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America has millions of Celtic descendants - and most don’t realize it

The Celtic peoples once spread across huge parts of Europe before being pushed to the edges of the continent by empires like Rome. Today, their descendants are most closely associated with places like ...

Happenings — what’s coming up in Northeast Ohio starting May 7

Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to entertainment@morningjournal.com or entertainment@news-herald.com. You ...
The Irish Times

The 1926 census returns in Irish: A rare window into language and identity

A chara, – The organisation of the 1926 census, giving people a choice of completing it in English or Irish, was a major administrative achievement for the new State. It must also have been a ...
The Irish Times

Parent-led campaign to push for legislation guaranteeing right to Irish language education

Campaigners have said Ireland should follow the example of Wales and mandate the Department of Education to increase access to Irish-medium education. The campaign group Irish Medium Education at ...
The Irish News

NI council votes to keep strict Irish language signs policy despite advice it may be illegal

A Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council committee has voted to keep its Irish language street sign policy despite warnings it may breach equality legislation - with the DUP chair casting the ...
BBC

Challenge to council procedures that could affect Irish language policy dismissed

The new policy aims to promote the use of Irish in public life, including the usage of bilingual signage A legal challenge to Belfast City Council procedures, which could have an effect on its ...
IrishCentral

Máiréad Ní Ghráda: Bringing Irish to the Masses

Máiréad Ní Ghráda, whose books are now in the AIHS collection, was a pioneering figure of RTÉ’s Irish programming.
The Guardian

Add to playlist: the snarling Irish folk of Madra Salach and the week’s best new tracks

With a feral energy and a Liam Gallagher growl, the Dublin band’s beguiling music is a great evolution of a venerable genre From Dublin Recommended if you like Lankum, the Mary Wallopers, the Pogues ...
BBC

Challenge to council procedures that could affect Irish language policy dismissed

A legal challenge to Belfast City Council procedures, which could have an effect on its proposed new Irish language policy, has been dismissed. Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) member Ann McClure ...
IrishCentral

LISTEN: Three films, five voices - Irish Stew wraps the Capital Irish Film Festival

The Irish Stew Podcast chats with the talent behind three of the films featured at the 2026 Solas Nua Capital Irish Film Festival.
The Conversation

80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentous

One hundred years after it was conducted, the first full census of independent Ireland is being released for free online. These nearly 3 million records will be of great significance to Ireland’s ...