# English

All time

# Faux Pas

Marcelo Bielsa apologises for not learning English

The Argentinian has proved the language barrier has been no obstacle in leading the club back to the Premier League.

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Apr 29th 2021, 9:44 PM

# Language

'The guy said, 'There's no way you play for Munster, you can't speak English''

CJ Stander talks about learning a new language, being told he was too small, and dealing with criticism.

67.6k

Nov 3rd 2020, 12:03 PM

# English

Quiz: Can you name these Leaving Cert poets from their poems?

Read the paper, read the paper, read the paper.

44.5k

Apr 30th 2020, 9:30 PM

# Human Error

'I was completely panicking': Leaving Cert students at Dublin school taught wrong English text for two years

The mistake was only discovered six days before the students started their exams this year.

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Sep 15th 2018, 12:05 AM

# break it down

Department of Social Protection to train staff in the use of plain English

Plain English is a way of presenting information that helps people understand it the first time they read or hear it.

18.0k

Jun 25th 2018, 6:10 AM

# Tu hablas Ingles

Language tests for new citizens 'just one option being considered'

“Any such change would be driven by a strategy to better integrate our newest citizens.”

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May 22nd 2018, 3:28 PM

# Au Revoir

French ambassador to EU walks out of meeting in protest at use of English language

Philippe Leglise-Costa left the talks on Wednesday to show his dissatisfaction with the “linguistic regime”.

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Apr 26th 2018, 9:30 PM

# the battle of brexit

France to lend priceless Bayeux Tapestry to Britain - but is Macron just trolling?

Historians and political commentators can’t agree on whether this is a gesture of goodwill, or a “wonderful joke”.

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Jan 18th 2018, 11:31 AM

# Leaving Cert

Which Leaving Cert English Poet Are You?

Are you as sad as Sylvia Plath or as desperate as Yeats? Find out.

9.2k

Jan 17th 2018, 9:00 PM

# tempus fugit

Teenagers to make case for extra time in Junior Cert English exam

Currently, students have two hours to complete each paper.

16.1k

Nov 22nd 2017, 6:00 AM

# here's hoping

Over 1,400 Leaving Cert papers were given a better mark after student appeals

Honours English and Biology were easily the most appealed subjects in 2017.

30.9k

Oct 11th 2017, 6:15 AM

# Brexit

English aristocrat who posted bounty on Facebook for someone to kill Remain campaigner faces jail

Rhodri Philipps, the 4th Viscount St Davids, made the threat in November.

19.4k

Jul 12th 2017, 7:49 AM

# Never too old

This 73-year-old student is doing the Leaving Cert this week

Denis North is taking the English and Geography exams at Kennedy College, New Ross.

24.6k

Jun 10th 2017, 8:15 AM

# Discuss

English Paper One: Reactions to the first exam of this year's Leaving Cert

Fake news, democracy and inventing the wheel – how did the first day of State exams go?

43.0k

Jun 7th 2017, 4:05 PM

Voices

Junior Cert English: 'There isn’t a fifteen-year-old alive that can spit out high quality writing in two hours'

Make the new English Junior Cert exam fairer by adding thirty extra minutes, writes Junior Cert pupil Tara O’Sullivan.

6.5k

Mar 20th 2017, 8:30 PM

# taxi-ing questions

Should taxi drivers here have to take an English language test? The NTA is asking that question

A new questionnaire is being posed by the National Transport Authority as part of its review of how drivers should be licensed to work in the industry.

20.7k

Nov 14th 2016, 8:53 AM

# Fingers crossed

The Leaving Cert appeal results are out this morning

Honours English and Biology were easily the most appealed subjects in 2016.

12.5k

Oct 12th 2016, 6:00 AM

# ASTI

'It's punishing children': Students could be penalised over dispute about Junior Cert English exam

Students taught by ASTI could end up losing 10% of their overall mark, it is feared.

18.5k

Sep 30th 2016, 6:10 AM

# Taxi

New York taxi drivers no longer have to pass English proficiency test

Immigrants make up 96% of the 144,000 cabbies in the city.

