From Transylvania to Donegal: The Irish are much better at ‘being joyful’
Columbia Hillen moved from Transylvania to Donegal’s Gaeltacht region in 2010
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‘The Bean an Tí looked shocked to see a Chinese girl speaking Irish’
Eva Pau, commercial director of family business Asia Market, on being immersed in Irish culture from an early age
Language watchdog checking if enough secondary education through Irish is being offered
Language rights ombudsman reviewing Department of Education compliance with statutory obligations under the Education Act
‘I am keen on making my kids deal with uncomfortable situations, but my daughter is struggling’
Ask the Expert: 'Is there something we should do to boost her confidence?'
Gaeltacht housing crisis: ‘We have nowhere else to go. What are we supposed to do? We’re too old to get a mortgage’
There is ‘a dangerous lack of long-term rental property’ in rural areas, with holiday rentals lying idle most of the year and families priced out of buying
The business of Irish colleges
Who runs them, how many do they teach, how much State money do they get?
Student dies while on Gaeltacht course in Co Galway
Girl had pre-existing medical condition and was out walking when she took ill
‘Fionn is fluent in Irish. It would be a shame to lose it.’ The boy who can’t access a secondary Gaelscoil
Advocates of Irish-medium education criticise Department of Education over second-level shortage
Gaeltacht portfolio goes back to Fianna Fáil as Fine Gael Ministers unwilling to take on the role
FF’s Thomas Byrne to become Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, with sources claiming many FG Ministers are not sufficiently fluent in Irish, or simply don’t want the job
Pitching for a role servicing wind farms off the west coast
Upgraded Ros an Mhíl port in Connemara sees major opportunity in renewables sector after declining fish quotas led to years of decline
€20m Irish-language arts and community funding announced
Strategy aims to promote and strengthen Irish language-based arts
‘An entire generation of young people from the Gaeltacht cannot buy a house nor a site in their own area’
Demonstrators gather at Leinster House to highlight the housing crisis in Gaeltacht areas
Can Irish survive as an everyday language in the Gaeltacht?
To ensure that Irish survives as a living part of the tapestry that goes to make Ireland a confident nation, the question of the Irish language needs to be brought out of the shadows and into the mainstream of public discourse
Irish language needs ‘a national effort’
Revitalising a language is not only about preserving its linguistic heritage – it also has social, political and practical aspects. But possibly the most important element of all is elevating its social status
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Gaeltacht housing crisis: ‘I took the seats out of the van and put a bed into it. I had nowhere else to stay’
Lack of supply and predominance of holiday homes for sale and rent make it difficult for locals to settle where they are from
‘The sign outside said ‘Séamus Begley playing here tonight – if the silage is baled’
Singer and box player Séamus Begley's sudden death this year left a void in traditional music. A new RTÉ documentary celebrates a formidable musician and farmer
Census 2022: Gaeltacht population on the increase but percentage of Irish speakers continues to fall
Sinn Féin TD calls on Government to introduce Gaeltacht housing policies to protect Irish-speaking communities and address ‘socio-linguistic crisis’
Feeder Schools: Gaelcholáistí show high progression rates into college
Three of top 10 schools with highest rate of progression into third level are Irish-medium secondary schools
Irish language group seeks urgent meeting with Catherine Martin
Disappointment in sector at additional allocation of €4.2 million in Budget 2024
Irish language advocates float plan to create 9,000 jobs in Gaeltacht areas
Conradh na Gaeilge says funding to-date highlights the State’s lack of ambition for the Irish Language and the Gaeltacht.
