Stephanie Chase: Irish language shame is in the past – I’ll wear my fáinne airgid with pride

I am proud to have made the choice to learn Irish and be part of a community that is ever growing ...
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As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues

BELFAST — In a colorful modular building monitored by CCTV cameras, Ciara Moore sat in front of seven squirmy 4-year-olds and did something that some people here in the capital of Northern Ireland — ...
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Experience the Irish language revival firsthand in Ireland

Under British rule, Gaeilge became a minority language in Ireland, yet it was never allowed to die out and over the centuries, Ireland’s mother tongue was kept alive by people all over the island, ...
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Irish language advocates announce major national protest for reforms this September

‘CEARTA: A National Protest for the Irish language and the Gaeltacht' will take place on Saturday, September 20 in Dublin. Conradh na Gaeilge, the democratic forum for the Irish-speaking community, ...
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'Speaking Irish is everything' - Belfast hosts thousands for language festival

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 ...