An Leabhar Beag Gorm, The Little Blue Book
Last week Wilson McLeod took to the website Bella Caledonia to criticise the glaring absence of the native Scottish (Gaelic)Continue Reading
Tag: Equality
Australia’s Shame
Native Australians make up just 2% of Australia’s population but form an incredible 26% of the national prison population, risingContinue Reading
The Irrational Nature Of The Anti-Irish Bigots
Have some indigenous Gaelic moles crept into the hallowed Hibernophobe halls of Independent House, publishers of the Indo stable of newspapers? A coupleContinue Reading
A Republic Of Equals
There is an old saying in the history of Ireland that relates to the waves of immigration our island nation hasContinue Reading
Irish-Medium Education Overcoming The Odds
Over the last decade the devolved government in Wales, with near cross-party unanimity, has used its growing powers over educationContinue Reading
Second Spoken Languages Of Contemporary Europe
Interesting charts from the folk at (the anglocentric) Move Hub: “This map shows the second most common first language inContinue Reading
The Irish Republic
I remember writing an essay many years ago where I stated that the Irish revolution was the making of Ireland’sContinue Reading
No Speak The Irish!
As if the precarious position of Irish-speaking citizens and communities in Ireland was not difficult enough living under the authorityContinue Reading
A Department Of Irish And Irish-Speaking Communities
A great article over on Diaga Language which relates to my own piece yesterday on the lack of state-subsidised andContinue Reading
Irish Ways And Irish Laws
It seems that even the most reactionary dung-hill can produce the odd progressive rose. Here is Clare Cullen in theContinue Reading
No Time For Irish – Government Policy In Ireland
A few weeks ago the appointment of two ministers by the government of Ireland with responsibilities directly effecting the interestsContinue Reading
Hold Your Tongue
Karen Matheson, the lead vocalist with the popular Scottish folk band Capercaillie, recounts something that was once very familiar to speakersContinue Reading
Festival Interceltique 2014
Sometimes we need reminding that – whatever our origins – we are not just Irish but Celts too, one ofContinue Reading
Coláiste Lurgan, TG Lurgan
The current affairs site breakingnews.ie carries a lengthy article on the well-publicised work of Coláiste Lurgan, an independent Irish language summer school inContinue Reading
Equal In Any Language
In yesterday’s Guardian newspaper the journalist and political activist Ellie Mae O’Hagan argues that the Welsh language should be partContinue Reading
The Irish State Versus The Irish Language
More on the controversial decision by the Fine Gael-Labour coalition to appoint two government minsters to departments dealing with Irish-speaking communitiesContinue Reading
Irish-Speakers Lie Down!
If there is a nation anywhere on the planet more ashamed and embarrassed of its own existence, of its veryContinue Reading
Gaelic Medium Education Growing In Scotland
Some positive signs pointing towards growing stability in the numbers of Scottish (Gaelic) speakers in Scotland. Despite the decline causedContinue Reading
CLG Versus GAA?
Dónal McAnallen is a passionate and well regarded Irish rights activist, sports historian and writer so what is the source of theContinue Reading
A Colony Cannot Be Reformed
In case you missed it, from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations: “PressContinue Reading
The Irish Government’s Anti-Irishness
The Irish-speaking citizens and communities of Ireland are under attack. They are under attack from a coalition government of two partiesContinue Reading
Ras Yr Iaith 2014
Another quick post, this time to highlight the success of June’s “Ras yr Iaith”, a symbolic relay race organised byContinue Reading
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