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County Derry man awarded scholarship to study at Oxford

A Dungiven man has been awarded a scholarship to study a PhD at one of the world's leading universities. Caolan O'Neill was one of only three people to be awarded a scholarship to study Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics at Oxford University. The ...

23 Mar 2022 at 23:33

Local News

Donegal students compete at final of national problem-solving competition

Four students from Donegal have competed at the national finals of the All-Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO) to win the right to represent Ireland at the International Linguistics Olympiad. St Columba's Comprehensive students Turlagh McDaid, ...

11 Mar 2022 at 17:33

Around Carlow

Carlow students compete at the National Linguistic Problem Solving Competition final

Students from Presentation College Carlow competed at the national finals of the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO) in Dublin City University (DCU) this week. Run by ADAPT, the world-leading SFI Research Centre for AI-Driven Digital ...

10 Mar 2022 at 13:33

Features

The unique ‘Ossory’ dialect of Irish once spoken in Kilkenny

As time continues to pass by, we grow more detached from a time when we had native Irish speakers throughout Kilkenny. Our county has had its own storied and unique history with our native tongue, but many of the primary history sources ...

31 Aug 2022 at 14:33

Local News

Glenties students ‘crack the code’ at DCU All-Ireland Final

Two students from St Columba’s Comprehensive School achieved success at the National Final of the All-Ireland Linguistics Olympiad. Siún Ibbsand and Maria McLoone were the only students to represent Donegal out of one hundred ...

11 Apr 2024 at 17:33

Study uncovers why the brain can quickly process short messages on screens

Scrolling through our phones we are faced with short sharp bursts of text, and now researchers have uncovered why the brain is able to quickly process short messages. According to the findings, the brain detects basic ...

23 Oct 2024 at 19:00

World

Kamala Harris and Chappell Roan feature on list of mispronounced words

US Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan feature among the year’s most mispronounced names in America, a new list reveals. The language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company ...

04 Dec 2024 at 12:00

Features

LONG READ: The unique ‘Ossory’ dialect of Irish once spoken in Kilkenny

03 Jan 2025 at 17:33

Life

The Traitors: Do accents influence who we trust?

Anyone watching BBC One’s The Traitors, hosted by Claudia Wikleman, will be marvelling at contestant Charlotte’s fake Welsh accent. In an attempt to come across as more trustworthy on the programme, the ...

20 Jan 2025 at 11:39

Millennials ‘spill the beans’, while Gen Z ‘spills the tea’, study says

While millennials like to “spill the beans”, Gen Z will ask you to “spill the tea”, a new study on the evolution of English phrases suggests. Popular English idioms are evolving as they pass from one ...

24 Apr 2025 at 15:56

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