“This would make them an independent user of the language. That is ambition. But we have an inflexible system where, if ...

The man behind the immensely popular Poetry Unbound podcast discusses the two books he’s publishing this year, early objections to Patrick Kavanagh, and the vitalness of surprise ...

One of the most iconic pieces from her collection, MNW Design, is the Claddagh scarf and it’s recently had a beaded glow-up, ...

Irish singer-songwriter Loah released a stunning ... It’s also a real honour to sing as Gaeilge, with the warm encouragement of Cormac.” "Gabhaim Molta Bríghde" marks a new chapter in Loah ...

Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on Being with Each Other" and his own collection called "Kitchen Hymns." ...

Michael Longley, the last survivor of a remarkable triumvirate of Northern Irish poets that included Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon, who was celebrated for the meditative beauty of his compact lyrics, ...

From the mythology of Gráinne and Diarmuid to the poetry of Yeats and the songs of Van the Man, Ireland has long celebrated ...

Funding cuts by the all-Ireland Irish language agency Foras na Gaeilge represent "a total failure from both the northern and southern governments". That is according to Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh ...

CONRADH NA GAEILGE has called on governments north and south of the border to urgently address funding cuts to the body responsible for promoting the Irish language in the Republic of Ireland and ...

TG4 has had an outstanding year as 80 per cent of people in Ireland tuned into the Irish-language channel ... since 2009 as the interest in Gaeilge continues to grow. This makes TG4 the seventh ...

Dundalk native Donnchadh Mac Aodha has been announced as this year's winner of the Seán Ó Riada composition competition.