10.5k

Aug 28th 2016, 7:00 AM

# Hooligans

French police fire tear gas at English soccer fans in Lille

Thousands of English fans have gathered in Lille ahead of their match in the nearby city of Lens tomorrow.

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Jun 15th 2016, 8:08 PM

# the irish for

8 perfect Irish words and phrases English just can't match

There’s a word for ‘one of those visits that goes on way too long’.

11.9k

Jun 5th 2016, 3:00 PM

# mblíp mblíp

8 Irish words and phrases that English just can't match

There’s a word for ‘trying to talk while bawling crying’.

12.0k

Apr 24th 2016, 11:00 AM

# Pop quiz

How Good Is Your Vocabulary?

Do you talk real good? Find out in here.

20.7k

Feb 4th 2016, 9:30 PM

# wicked tongues

Why are Scandinavians so amazing at speaking English?

The inhabitants of Denmark, Sweden and Norway often speak English as well as, if not better than, we do. What’s their secret?

31.5k

Oct 24th 2015, 8:15 AM

# in irish please

Emergency law closes drink-driving loophole

This closes the loophole for future cases but the status of previous tickets remains unclear

18.7k

Sep 22nd 2015, 1:39 PM

# chicargo

10 common mispronunciations that are guaranteed to drive you up the wall

Just leave us here to cry.

11.6k

Aug 29th 2015, 10:40 AM

# Bad Language

9 words you've never heard that perfectly describe your life

@Words is a new Twitter account you should probably be following.

8.9k

Jul 20th 2015, 4:00 PM

# Nonsense

If it rains today, it might rain for 40 days... or so they say

Met Eireann is predicting dry weather in most of the country today.

20.7k

Jul 15th 2015, 6:00 AM

# the force awakens

Here's why Domhnall Gleeson called himself 'British' at Comic Con

Come to the dark side, we have better lightsabers.

43.3k

Jul 13th 2015, 12:38 PM

# brenda and the wasp

16 ways this year's Junior and Leaving Certs are the funniest f**kers

We all need a laugh at this difficult time.

21.5k

Jun 5th 2015, 11:12 AM

# Day One

The Leaving Cert kicked off with English Paper I and Bono turned up

“My name is Bono and I am a rock star.”

30.6k

Jun 3rd 2015, 9:47 PM

# Leaving Cert

Bono popped up on English Paper I and people couldn't handle it

His contribution was fairly gas.

9.3k

Jun 3rd 2015, 3:03 PM

# flies to wanton boys

QUIZ: How well do you remember King Lear?

The Leaving Cert starts this week – do you remember much from your studies?

19.7k

May 31st 2015, 7:00 PM

Voices

That 'other referendum' could bridge a gap between the Irish and English versions of our Constitution

Given the significant gap that currently exists in the translation of Bunreacht na hÉireann, there is a good reason to pass this second referendum.

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May 19th 2015, 8:03 AM

# As Gaeilge

7 Irish words and phrases that English just can't match

A tense silence? “The slumber of the sneaky pig.”

31.0k

Apr 11th 2015, 1:00 PM

# grainy

Watch English and Australian people try to pronounce Bláthnaid, Oisín and Meadbh

Basically, no one outside of Ireland knows how to say our names.

4.0k

Apr 7th 2015, 7:32 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should employees have to speak only English while working?

One supermarket chain is requesting staff to only speak the language while working.

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Mar 4th 2015, 9:23 AM

# Do You Speak it?

Supermarket apologises after telling staff to only speak in English

The policy included rest breaks.

33.9k

Mar 4th 2015, 8:55 AM

# irish school books

Look at these old Inter Cert Irish schoolbooks

Peig, never far from our thoughts.

10.2k

Jan 30th 2015, 10:33 AM

Skype's newest feature will translate English-Spanish video chats in real-time

As well as supporting two spoken languages, Skype Translator Preview also supports more than 40 languages on its instant messaging service.

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Dec 15th 2014, 6:52 PM