I am proud to have made the choice to learn Irish and be part of a community that is ever growing ...

While Jareb Dougherty was busy chasing his basketball dreams, his mom got a bartending job at an Irish pub.

Freya tells us how Biology went this evening. Today saw the last of the core subjects dispatched in the form of Irish Paper 2, but it seems Biology was far from straightforward. On today's blog, ...

The sheer scale of the price shock that has pounded households over the last five years has been revealed. An analysis of a sample of staple food items, diesel and a pint of stout shows what has been ...

For a long time, employers have argued that academically well-qualified young graduates lack the practical skills required to succeed in the workplace. In particular, their ability to solve problems ...

An internationally renowned psychiatrist has highlighted the mental health benefits of learning Irish. Visiting west Belfast on Monday, Dr Pat Bracken argued that the “over medicalised” approach of ...

A free workshop May 16 will help participants take the first steps in uncovering their past, according to a news release. Professional genealogist Deborah Abbott, Ph.D., will lead an engaging, ...

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and the public face of ChatGPT, has carved out an image for himself as one of the preeminent AI whisperers of our age, whose influence supposedly extends to the White House on ...

In theory, respecting your elders and people with life experiences that you lack is a great idea. However, many younger people today are breaking down this norm in practice. Respect is a two-way ...

Language shapes our understanding of the world, our sense of selves and connects us to our culture. But the UN estimates that at least half of all languages spoken around the world will be extinct or ...

Note: An earlier version of this story ran in March 2025. It's been updated for 2026. You can wear green, you can watch a parade, and maybe drink green beer this Saint Patrick's Day, but can you say ...

Saint Patrick's Day falls on Tuesday, and while some of you will be celebrating while bundled up for a chillier-than-usual cold snap, those of you out west will be seeing temperatures start to soar as ...