Do you speak Irish? A growing number of people are picking up Ireland’s native language, both inside the country and here in Canada.

Rather than wielding Gaeilge like a weapon, people are using it as a paintbrush to bring colour and vibrancy to every ...

These native Irish speakers share how Ireland's ancient language and their homeland of Co Donegal have impacted their identity. Annemarie Ní Churreáin (poet & editor), Aoife Ní Ghloinn (Director of ...

Interest in learning the Irish language is highest among adults aged under 35 and women, a new survey shows. The Public Attitudes Towards the Irish language and the Gaeltacht survey, conducted by ...

The Banshee, a Dorchester Avenue pub, comes alive with the authentic Irish language as speakers and learners chat and brush up on their skills in a once-per-month gathering.

Language shapes our understanding of the world, our sense of selves and connects us to our culture. But the UN estimates that at least half of all languages spoken around the world will be extinct or ...

A new study suggests that activities like reading, writing or learning languages may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by nearly 40%. Researchers examined data of 1,939 people, with an average ...

Under British rule, Gaeilge became a minority language in Ireland, yet it was never allowed to die out and over the centuries, Ireland’s mother tongue was kept alive by people all over the island, ...

Learning to speak Irish fluently had not been part of my plan after war forced me to flee my hometown in Sumy, Ukraine, for a new life abroad. And yet here I am, four years later, taking classes with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was only a matter of time before the Irish language earned the same reputation as its people. SEE ALSO: Why the internet stans ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. More than a decade after she moved to Canada from Ireland, Billie Shannon says she feels proud to be ...