Irish-language advocacy groups have given a mixed reaction to the contents of a new two-part Government policy on Irish in the education system. While welcoming some elements of the policy, patron ...

Stormont's communities minister has said the Irish language has been used by some as a "weapon of cultural dominance" as he defended his approach to developing a language strategy. Gordon Lyons ...

A DUP minister has stepped in to save an Irish language programme facing the axe. The Irish language schools scheme was in dire straits before education minister Paul Givan rubber stamped a £100,000 ...

The north’s first Irish language and Ulster Scots commissioners are expected to take up their roles next month after receiving letters confirming their appointment. The correspondence brings to an end ...

President-elect Catherine Connolly wants Irish to become the working language of Áras an Uachtaráin once she takes office. Ms Connolly, a gaeilgeoir for whom the Irish language was a core part of her ...

What does your language mean to you? Identity, culture, self expression - these are some of the reasons language speakers are determined to speak and maintain their native tongue, and the thousands of ...

Northern Ireland's first Irish language and Ulster-Scots commissioners have been formally appointed. The new Irish language commissioner is Pól Deeds, the deputy chief executive of the cross-border ...

Northern Ireland has appointed its first ever Irish language commissioner. Pól Deeds, who is currently deputy chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge has been appointed to the role. He is expected to take ...

A majority of voters in Northern Ireland feel the Irish language should have a similar status to that of Welsh in Wales and Gaelic and Scots in Scotland, a poll has shown. The poll, carried out by ...

Northern Irish hip hop trio Kneecap have been making waves, not just as musicians, but as language activists who rap in both ...

Conor Shiels with the Irish News reports that Education Minister Paul Givan has stepped in to save an Irish Language scheme that was under threat of being axed. “The Irish language schools scheme was ...