Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of ...

Belfast City Council has passed a new policy over the usage of the Irish language, despite opposition by unionists.

Last Saturday, an estimated 25,000 people travelled from across the island of Ireland to gather in Dublin and march through the streets of the capital calling for the protection of the Irish language.

Despite being the Republic of Ireland’s first official language, Irish (Gaeilge) lives unevenly in daily life outside classrooms. The map above, based on the 2022 Census, shows how in many areas fewer ...