A NEW website has been launched to support parents in helping their children learn Irish. The Government funded site Irish for Parents has been developed by Gaeloideachas, a national organisation which supports the development of education through the use of Irish. It is also supported by Foras na Gaeilge. "I warmly welcome the launch of the new ‘Irish for Parents’ resource … [Read more...] about New website launched to support parents helping children learn Irish
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Pop-up library brings Irish literature to EU Parliament
A POP-UP library has been launched at the EU Parliament in Brussels. Works by 24 Irish writers feature in the display which is part of the Súil Amach / An Outward Eye project by Culture Ireland. The initiative is part of Cultúr 2026, the Culture Programme to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. A collaboration by Literature Ireland and the … [Read more...] about Pop-up library brings Irish literature to EU Parliament
Language test among new requirements proposed for Irish citizenship applicants
PEOPLE applying for Irish citizenship will be required to prove they can speak English or Irish before it is granted under a raft of new proposals. The Government has approved plans to update the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026, which went before cabinet this week. They include introducing language tests in English, Irish or Irish sign language, and an … [Read more...] about Language test among new requirements proposed for Irish citizenship applicants
Late actor Finnian Garbutt to feature in big-screen outing of TV drama Hope Street
FINNIAN GARBUTT, the Co. Down actor who died earlier this year, is set to appear in a feature-length version of TV series Hope Street. The actor, 28, got his big break on the BBC daytime police drama, starring in more than 30 episodes after being introduced to the show in its third season. Garbutt, who was diagnosed with skin cancer four years ago, left behind a wife and … [Read more...] about Late actor Finnian Garbutt to feature in big-screen outing of TV drama Hope Street
‘He took my innocence’: Survivor welcomes sentencing of Co. Antrim man for child abuse offences
AN ABUSE survivor has welcomed a three-year sentence handed down to a Co. Antrim man for 11 counts of indecent child abuse. Curtis Archibald, 26, from Bushmills, must serve 18 months in jail and 18 months on license and has also been given a Sexual Offences Prevention Order for seven years. The charges faced by Archibald include sexual communication with a child, causing or … [Read more...] about ‘He took my innocence’: Survivor welcomes sentencing of Co. Antrim man for child abuse offences