Linda Ervine sits on a replica of the ancient stone chair used to inaugurate the Gaelic Chieftains of Clandeboye in Northern Ireland. Ervine, founder of Northern Ireland's first integrated Irish ...

The new Irish language commissioner, Pól Deeds, has said he does not think the Northern Ireland Executive has handled the situation with Irish language signage at Grand Central Station in Belfast ...

In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.

The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill passed its third and final reading in the UK’s House of Commons on Wednesday, October 26. The Bill will now go forward for Royal Assent and ...

The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill has been introduced in UK Parliament today, May 25, aiming to “deliver a balanced package of measures for Northern Ireland on identity and language.” ...

A review of Northern Ireland's school curriculum has said the time pupils spend learning languages is "the shortest in Europe". The review was carried out by independent expert Lucy Crehan for the ...

Ian Collen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

When Northern Ireland’s nationalists and unionists made peace in 1998, a key part of the deal was a power-sharing arrangement to run Northern Ireland’s government. That collapsed 13 months ago, and ...

UNTIL March 31st all seemed well at the four clubs in Belfast where youngsters can go after school to socialise, get local history lessons with a radical slant and sign up for hiking trips, all in ...

BACK IN ACTION after a lapse of three years, Northern Ireland’s shaky government rests on a compromise so ingenious that it would impress a medieval theologian trained to argue over angels and ...