‘It is bringing justice to the local population’: A daytrip to the Aran Islands with a District Court judge
Judge Mary Fahy travels by ferry to Inis Mór three times a year to hear cases in English and Irish relating to all of the islands
Court quashes awarding of ferry contract for Tory Island transfer
Liam O’Dubhgháin, trading as WJ Duggan, brought proceedings against the Minister for the Gaeltacht
Bean an tí shortages make this a ‘challenging’ summer for Gaeltacht communities
Irish colleges say this summer has been ‘challenging’ as the women providing bed and board - the lifeblood of this ‘rite of passage’ learning experience - are less eager to host students due to costs
Teasáras | Thesaurus - Irish-English by Garry Bannister: A tribute to living language
Mammoth work is a monumental celebration of how Irish words fuel our engagement with the world
Academic test to ensure Údarás members proficient in Irish may prove a deterrent, committee hears
‘Fundamental reform’ of State approach to Gaeltacht required instead of ‘limited discussion’ on policies, says academic
Bean an tí shortage means Gaeltacht experience may not be available for many Irish students
Number of host families in the Gaeltacht region has declined by 30% since 2018
David McWilliams: Ireland could transform itself by implementing one form of soft power
David McWilliams: A system to bring over the young global Irish to the ‘old country’ each year would pay off in spades
Réaltaí na Gaeltachta: A pleasant, Peig-free way to learn Irish
Television: This unassuming travelogue will charm even those who wouldn’t recognise a fada in a police line-up
Raidió na Gaeltachta: 50 years a-growing
The radio station marks its anniversary with a series of concerts around the country
‘Slán leat, a chara’: Tributes paid to Séamus Begley at Mass in heart of Kerry Gaeltacht
Language, fireside and family and a relationship with music were the marks of the late box player and singer, Mass hears
‘Dá mbeinnse i mo Thaoiseach ar feadh lae’
Alt le hEimear Nic Dhonnchadha, dalta idirbhliana i scoil Ghaeltachta
Michael Harding: ‘There’s a part of our collective soul embodied and hidden in the Irish language’
The writer says everything is a vocation, Mongolia is remarkable and direct provision is wrong.
Direct elections to Údarás na Gaeltachta to be restored by 2025
Elections to board of the State Agency for the Gaeltacht were scrapped ten years ago as part of government austerity measures
Caoga bliain de cheol na nGael ar Raidió na Gaeltachta
Léargas ar ról an stáisiúin i bhforbairt an cheoil thraidisiúnta in Éirinn.
Cáinaisnéis 2023
Díomá nár fhreastal oiread agus ionadaí tofa amháin as Tír Chonaill ar chruinniú stocaireachta CnaG
Príomhfheidhmeannach nua ainmnithe ar Údarás na Gaeltachta
Tomás Ó Síocháin ceaptha ina phríomhfheidhmeannach ar an áisíneacht stáit
Remote working brings biggest Gaeltacht jobs boost for 25 years
Young people opted to relocate to areas during the pandemic, Údarás Na Gaeltachta says
Oireachtas hears criticisms of proposals for Leaving Cert Irish
Numbers of students seeking exemptions from the subject may ‘increase significantly’
Report finds ‘culture of harmful workplace behaviour across Ireland’s arts sector’
Bullying, harassment, humiliation and sexual assault ‘likely to be accepted norms’
Speak-English-only memo ‘sent in error’ to staff at Gaeltacht company
Communication over use of English in Randox Teoranta plant has been withdrawn
Hard Brexit will have ‘substantial’ affect on Gaeltacht companies, review warns
Preparations for Brexit hit by Covid-19
Election 2020: Where the candidates stand on the Irish language
Crowded political landscape leads activists to adopt new approach to promoting issue
Where a house of God succumbed to Apollo: Church ruins revealed in Dublin dig
Archaeologists at work on site of high-profile sit-in by homeless activists at Christmas 2016
Thousands expected in Dublin for Irish language street festival
Saturday’s ‘Beo, Gaelach & Bródúil’ is billed as one of the main events of Bliain na Gaeilge 2018
Conradh na Gaeilge questions Madigan appointment to Gaeltacht position
Josepha Madigan has said she will not commit to taking Irish language classes
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