An author and content creator has spoken on Times Radio about the importance of preserving minority languages such as Welsh, explaining that ‘if I said you couldn't speak English tomorrow, it would be distressing’

Language expert explains why preserving native languages like Welsh isn't 'performative'

Nation Cymru staff An author and content creator has spoken on Times Radio about the importance of preserving minority languages such as Welsh, explaining that “if I said you couldn’t speak English to...

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Language campaigners have requested an urgent meeting with BBC Cymru managers to press them to halt cuts to Welsh-language programmes and jobs

Campaigners seeks urgent BBC meeting over Welsh-language cuts

Nation.Cymru staff Language campaigners have requested an urgent meeting with BBC Cymru managers to press them to halt cuts to Welsh-language programmes and jobs. Cymdeithas yr Iaith has written to th...

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Fáilte agus fiche romhaibh chuig ócáid seolta mo leabhair nua ar Choimisiún na Gaeltachta 1926 ar 6pm Dé hAoine an 16 Deireadh Fómhair in Áras na Gaeilge @uniofgalway.bsky.social @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social

Bhí an t-údar Seán Ó Criomhthain faoi chaibidil ag Ceiliúradh an Bhlascaoid i nDún Chaoin i mbliana.

Plé spreagúil ar chearta teanga i gCeanada mar chuid de Chomhdháil Idirnáisiúnta na gCoimisinéirí Teanga in @uniofgalway.bsky.social inniu. Stimulating discussion on language rights in Canada as part of the International Association of Language Commissioners at the University of Galway today.

Scoth an cheoil ag seoladh chomhdháil Chumann Idirnáisiúnta na gCoimisinéirí Teanga sa Ghaillimh anocht. Young musicians from Connemara launching the conference of the International Association of Language Commissioners in Galway tonight.

Our panel at @lavlang.bsky.social in Edinburgh 'The trouble with normal: queer linguistic meets minoritised languages' included papers on Irish, Breton, Catalan and Galician.

Daniel Owen had little time for the comforting myths Wales told about itself, exposing poverty, hypocrisy and uncomfortable truths ✍️Jerry Hunter wp.me/p8Mk4U-1s4A

Interview with me in @thejournal.ie about the centenary of the Gaeltacht Commission 1926 and my new book on the topic. Foilseoidh Cló Iar-Chonnacht mo leabhar nua faoi Choimisiún na Gaeltachta 1926 sa bhfómhar. www.thejournal.ie/cead-bliain-...

Government rejected plan to migrate Gaeltacht population to better land in 1926

In an effort to shore up Irish speaking in the early years of the State, a Government commission suggested migrating a vast section of the Gaeltacht population to better land so they could prosper.

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Proposal to promote Cornish in linguistic landscape. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Council bids to use Cornish language on road signs

Cornwall Council says using Cornish place names on road signs would help promote the language.

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Gaeltacht: Scríobh an Dr John Walsh, Scoil na dTeangacha, na Litríochtaí agus na gCultúr, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe, faoin gcomóradh 100 bliain ó foilsíodh tuarascáil Choimisiún na Gaeltachta 1926 ar The Journal. www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish...

The Irish language: 100 years after the first Gaeltacht Commission, our support still matters

As the centenary of the first Gaeltacht Commission looms, we must do more to ensure Irish remains a living language in the communities where it’s strongest.

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How Gaeltacht Commission set out to support Irish language 100 years ago. The body's proposals in August 1926 looked at the use of Irish in education, public administration and the economy, explains @nuachainteoir.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How Gaeltacht Commission set out to support Irish 100 years ago

The body's proposals in August 1926 looked at the use of Irish in education, public administration and the economy

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From @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social my article on the Gaeltacht Commission of 1926, whose report was published a century ago today. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How Gaeltacht Commission set out to support Irish 100 years ago

The body's proposals in August 1926 looked at the use of Irish in education, public administration and the economy

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100 bliain ó shin inniu a foilsíodh tuarascáil Choimisiún na Gaeltachta 1926. Seo alt ag @eocaollai.bsky.social ar @irishtimes.com faoin leabhar nua liom ar an gCoimisiún. www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuar...

Léargas eolach ar Choimisiún na Gaeltachta

Tá leabhar nua faoi scéal agus tionchar an Choimisiúin scríofa ag an Ollamh John Walsh

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Tal día como hoxe, hai 92 anos o maltés era recoñecido como lingua oficial. Daquela 🇲🇹 era un territorio do Imperio 🇬🇧 sobre o que a 🇮🇹 fascista tiña apetencias territoriais. Coa decisión buscábase reducir o peso do italiano, a lingua das clases educadas na illa durante séculos

2. A presentation by Prof @nuachainteoir.bsky.social (@uniofgalway.bsky.social) on the Irish Folklore Commission’s collection of Manx folklore in the 1930s 3. A performance by acclaimed Manx Gaelic choir Caarjyn Cooidjagh, whose work has helped bring Manx-language song to audiences across Europe

Book your tickets for A Celebration of Gaelic Neighbours at the RIA on Friday, 4 September, from 4:00pm–5:30pm: www.eventbrite.ie/e/ceiliuradh... The RIA is delighted to host a special event celebrating the cultural and linguistic connections between Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

Bígí linn ag Ceiliúradh na gComharsan Gaelach in Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann. Faigh amach faoi na ceangail shaibhre chultúrtha idir Éirinn, Albain agus Oileán Mhanann trí cheol, teanga agus béaloideas. 4 Meán Fómhair, 4:00pm–5:30pm www.eventbrite.ie/e/ceiliuradh...

