Irish-language storytelling and music are earning global recognition, from the film “The Quiet Girl (An Cailin Ciuin)”, nominated for an Oscar in 2023, to Kneecap, an Irish-language hip-hop group. On ...
Jessie Buckley's Academy Award was the toast of Los Angeles — but the Arbutus Hotel in her hometown of Killarney was also ...
When to use it: The phrase, "Erin go bragh," is traditionally spoken on Saint Patrick's Day to express loyalty and admiration for the Emerald Isle. The original Irish phrase, according to ...
Last year, Sweeney shot an Irish-language short film in Cavan after completing a Fulbright Gaeltacht programme at Oideas Gael in Donegal. The experience informed her decision to relocate next summer ...
First launched in May 2024, Céad Míle Fáilte is a project run by Irish language organisation Conradh na Gaeilge, connecting new members of the community with the language. Céad Míle Fáilte offers ...
A local language enthusiast is shining a light on Cavan dialect and phrases in Irish. As a passion project, Seán Ó hUltacháin ...
What if the words we use shape how we see the world? In this review, Inklings Bookshop's Caitlin Towry explores how “Thirty-Two Words for Field” deepens our connection to the ...
President Catherine Connolly's recent statement on the crisis in the Middle East is being viewed by many as a pointed intervention in the early months of her seven-year presidency. Is this a sign of ...
What do the words bingewatch, podcast, doomscrolling, prinks, and ghosting have in common? They are examples of words that have entered everyday speech in recent years – chances are you used at least ...
A native of Inis Mór, Megan Roantree knew she was different as a child — her parents didn't speak Irish. Here, she shares how the kindness of the Gaeltacht community nurtured her grá for the teanga ...
LAWYER and councillor Maurice Dockrell has called for the closure of the Iranian Embassy in Dublin following threats ...
Recently, on a rare sunny morning, me friends and I were breaking bread at the Ann Street Deli in Little Falls, where one finds the best pancakes this side of heaven, when the subject of St. Patrick’s ...