Article 8 of our Constitution states that: “The Irish language as the national language is the first official language.” And ...

President Catherine Connolly, who learned Irish as an adult, said Gaelscoil Inse Choir was an exemplary school ...

On her first official engagements since inauguration, President Catherine Connolly praised bilingualism and promised a year-long celebration of the Irish language.

Last year, 3,483 exemptions were issued to primary school students, meaning that just 2.2% of overall students were exempt from the study of Irish. The vast majority (94%) were granted to students who ...

Across Ireland there is a renewed interest in the Irish langauge after many years of declining popularity in it being spoken ...

Catherine Connolly and her husband Brian met students at a Gaelscoil in Dublin 8, near the presidential residence in the ...

Thousands from across the island and beyond came together in Belfast for Oireachtas na Samhna, Ireland's oldest Irish ...

Imelda May discusses her new RTÉ series Amhráin na nGael, which sees the artist travel the country, trying her hand at sean ...

The shortlist for the 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards has been unveiled, featuring a diverse and exciting mix of exceptional writing from both new and established writers across 19 categories.

Former Congressman Joe Crowley receives the Lifetime Achievement Award and seven leaders are honoured at the annual gathering ...

In a world that is increasingly homogenous, we need to do all we can to nurture the cultural markers that make human beings unique – and language is one of the most important ...