NI to be first part of UK to offer free sign language classes for deaf children

The bill will put a duty on Stormont to provide free classes for deaf people under-25 and their close families, guardians, ...
The Conversation

Northern Ireland risks being left behind because children are not required to learn a second language in primary school

In Northern Ireland, learning a second language is not a statutory part of the primary school curriculum. shutterstock In Northern Ireland, pupils must only learn a language between the ages of 11 and ...
Irish Central

Northern Ireland's "long overdue" Irish language bill passes final stages in UK Parliament

The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill passed its third and final reading in the UK’s House of Commons on Wednesday, October 26. The Bill will now go forward for Royal Assent and ...
National Catholic Reporter

Protests against language school show Northern Ireland's post-Brexit divisions

Linda Ervine sits on a replica of the ancient stone chair used to inaugurate the Gaelic Chieftains of Clandeboye in Northern Ireland. Ervine, founder of Northern Ireland's first integrated Irish ...
Irish Central

Irish language legislation for Northern Ireland finally introduced in UK Parliament

The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill has been introduced in UK Parliament today, May 25, aiming to “deliver a balanced package of measures for Northern Ireland on identity and language.” ...
BBC

'We are victims of our own success' – Irish-language advocate

Maria Thomasson says areas like Belfast, Fermanagh and Tyrone and south Down particularly need more Irish-medium schools The lack of Irish-language post-primary schools in Northern Ireland has been ...
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'Native input' from language assistants valued by NI school

For more than 30 years a school in Northern Ireland has been bringing modern languages to life by welcoming native speakers into its classrooms. Language assistants have used their "native input" to ...