Irish News editorial on why Irish is much more than merely a language ...

Lesser-known key figures and unsung heroes behind the decades-long preservation of the Irish language in west Belfast have been spotlighted in a new exhibition. The old drying rooms in historic Conway ...

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, ...

This St Patrick's Day (March 17), if you encounter green beer or posters of leprechauns, be wary. There's something stirring in Irish culture that runs deeper than a discounted pint of Guinness. "We ...

Seanscéal agus meirg air, meaning “stale news”, or, more literally, “an old story with rust on it”. This figure of speech aptly describes the annual spilling of ink over the status of the Irish ...

Her Irish eyes are smiling, but it’s her native tongue that has captured New Yorkers’ attention. Born and raised on a farm in County Cork, Ireland, Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan moved to Ridgewood, ...