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'I want to speak more Irish' - Further Education Minister set to take language classes

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'I want to speak more Irish' - Further Education Minister plans to take language classes

The Minister for Further and Higher Education is planning to take Irish language classes. That's according to a tweet posted by Minister Simon Harris yesterday evening (Wednesday March 30) in response to a Conradh na Gaeilge survey, which found ...

31 Mar 2022 at 17:06

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Legislation on Irish language should have been dealt with at Stormont - UK minister

A move to grant the Irish language official status in Northern Ireland should have been dealt with at Stormont, a UK minister for the region has said. Speaking in Parliament, Lord Caine said it was “a matter of regret” this was not the case ...

07 Jul 2022 at 10:42

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Increase in the number of people in Tipperary who can speak Irish

There were 66,003 Irish speakers in Tipperary in 2022. That is according to the recently released Census 2022 Profile Eight dataset by the Central Statistics Office. The total Irish speakers increased by 612 compared to 2016. The Irish ...

04 Jan 2024 at 19:30

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Irish Language Youth Club has returned to school in Tipperary

Cumann na bhFiann has announced the return of the Irish Language Youth Club for another year. A broad range of activities are organised during the club including sports, games, art, drama and music. Not only do the young people have ...

12 Oct 2024 at 12:00

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Irish film about rap trio Kneecap leads nominations for Bifa 2024

A film based on Irish language rap trio Kneecap leads the nominations for the British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), picking up 14 nods. Set in Belfast in 2019, the film is a semi-fictionalised account of the raucous band’s ...

05 Nov 2024 at 12:58

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Say 'dia dhuit' to ten of the latest garda recruits with fluent Irish

DIFFERENT to the normal garda stories, there is good 'nuacht' from An Garda Síochána this Wednesday. Ten individuals proficient in the Irish language have been attested to Intake 231, eight of which were successfully ...

25 Oct 2023 at 16:25

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'Why should I be forced?': Student sparks debate saying Irish shouldn't be mandatory in schools

A student has sparked debate online after he gave his comments about whether or not Irish should be compulsory in schools. Speaking as an audience member on this Monday's Upfront with Katie Hannon on RTÉ, a UCD ...

09 Jan 2024 at 14:12

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Launch of Irish Language Scheme for Tipperary County Council

Launch of Irish Language Scheme for Tipperary County Council Lainseáil Scéim na Gaeilge do Chomhairle Contae Thiobraid Árann The Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport ...

18 Jun 2021 at 15:30

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Tipperary student wins prestigious UCC Gaeilge BEd scholarship for academic excellence

Nicole Griffin, a member of the leaving certificate class of 2025 at Cashel CS, has been awarded the highly competitive UCC Gaeilge BEd Entrance Scholarship. READ NEXT: Minister pledges to do all he can to ...

18 Dec 2025 at 14:20

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Funding of €325,000 to promote Irish language among businesses in the Capital approved

The Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport has approved €325,000 in funding to encourage use of the Irish language in the Capital. The news was announced today (January 18), giving the greenlight ...

18 Jan 2022 at 17:25

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British monarch announces plan to legislate on Irish language in Northern Ireland

Plans to legislate for the Irish language have been announced in the Queen’s Speech. There had been an expectation that the Westminster Government would introduce the legislation before the Stormont ...

10 May 2022 at 13:29

North Kilkenny

Ciorcal Gealach returns to Freshford

Ciorcal Gaelach, the Irish conversation group in Freshford, will return after their summer break shortly. The group will meet on Wednesday 26th September in Kavanagh's at 8.30pm . Everyone is ...

15 Sept 2018 at 15:52

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