# language - Tuesday 1 September, 2015
# SIR YES SIR
# SIR YES SIR
The new RTÉ documentary showed behind the scenes footage of Irish recruits being put through their paces. What did you make of it?
# language - Friday 28 August, 2015
# I Swear
From The Daily Edge
# I Swear
The most controversial of all the swear words.
# language - Thursday 27 August, 2015
# language - Monday 20 July, 2015
# Bad Language
From The Daily Edge
# Bad Language
@Words is a new Twitter account you should probably be following.
# language - Monday 22 June, 2015
# Straight Talking
# Straight Talking
The US President was speaking on a comedian’s podcast.
# language - Sunday 21 June, 2015
# Get Smart
# Get Smart
And chances are you already own something which has said capabilities.
# language - Tuesday 19 May, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Given the significant gap that currently exists in the translation of Bunreacht na hÉireann, there is a good reason to pass this second referendum.
# language - Thursday 14 May, 2015
# Fail
# Fail
Donegal and Laois county councils were the only bodies fully compliant.
# language - Monday 6 April, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
I have next to no Irish and I’m embarrassed by that… yet I don’t think I’ll ever learn.
# language - Friday 6 March, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
As Ireland becomes more multicultural, let’s not abandon such linguistic gems as ‘hot press’ and ‘yoke’.
# language - Wednesday 4 March, 2015
# Your Say
# Your Say
One supermarket chain is requesting staff to only speak the language while working.
# language - Sunday 22 February, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Translating documents is a waste of time and money considering the amount of people who choose to actually work through Irish.
# language - Sunday 25 January, 2015
# The Fair City
From The Daily Edge
# The Fair City
Excuse me, what does that mean? “Ask me bollix.”
# language - Friday 16 January, 2015
# Ssshuu
From The Daily Edge
# Ssshuu
It makes no sense. You’ll love it.
# language - Thursday 15 January, 2015
# Way With Words
From The Daily Edge
# Way With Words
Word Warriors want you to forget about ‘selfies’ and ‘bae’.
# language - Monday 29 December, 2014
# Conas Atá Tú
From The Daily Edge
# Conas Atá Tú
‘Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú?’ is but one of MANY.
# language - Monday 8 December, 2014
# Briseadh Na Rialacha
# Briseadh Na Rialacha
Only for Irish language courses according to a task group report.
# language - Thursday 27 November, 2014
# LOL JUST KIDDING
# LOL JUST KIDDING
The DUP politician said he does not regret the comments and will not apologise.
# language - Friday 10 October, 2014
# Tuarisc
# Tuarisc
Cathal Goan made the comments as he launched a new online Irish news site.
# language - Wednesday 24 September, 2014
# Abusive Relationship
# Abusive Relationship
Often when we talk of services for women affected by domestic violence, we talk in terms of able-bodied, English speaking women – but that’s not the full picture.
# language - Monday 22 September, 2014
# Waiting Lists
# Waiting Lists
On average, there are 162 children for each speech and language therapist in Ireland.
# language - Sunday 21 September, 2014
# Language
# Language
Language affects worldview in minuscule ways, as a study of colour perception has shown.
# language - Friday 12 September, 2014
# Irish Language
# Irish Language
The Sayers family were Protestant Cromwellian landed genrty whose descendent ended up being one of the most famous storytellers in Europe, speaking the Irish language.
# language - Monday 4 August, 2014
# Language
# Language
Pay attention to discussions in your social networks and you can spot emerging new words, new uses of words — and maybe even coin one yourself.
# language - Sunday 3 August, 2014
# Language
# Language
Speakers can feel liberated by the ‘voice’ they discover in a new language.
# language - Monday 21 July, 2014
# Bonjour
# Bonjour
They do. And it cost nearly €18,000 last year.
# language - Sunday 20 July, 2014
# Foreign Teanga
# Foreign Teanga
Students at Conradh na Gaeilge told one documentary maker about the attitudes their Irish friends had towards them learning the language.
# language - Friday 18 July, 2014
# Teanga
# Teanga
Dúirt an tAire McHugh: “Léiríonn mó chás-sa an saol mar atá sé do go leor de mhuintir na tíre seo.”
# language - Wednesday 9 July, 2014
# Signing
# Signing
Recent claims by the Government that it would support the development of key services through Irish Sign Language have been seriously undermined by the news that one national Deaf advocacy organisation has been forced to closed down.
# language - Monday 7 July, 2014
# Irish
# Irish
Is the mixture of Irish vocabulary and English grammar spoken by students in immersion courses simply incorrect language… or a linguistic gem?
# language - Tuesday 17 June, 2014
# China
# China
Even by the standards of the last four decades, China is now in a period of great change – and its continuing rise offers new opportunities for Ireland.
# language - Monday 16 June, 2014
# English
# English
Joyce took extreme liberty with language and we celebrate his genius – but when are rules NOT meant to be broken?
# language - Wednesday 11 June, 2014
# Brain Food
# Brain Food
Let’s teach children how to think – not what to think.
# language - Saturday 7 June, 2014
# Say What?
From The Daily Edge
# Say What?
And you hadn’t the clue, the entire damn time.
# language - Monday 19 May, 2014
# As Ghaeilge
# As Ghaeilge
Placenames translator Logainm.ie have added interactive maps to its website
# language - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
# Irish Slang
# Irish Slang
The BAI agreed with RTÉ that the word has a broader meaning.
# language - Sunday 13 April, 2014
# Top Of The Class
From The Daily Edge
# Top Of The Class
Grammar is fun! Well, not really. But it helps.
# language - Tuesday 1 April, 2014
# Language
# Language
Recognising Ireland’s place in an international context allows us to explore the real reasons for our widespread weakness in learning Irish, as well as foreign languages, writes Dermot McNally.
# language - Monday 31 March, 2014
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
Altogether, 1639 children waited for more than a year for their initial assessment of speech and language problems.
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