Government’s indifference boosts the DUP’s dismissive attitude to the language

Sat Feb 17 2018 - 05:00

Your country needs you

The career options available in the public sector are many and varied

Thu Dec 21 2017 - 00:00

Taoiseach launches Bliain na Gaeilge programme

Varadkar announces extension of celebrations to include Government departments

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 19:53

Who’s exhibiting at the gradireland fair?

Some 5,000 positions up for grabs with most high-profile employers represented

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 05:50

Opportunity beckons as graduate fair expects record numbers

Up to 5,000 positions in retail, finance and public service on offer at gradireland fair

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 01:00

A cure has been found for Irish-language phobia

Irish is far from dead in the lives of these four young people, who lay out their vision to bring the language back into the mainstream

Thu Mar 03 2016 - 07:00

‘Disparity’ in North between Gaeilge and Ulster Scots - DUP

DUP MLA asks why initiative to encourage speaking Irish not repeated for Ulster Scots

Tue Dec 08 2015 - 15:34

‘Níth naoi n-aoi’, ní ‘Nigh ní naí’: Irish made fun, if not exactly easy

When Rossa Ó Snodaigh is not playing with his band Kíla, he is playing with the Irish language. His latest effort is an Irish homophone dictionary – check out the phrases

Mon Nov 02 2015 - 09:56

Irish language groups launch investment plan

Conradh na Gaeilge claims 1,100 new jobs in Gaeltacht could be created through scheme

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 18:42

Downstairs Dublin on Culture Night

Merrion Square will be loaded with the offbeat, the unusual and the inspired on the capital’s big night out

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 11:45

Cog Notes: Crude lobbying over school admissions policy may prove effective

Angry middle-class parents have been bombarding the Minister for Education with letters

Tue Mar 03 2015 - 05:00

The Teaching Council plans to ‘liberate’ teachers – not just collect fees

The council wants to get teachers to buy in to continuing professional development and regulation. But how will it do that when it’s about as popular as Irish Water in some circles?

Tue Feb 10 2015 - 00:00

Sinn Féin and Labour in row over cronyism

Tánaiste claims Sinn Féin has also used opportunities to appoint party members to boards of institutions

Fri Oct 03 2014 - 06:42

Galway gears up for international arts festival and Fringe festival

Congregational hall a new ‘playhouse’ venue for Fringe festival

Sat Jul 12 2014 - 09:34

Could Irish-language films and songs compete on global market?

How about establishing a €2 million competition to produce Irish-language films that the world wants to see?

Mon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00

Loyalists line up to learn cúpla focail at language classes in heart of east Belfast

Classes run by sister-in-law of late PUP leader David Ervine at new language centre

Thu Jan 09 2014 - 22:47

‘Leabhar Mór na nAmhrán’ and ‘Gráinne Mhaol’ win Irish language book awards

Michael D Higgins honours publishers at the Leabhar na Bliana ceremony

Thu Nov 14 2013 - 10:48

Pinocchio: a rebel icon that appeals to real boys and girls

For the sisters at the helm of Moonfish, a fascination with the rebellious marionette goes back a long way

Tue Oct 15 2013 - 01:00

Gutenberg alive and well in Corca Dhuibhne

A Swiss printer-publisher is producing books in Irish and English in west Kerry – using a Gutenberg-style press. Photographs by Bryan O'Brien

Sat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00

Dreams, schemes, hustles: how to get arts funding

From the traditional (Arts Council) to the new (crowd-funding), there are many routes to success

Tue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00

Comedy, cabaret and political theatre at Galway Fringe

City courthouse secured as venue for first time

Wed Jul 24 2013 - 01:00

Ulster says Tá

At the epicentre of the recent protests over the union flag, a Protestant Irish-language revival is taking place

Sat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00

So many quangos, so little Irish

Peter McGuire takes a look at the Irish language strategy over the past 20 years and asks what's been done? Millions of euro flow into a range of Irish-language educational quangos. But with few people having little more than cúpla focal, it’s time to question the strategy

Tue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00