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Just one in 10 state schools say all pupils take a language at GCSE – report

Only one in 10 state schools say all their pupils are studying a language at GCSE level, compared with nearly a third of private schools, a report suggests. Four in five (79.5%) independent schools said they offer German at Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16) ...

29 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Projects supporting ‘treasured’ Scots language receive £650,000 funding boost

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has announced funding to help support the Scots language – which she said is a “treasured part” of Scotland’s history and culture. Scottish Government funding of £650,000 will help 11 organisations working to ...

28 Aug 2025 at 11:14

Ballinamore

Opportunities to relearn Gaeilge or start from scratch across Leitrim this Autumn

Ballinamore Library has built up a reputation for its Irish classes over the past twenty years. Hundreds of people have attended the classes and Ciorcail Chomhrá, all speaking of the atmosphere generated by tutors and attendees. From now ...

25 Sept 2025 at 11:33

Disadvantaged students ‘more likely to miss out on GCSE foreign languages’

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE level is considered optional rather than a core subject, research suggests. The Cambridge University study of 615 state ...

01 Oct 2025 at 13:45

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Young people in Kildare invited to apply for new Irish language initiative

A new Irish-language educational programme, which is open to young people in Kildare, has launched this week. The initiative, ‘Treoraigh do Thodhchaí’ is a partnership with the CONNECT Centre's Academy of the Near Future and Gael ...

23 Jan 2025 at 10:33

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Young people in Kildare invited to apply for new Irish language initiative

23 Jan 2025 at 10:33

Northern Ireland

Spanish overtakes French as most taught language in NI schools, report says

Spanish has overtaken French for the first time as the most widely taught language at Key Stage 3 in Northern Ireland schools, new research has found. The Language Trends Northern Ireland 2025 report from the British ...

04 Jun 2025 at 00:01

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Ag breathnú siar chun céim a ghlacadh chun tosaigh – Looking back to take a step forward

Céim ar chéim, step-by-step, that’s how the Irish language has got to the position it is in in Derry.Thanks to the work of Mary Delargy, and others, we can recount the story of the Irish Language and how we’ve got ...

27 Nov 2025 at 11:33

Local News

Glór na nGael article explores the advantages and benefits of bilingualism

The Advantages of Bilingualism were explored in a recent article published by Glór na nGael - the Irish-language organisation which promotes and supports the language in the family, community, and business ...

27 Nov 2025 at 13:33

Local News

Bígí mar chuid den Athbheochan – Join the resurgence at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin

The Irish Language is going ó neart go neart all over the island and beyond, and Derry is no different. From our flourishing Irish-medium Education sector to the normalisation of the language across the ...

27 Nov 2025 at 14:33

Local News

Ar fheabhas! Kildare woman involved in first-of-its-kind Irish language dictionary

A County Kildare woman is part of a team behind a brand-new monolingual Irish dictionary which was curated by the Irish language advocacy group Foras na Gaeilge. 'An Foclóir Nua Gaeilge' ('The New ...

12 Dec 2025 at 15:33

Local News

Ar fheabhas! Kildare woman involved in first-of-its-kind Irish language dictionary

A County Kildare woman is part of a team behind a brand-new monolingual Irish dictionary which was curated by the Irish language advocacy group Foras na Gaeilge. 'An Foclóir Nua Gaeilge' ('The ...

12 Dec 2025 at 16:33

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