“You would never have seen Anne’s mother and father doing anything of the sort.” ...

Language shapes our understanding of the world, our sense of selves and connects us to our culture. But the UN estimates that ...

A native of Inis Mór, Megan Roantree knew she was different as a child — her parents didn't speak Irish. Here, she shares how the kindness of the Gaeltacht community nurtured her grá for the teanga ...

Len Pennie is a Scottish performance poet and advocate for the Scots language. In the aftermath of an abusive relationship, Len took to writing poetry in Scots and English and posting them online. She ...

Mr Lyons’ department has seen its budget for celebrating the 250th anniversary of US independence from British rule rocket ...

Irish-language storytelling and music are earning global recognition, from the film “The Quiet Girl (An Cailin Ciuin)”, nominated for an Oscar in 2023, to Kneecap, an Irish-language hip-hop group. On ...

It does not take an unusually sardonic soul, let alone a satirist measuring 9.5 on the Evelyn Waugh Scale of Savagery, to depict the Oscar Jegou incident in all its bitter absurdity.

Yang Hyun-Jun insists he's a happy Bhoy after using the collapse of a deadline-day move to Birmingham as fuel to kickstart ...

A MUSICIAN hopes to have fans screaming Slàinte mhath – after founding the world’s first Gaelic heavy metal band. Former ...

Why do most Americans pronounce their “r”s while many in England, Australia, and New Zealand do not? The answer is a transatlantic story of timing and prestige ...

BACKSTAGE at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh, Miwa Nagato-Apthorp is sitting nervously in her dressing room, awaiting doors to open for ...

Spanish is the language that Scots would like to speak fluently, according to a new survey. Over half (52%) chose Spanish as their most desired language, ahead of French (32%), while German and ...