138 additional cases of Covid-19 confirmed, no deaths There have been 138 more cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health, with just under half of these in Dublin. Coronavirus • 06 Sep 20
Govt plans to increase numbers educated through Irish Minister for Education Joe McHugh has said he wants to see a doubling of the number of students being educated through Irish. Ireland • 30 Dec 19
Teachers critical of planned new Junior Cert Irish exam Teachers of Irish have reacted with consternation to sample Junior Certificate exam papers that were published by the State Examinations Commission yesterday evening. Education • 13 Nov 19
Parents take action over reduction of subjects in Irish Parents of pupils of at Coláiste Lú in Dundalk, Co Louth have said today they have no choice but to take a High Court action … Ireland • 12 Sep 19
Consultation on exemptions from learning Irish extended The consultation period for a survey on exemptions from studying Irish in schools has been extended due to the amount of responses received. Education • 04 Jan 19
CSO: Decrease in young Irish speakers in Gaeltacht The latest figures from Census 2016 show that the number of young people in the Gaeltacht who speak Irish on a daily basis outside the … News • 23 Nov 17
Bank of Ireland removing Irish language option on ATMs Bank of Ireland says due to falling demand, it is no longer offering customers the opportunity to conduct banking services through Irish via its new … Business • 29 Aug 17
Call for improved Irish among civil servants An Irish language organisation has said a fifth of all new entrants to the civil service should be proficient in writing and speaking Irish. Irish • 03 May 17
60,000 students receive Junior Cert results More than 60,000 students have received the results of their Junior Certificate exams in schools around the country. News • 14 Sep 16
Irish in decline in Gaeltacht areas - report A report published today concludes that Irish will no longer be the primary language in any Gaeltacht community in ten years. Ireland • 29 May 15
Flanagan 'deplores' Campbell's comments on Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has "deplored" recent comments from DUP MLA Gregory Campbell about the Irish language. News • 26 Nov 14
Majority think McHugh appointment 'wrong' - poll A poll suggests that the majority of people believe that the State does not do enough to promote Irish and that Taoiseach Enda Kenny was … News • 13 Oct 14
Taoiseach tells McHugh to do Irish homework Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told new Gaeltacht Affairs Minister Joe McHugh to spend 15-30 minutes a day practising his Irish. News • 17 Jul 14
Gaeltacht minister defends her level of Irish The new Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht has defended her level of Irish, following reports that neither she nor Minister of State with … News • 16 Jul 14
Death of writer Dermot Healy Dermot Healy, author of novels, short stories, plays and five collections of poems, has died aged 66. News • 30 Jun 14
260 jobs to be created at Cork company Irish-owned company SouthWestern is to create 260 jobs at its Co Cork plant. News • 30 Jun 14
Thousands march over Irish language recognition Thousands of people have marched in Dublin calling for more recognition of the Irish language by the Irish Government and the government of Northern Ireland. News • 16 Feb 14
Coimisinéir Teanga role to be filled soon Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Dinny McGinley has accepted that there are problems with the level of Irish … News • 29 Jan 14
Stormont warned over hostility to Irish language The Council of Europe has said that there is a "persisting hostile climate" towards the Irish language in the Northern Ireland Assembly. News • 12 Feb 17
Irish astronomer involved in black hole discovery An Irish astronomer is among an international group of researchers who have directly measured the magnetic field surrounding a black hole at the centre of … News • 15 Aug 13
Up to 1,500 sought consular assistance abroad Figures released today show that Irish diplomatic officials gave assistance to over 1,500 people abroad. News • 29 Dec 12
Over 3,500 people take part in citizenship event Over 3,500 people took part in citizenship ceremonies in Dublin today. News • 13 Dec 12
Accounts of Irish independence battle online Eyewitness accounts of the battle for Irish independence are available online for the first time today. News • 07 Aug 12
Pilot error & malfunctioning caused AF 447 crash A French report has found that human error and technical malfunctions caused the 2009 crash of an Air France flight from Rio to Paris that … News • 05 Jul 12
Contingency plans in place after exam blunder The State Examinations Commission has cancelled CDs and exam papers that were due to be used in next Monday's Leaving Cert Irish exams due to … News • 08 Jun 12
