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The Quiet Girl is first Irish language feature film to be nominated for an Oscar

Other Irish talent leading the way came from Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for The Banshees Of Inisherin and Paul Mescal for Aftersun.

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Record 14 Irish nominations as Oscar contenders announced

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Irish language film on Oscars shortlist

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New Irish medium youth project launched in west Belfast

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MPs support Irish language protections after DUP says they're acting 'like a wing of Sinn Féin'

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Education Minister Michelle McIlveen visits Irish language school

19 Oct, 2022

DUP Education Minister Michelle McIlveen yesterday visited an Irish language school in west Belfast and opened a new primary school in the north of the city.

Irish language audio announcements introduced on west Belfast's Glider service

Paul Ainsworth 18 Oct, 2022

IRISH language audio announcements have been introduced on the Glider bus service route for west Belfast.

Téann Fiona agus Josie i ngleic leis na bainc – ach cé acu a bhainfidh?

05 Oct, 2022

AN UAIR DHEIREANACH ar chuir mé agallamh ar Dave Duggan, bhí sé in ospidéal Allt Mhic Dhuibhleacháin i ndiaidh é dul faoi scian. An iarraidh seo, bhí sé i ndiaidh teacht ón otharlann áit ar cuireadh cóir leighis air don ailse chraicinn, iarmhairt ón am a chaith sé ina chónaí sna Trópaicí, dar leis....

The debate on Ireland's future takes another stride forward

Robert McMillen 04 Oct, 2022

GO mBEANNAÍ DIA daoibh, hello to unionists and republicans alike, you're all more than welcome to the Bluffer's Guide to Irish. The Bluffer was at the Ireland's Future conference in Dublin on Saturday and a big word used was comhrá - conversation. Well, actually, the word comhrá wasn't used at all and...

Delegates from Irish-medium education across island of Ireland set to gather in Belfast

Suzanne McGonagle 30 Sep, 2022

DELEGATES from Irish-medium education across Ireland are set to gather in Belfast today.

Molann Comhchoiste na Gaeilge go mbunofaí Samhail Charn Tóchair i ngach contae in Éirinn

Robert McMillen 30 Sep, 2022

Tá Comhchoiste cumhachtach de chuid Sheanad Éireann i ndiaidh a mholadh go mbunófaí “Samhail Charn Tóchair” i ngach contae in Éirinn i ndiaidh iad cuairt a thabhairt ar an cheantar forásach tuaithe i ndeisceart Chontae Dhoire. Tá clú agus cáil ar an cheantar ar an iliomad cúiseanna, rudaí a chonaic toscaireacht...

From rapper to playwright: Naoise Ó Cairealláin's play packs a punch

29 Sep, 2022

In Naoise Ó Cairealláin's stage play, Minimal Human Contact, the Kneecap rapper delves into a dark previous life when he was a compulsive, addictive gambler. The first event in this year's Belfast International Arts festival is a short play, 40 mins in all, packs a lot of punch, metaphorically...

Weekend Q&A: Seamus McAindreasa

Jane Hardy 24 Sep, 2022

Seamus McAindreasa (53) is a community outreach worker on Raidió Failte and has just joined forces with Film Hub NI to launch the tour of their first Irish language film, Róise & Frank.

The Bluffer goes from Bunty and Judy to Cosmopolitan

Robert McMillen 19 Sep, 2022

Go mbeannaí Dia daoibh, welcome males and females to the Bluffer's Guide to Irish. The Bluffer was killing time in a hotel lobby last week when he picked up a magazine to read – the September/October edition of the women's magazine, Cosmopolitan. Now, nuair a bhí sé óg - when he was young, he would read...

Róise & Frank a heartwarming shaggy dog tale as Gaeilge

David Roy 15 Sep, 2022

RÓISE & FRANK (PG, 90mins) Drama/comedy, Irish dialogue with English subtitles.

Number of Irish-medium post-primary schools in Northern Ireland set to double

Marie Louise McConville 02 Sep, 2022

TWO new Irish-medium secondary schools could open in the next few years - doubling the sector's number of post-primaries.

Irish language legislation passage through House of Lords welcomed

John Manley 15 Jul, 2022

IRISH language campaigners and nationalist politicians have welcomed the latest milestone in the Stormont cultural package's passage through Westminster.