Every Thursday, I give God. I agonized over writing that sentence, the first in the college essay about studying Irish that I was convinced would determine my future. I was applying early decision to ...

From discovering the true meaning to "Dia Dhuit" to figuring out things you really need to say, this Irish American has discovered just how challenging Irish can be... and how rewarding. I love ...

A first-ever fully Irish dictionary has been launched in a ‘historic moment’ for the language. The launch means that anyone looking for the definition of an Irish word will now be able to do so ...

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day, but let's be honest: some people are more Irish than others. Take Dr. Mark Harman, for instance. Fluent in five languages, the Irish native says he has a ...

Charles-Rose Greenhart (31) and their partner Raine Greenhart (29) moved from Seattle in the US to Dublin in April and are enrolled in an intensive Irish-language course. Charles-Rose was adopted by ...

Researchers in Dublin have produced a report showing the benefits of a plurilingual approach in teaching Irish in primary schools, particularly children whose first language is not Irish or English.

A more ambitious plan is needed to improve the way Irish is taught in schools, Conradh na Gaeilge has said. Irish should be taught through the "skilled-based" Common European Framework for Reference ...

March 17 is St. Patrick's Day. Have you ever wanted to learn how to speak Irish Gaelic? Don’t worry lads and lassies, the Kansas City Irish Center has you covered. Here are some basic phrases you can ...

Noah Higgs hated learning Irish in school. He hated the way it was taught, overly formal and disconnected from ordinary people’s lives. Most of all he hated the effect the lessons had on his fellow ...

“For any language to survive, it has to be culturally present.” That’s how Colm Bairéad, whose devastating first feature, “The Quiet Girl” (An Cailín Ciúin), is the first Irish-language production to ...