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It’s time we all admit it – the Irish language is cool again

Nowhere was this more obvious than on the red carpet this weekend at the BAFTA’s, where Irish was heard from not only the cast and crew of An Cailín Ciúin, but major stars like Paul Mescal and Brendan Gleeson.

Love Island-style Irish language show is looking for singletons to take part

“The rules of Grá ar an Trá are very simple: we have six single women and six single men all looking for love,” a statement for the series reads.

Belfast gears up for its biggest-ever spring festival, Féile an Earraigh

“We are delighted this year to partner once again with Conradh na Gaeilge, and to be involved with the all-island initiative Seachtain na Gaeilge”

Ros na Rún wraps 27th season with 2000th episode in March

Filming of Season 27 in the Gaeltacht Coastal village of An Spidéal came to a conclusion on Friday the 10th of February

WATCH: Paul Mescal gives Irish-language interview on BAFTA red carpet

Paul Mescal gave an impromptu Irish language interview with TG4’s Caitlín Nic Aoidh at the BAFTAs

Café in Tallaght says Irish is becoming more popular due to An Cailín Ciúin and TikTok

Dawn McKeever, who works at Aon Scéal in Tallaght, believes the language has become more popular in recent times as more people look to connect with their culture.

TG4 joins forces with Broadcasters from Wales, China, and Korea for international Stadiums co-production

Broadcasters from Ireland, Wales, China and the Republic of Korea have joined forces to co-produce a new series focusing on some of the world’s greatest sporting arenas.

World famous Youtuber learns Gaeilge and comes to Dublin to record Irish peoples’ reactions to it

Xiaomanyc, whose real name is Arieh Smith, is known all over the globe for his videos showing the reactions of Chinese people to him speaking their language

Loved An Cailín Ciúin? 3 more incredible films as Gaeilge

Whilst the world has its eyes on Oscar-nominated An Cailín Ciúin, there are plenty more incredible films as Gaeilge.

A new campaign is calling on everyone in Ireland to learn the words to Amhrán na bhFiann.

The ‘Learn our Anthem’ campaign is launching with a competition for primary school children.

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The Irish Lead Organisations

Conradh na Gaeilge

Conradh na Gaeilge is the democratic forum for the Irish-speaking community and works promotes the language throughout the whole of Ireland and around the world.

An tOireachtas

Oireachtas na Gaeilge celebrates the traditional arts through the medium of Irish and provides opportunities which support the use of Irish and establishing networks.

Cumann na bhFiann

Cumann na bFiann organises Irish language youth clubs giving the students the opportunity to use and improve their spoken Irish.

Gaeloideachas

Gaeloideachas is the lead organisation in the Irish-medium immersion education and preschool sector and also provides support services for Irish-medium schools in Gaeltacht areas.

Gael Linn

Gael Linn is the Lead Organisation responsible for the teaching of Irish as a school subject and in adult education and the creation of opportunities for school pupils to use Irish.

Glór na nGael

Glór na nGael is the lead organisation responsible for promoting language in the family, language in business and enterprise and language in community development.

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Media

RAIDIÓ NA LIFE

Broadcasting in Dublin since 1993, Raidió na Life is a community-of-interest radio station set up to provide a community-oriented Irish language radio service to the Irish-speaking community of Dublin and surrounding areas on a non-profit basis.

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RAIDIÓ FÁILTE

Raidió Fáilte is Belfast’s only Irish radio station, broadcasting in the city Raidió Fáilte provides a community radio service to the Irish language community, helping to support and spread the the Irish language in Belfast and around the world.

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