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 ...

‘I’m learning Irish. I need to get comfortable with not being any good for a long time’

That struck a chord. The next stage of learning Irish is probably getting comfortable with the prospect of not being any good ...
Irish Central

How learning the Irish language changed my view of my identity

Every Thursday, I give God. I agonized over writing that sentence, the first in the college essay about studying Irish that I was convinced would determine my future. I was applying early decision to ...
Irish Central

Learning Irish for the first time - a challenge and a joy

From discovering the true meaning to "Dia Dhuit" to figuring out things you really need to say, this Irish American has discovered just how challenging Irish can be... and how rewarding. I love ...
Irish Daily Mirror

Learning Irish has become the coolest trend abroad with language classes booming

Handout photo dated 26/10/25 issued by Let's Learn Irish of a pop-up Gaeltacht in Istanbul.(Image: Caoimhe Nic Giollarnaith/Let's Learn Irish/PA Wire ) The boom in interest in Irish culture is helping ...
RTÉ Ireland

Will you have a cúpla focal? Fans offered a chance to learn Irish the Father Ted way

Expressions like "careful now" and "down with that sort of thing" have long passed into common parlance and now Tedfest, the ...
WTEN

Learning how to pronounce Irish terms properly

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Meet Noeleene, Sharon, and Jenn, three friends that work at Albany Med and have formed a traditional Irish band called Triskele. They say a fundamental difference between them ...
The Atlantic

Learning My Father’s Language

My mother achieved real competence in Irish, and then gradually lost it. Her exertions were motivated by unrequited love, her ambitions, and even her politics. After she died, I found all these great ...