I went to the Gaeltacht as a teenager [where] I got kicked out at 13 for speaking English,' she sheepishly tells EVOKE. After knuckling down for the Leaving Cert, Mollie landed a place in Trinity ...

COISTE FORBARTHA Chill na Martra continue to keep Gaeltacht Mhúscraí on the All-Ireland heritage map, winning ?1,500 in the 2005 Glór na nGael national awards announced last week. The Cill na ...

Ireland's Gaeltacht regions offer a unique cultural experience, where the Irish language (Gaeilge) thrives and traditions are preserved. Here we will delve into what a Gaeltacht is, discuss the ...

A Dublin man, who moved his wife and three children to the Donegal Gaeltacht to make a new life for themselves, fears they could be made homeless within weeks due to the continuing housing crisis.

Canada's first Gaeltacht area was officially opened in June 2007. Aralt Mac Giolla Chainnigh talks about the historic occasion and the plans for the future. There is now a ‘Gaeltacht’ in ...

For many young people, spending long summers studying Irish at a Gaeltacht college is an experience that goes far beyond learning a language. About 27,000 students normally attend Gaeltacht ...

It has given her second thoughts about cosmopolitanism — her own, and ours. She visited the Gaeltacht, a rural region of western Ireland which is the only place where the Irish language is still ...

Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has said native Irish speakers are being pushed out of Gaeltacht areas because local authorities are refusing planning permissions to build on family lands.

Last year, the Government announced the approval of €900,000 in funding for free Gaeltacht places for students in DEIS post-primary schools. Over 800 scholarships will be offered to students ...