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‘Disappearing’ street signs in Irish and English documented for new project
Dublin’s unique bilingual street signs, with their distinctive Gaelic typeface and green colour, are being documented by a researcher at Trinity College Dublin. Researchers fear the signs are “fast ...
IrishCentral2d
Public asked to document Dublin’s old street signs
The public are being asked to help document and preserve Dublin’s old bilingual street signs with their unique Gaelic ...
The Irish Times15d
We are least likely in the EU to know other languages. A bold new curriculum change may change that
It is one of the most eye-catching plans in the new primary curriculum: the introduction of foreign languages for pupils from third class to sixth class. But after a century of teaching Irish and ...
New York Post17d
Irish lass in NYC goes viral on TikTok for explaining culture and language of Ireland: ‘I just found this niche’
Her lessons on Irish language and culture have become as popular as green beer on St. Patrick’s Day, going viral on TikTok. One of her earliest described the differences between walking down the ...
USA Today18d
Map shows which states have the largest populations with Irish heritage
Though only 1 in 9 people in the U.S. claim Irish heritage, about 61% of Americans plan to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, according to the National Retail Federation. Wearing green, hosting a ...
Independent.ie22d
John Downing: Could German really have been the official language of the US?
One long night, many years ago, in a delightful Irish bar in Chicago, I was with a great conversationalist who told me how German narrowly missed becoming the official language of the US.
Irish Sun22d
Chilling maps show how the UK, US & others would look with 20% of territory SEIZED by Putin – just like wartorn Ukraine
A set of chilling maps shows just how damming Vladimir Putin's brazen land grab on Ukraine would be if it happened to the UK or even the US today. Despot Putin has been adamant throughout talks ...
The Irish News22d
Recruitment of language and identity commissioners won’t be subject to usual oversight
The recruitment of commissioners for the Irish language and Ulster Scots will not be subject to the usual public appointments' oversight, The Irish News can reveal. Adverts seeking applicants for ...
The New Yorker23d
What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly
They had died in, or fled from, what the Irish poor called in their native language An Gorta Mór, the Great Hunger, a catastrophe that was then continuing into its sixth year. Discover notable ...
Irish Film & TV Net23d
John Farrelly's Irish language horror film An Taibhse releases new trailer
An Taibhse unfolds in the bleak landscape of post-famine Ireland,exploring the profound hardships faced by its people. The narrative centres around Éamon (Tom Kerrisk) and his daughter Máire (Livvy ...
The Irish Times25d
French power game blows Ireland off the park as Grand Slam hopes obliterated
France were simply stunning, and Ireland were left stunned by the visitors' amalgam of power and pace. The French surge to victory was the result of an unanswered barrage of 34 points, the impact ...