The gulf between Irish and Welsh was facilitated by the fact that major phonological (the sounds in a particular language) changes to both languages obscured their historical relationship.

Irish language can become a factor of integration for migrants, study finds A new study from University of Galway found that migrants see Irish as important and are interested in the language.

Hundreds of Irish language activists rallied in Dublin on March 29 for the Gaeilge4All campaign, which is calling for the development of a new Irish language policy in the education system.

Gerry Adams was the keynote speaker at the opening of the exhibition, which spotlights lesser-known figures in the language's preservation.

Glasgow City Council has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the Gaelic language within its communities as the city prepares to host an international celtic festival next October. Royal National ...

But the new evidence supports a competing idea, based on linguistic studies, that Celtic languages expanded into Britain earlier, in the middle to late Bronze Age.