Irish language report
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Capitalising on the global interest in the Irish Language
“The quiet recovery of Ireland’s ancient tongue,” is how The Economist magazine described the remarkable growth in interest in the…
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The implementation of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language
Many Irish language developments have been delivered under the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language, published in December 2010, but…
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Strength in unity
Our native language, Irish, one of the oldest written languages in Western Europe, was first written in Ogham in the…
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Using the Irish language in public bodies
Pól Deeds was appointed as the first Irish Language Commissioner in Northern Ireland in October 2025 under the Identity and…
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Coimisiún na Meán developing new Irish-Language Action Plan for media
Coimisiún na Meán was established in 2023 and is the agency responsible for regulating and developing the media sector in…
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Towards a bilingual public service in Ireland
The Irish Language Services Advisory Committee was established in June 2022 and the National Plan for Irish Language Public Services…
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The Irish Language Attitudes Survey 2025
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD launched The Irish Language Attitudes Survey, 2025: Ability,…
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In focus: Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community
The Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community is both a select committee and a joint committee…
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Reviewing the first 10 language plans
There is a “language emergency in the Gaeltacht” which must be addressed before the Irish language is lost as “as…
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