The Irish language will for the first time play a central part in Ireland’s presidency of the European Union later this year.

The Government has published a strategy to improve the delivery of public services through the Irish language, containing a ...

Researchers at a Welsh university have begun work on the first comprehensive dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages spoken in Ireland and Britain. The three-year project, led by Dr Simon Rodway at ...

The origins of the Celtic languages are cloaked in mystery. With desperately few written records, its story survives only in scattered fragments and faint traces. That’s why linguists at Aberystwyth ...

The Celts were not a uniform group to begin with, but they did speak a related set of languages. Geographic separation of the different Celtic settlements allowed local dialects to evolve into ...

Free animated resource helps children build Irish vocabulary while discovering amazing facts about the world around them. We ...

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Prof Clancy receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and is also co-president of the 15th International Congress of Celtic Studies The British Museum has just trailed its big new ...