Eagrán breá don iris COMHAR ar fáil anois, eagrán spesialta faoi chomóradh 100 bliain Chomisiún na Gaeltachta i 1926. Alt fada ann chomh maith ó @nuachainteoir.bsky.social óna leabhar atá ag teacht ó CIC mí na Samhna. RÉAMHORDÚ ANSEO - thebookshop.ie/john-walsh-a...

Bangor nu-metallers CELAVI made Welsh language history at the UK’s biggest rock and metal festival this summer, and now those who weren't lucky enough to be there can catch their groundbreaking set in a special documentary from S4C’s Hansh platform

Watch: CELAVI fly the flag for Wales at Download

Stephen Price Bangor nu-metallers CELAVI made Welsh language history at the UK’s biggest rock and metal festival this summer, and now those who weren’t lucky enough to be there can catch their groundb...

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SCANNÁN: ‘Tá teanga rúnda ann nach í an Ghaeilge í’ – 100 Bliain na Gaeltachta, sraith nua físeán ó Tuairisc

SCANNÁN: ‘Tá teanga rúnda ann nach í an Ghaeilge í’ – 100 Bliain na Gaeltachta, sraith nua físeán ó Tuairisc

100 bliain ó leag Coimisiún na Gaeltachta síos teorainneacha na Gaeltachta, caitear súil i sraith nua físeán ar stair na Gaeltachta agus ar a bhfuil i ndán di. Pobal na Gaeltachta féin atá faoi chaibi...

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Llongyfarchiadau i Jonathan Davies, enillydd tlws Dysgwr y Flwyddyn yn Eisteddfod y Garreg Las: newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/jona...

From collecting stickers as a child to attending as Wales' First Minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth says the National Eisteddfod has shaped his life for almost half a century

'The Eisteddfod has been a huge part of my life': Rhun ap Iorwerth shares memories on the Maes

Nation.Cymru Staff From collecting stickers as a child to attending as Wales’ First Minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth says the National Eisteddfod has shaped his life for almost half a century. A regular vis...

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The Welsh language is set to sing from TV screens across the UK from tonight, as part of a new series delving into the 'dedication, friendship and passion' behind the scenes in Wales' beloved Male Voice Choir tradition

Heartwarming documentary highlights community and camaraderie of Male Voice Choirs

Nation Cymru staff The Welsh language is set to sing from TV screens across the UK from tonight, as part of a new series delving into the ‘dedication, friendship and passion’ behind the scenes in Wale...

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Alt liom ar stair Choimisiún na Gaeltachta 1926 ar Comhar na míosa seo (síntiús de dhíth). Bunaithe ar chaibidil de mo leabhar nua atá le foilsiú ag Cló Iar-Chonnacht sa bhfómhar. comhar.ie/iris/86/8/na...

Na fir a bhunaigh an Ghaeltacht

Bliain chinniúnach i stair na hÉireann agus na Gaeltachta ab ea 1926, a deir John Walsh

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The Super Furry Animals have performed on the National Eisteddfod's main stage for the first time in 30 years, playing their first ever entirely Welsh-language gig

Super Furry Animals perform first all-Welsh language gig at National Eisteddfod

Nation.Cymru staff The Super Furry Animals have performed on the National Eisteddfod’s main stage for the first time in 30 years, playing their first ever entirely Welsh-language gig. Thousands of mus...

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This month marks the centenary of the Gaeltacht Commission report in 1926. See my article in @thejournal.ie today about the anniversary and my forthcoming book on the topic. Alt liom inniu faoi 100 bliain den Choimisiún na Gaeltachta 1926. www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish...

The Irish language: 100 years after the first Gaeltacht Commission, our support still matters

As the centenary of the first Gaeltacht Commission looms, we must do more to ensure Irish remains a living language in the communities where it’s strongest.

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🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 'Nôl yn America, ‘wi wastad yn gweud mai'r Cardis sy'n rhedeg y byd' Ar ôl dysgu Cymraeg er mwyn gallu sgwrsio gyda'i fam-gu, a symudodd o Aberaeron i Ohio yn yr 1970au, mae Rhys Davis wedi treulio’r haf yng Nghymru eleni newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/amer...

O America i Aberaeron: Taith dyn ifanc i Gymru ar ôl dysgu Cymraeg

Penderfynodd dysgu'r Gymraeg er mwyn dod yn agosach at ei fam-gu, a symudodd o Aberaeron i Ohio yn yr 1970au

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A Māori MP has drawn praise for defending New Zealand’s native language in a heated parliamentary debate - citing Wales as an example of a nation valuing its indigenous language and identity

‘English is a bastard language’: Māori MP praises Wales' bilingualism in passionate speech

Stephen Price A Māori MP has drawn praise for defending New Zealand’s native language in a heated parliamentary debate – citing Wales as an example of a nation valuing its indigenous language and iden...

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Thanks to the Irish History Podcast for inviting me to be interviewed about Irish language policy since the Revival period. Agallamh liom faoi athbheochan na Gaeilge ó dheireadh an 19ú hAois go dtí an lá atá inniu ann. shows.acast.com/irishhistory...

Broken Promises: Why Irish Independence Failed the Irish Language | Irish History Podcast

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