In Carlow, the Irish language “definitely has blossomed in recent years. There are incredible people around town doing ...

A groundbreaking new monolingual Irish dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge, the body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland, was launched this week by ...

Over €1.1 million in funding has been announced for the Historical Dictionary of Irish or Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge project, which will produce an authoritative dictionary of the Irish language ...

The first major English-Irish dictionary to be published in over 60 years will be launched today by President Michael D Higgins . Dara Ó Briain, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Mary McAleese and others will ...

The first major English-Irish dictionary in over 60 years has been officially published by President Michael D Higgins. The new dictionary - produced by Fóras na Gaeilge - contains 1,800 pages, over ...

The launch of a first-of-its-kind Irish dictionary has been hailed as a “historic moment” for the language. It will be the first ever monolingual Irish dictionary, meaning that for the first time, ...

Leprechauns may be considered quintessentially Irish, but research suggests this perception is blarney. The word "leprechaun" is not a native Irish one, scholars have said. They have uncovered ...

Hit TV series Derry Girls has left its mark once again - this time in the Oxford English Dictionary as its use of the Irish vernacular ‘class’ has seen the term added to the latest version. ‘Class’ is ...

The first major English-Irish dictionary to be published since 1959 is to be unveiled by the Irish President Michael D Higgins on Friday. Pádraig Ó Mianáin, chief editor of the Concise English-Irish ...

A first-ever fully Irish dictionary has been launched in a ‘historic moment’ for the language. The launch means that anyone looking for the definition of an Irish word will now be able to do so ...