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Nuair a bhíonn an chat amuigh, bíonn an luch ag rince – the rise of the Cumann Gaelach in the midst of a language crisis

Tar éis an Oireachtas, labhraíonn eagarthóir Trinity Life Úna Ní Artaigh le Ciarán Wadd ón Chumann chun solas a scoith ar saol an Ghaeilge ar champas

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“It is a bit sad though that English speakers go there not even attempting to speak Irish. How hard is it to say “pionta Guinness le do thoil”?”

Bhuaileas le Ciarán Wadd, Leas-Reachtaire an Chumainn, atá ina thriú bliain dena

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Reassessing the benefits of bilingualism

Why I’m happy to be a monoglot – or, “An American” as one joke has it.

comment1It was while waiting for a friend outside her German class that I read an article in the University Times bemoaning Ireland’s poor foreign language skills (“Breaking the language cycle”, Paul Glynn, 22 January). With my ears catching the occasional …