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Infheistíocht £5 milliúin á lorg do shráidbhaile Gaelach in iarthar Bhéal Feirste. Forbairt Feirste launch £5 million pound investment found for Belfast Gaeltacht Quarter and Spórtlann na hÉireann. tuairisc.ie/infheistiocht-…

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🪧Comhartha dátheangach ceadaithe i gCnoc Cois Coille, Port an Dúnáin, agus deireadh curtha le cás cúirte a mhair breis agus dhá bhliain.

"Four years of delay and denial" - Portadown residents celebrate High Court victory in dual-language signage case. Residents of Woodside Hill of Garvaghy Road presented Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon Council (ABC) with a valid petition requesting a dual-language street sign in 2022. In 2023 ABC Council carried out a survey of all residents on the street. With only three residents voting against the signage, the council rejected it.

🚨 NUA: Dual-language signage erected in Ulster University SU across all campuses 🔥... 94% of students voted in favour ✅ ... 94% !!! A long era of exclusion comes to an end. Inclusion & equality win the day🅾️ 🫵Today let's make history at Queen's! Cearta Teanga @QUBelfast🫵

Cónall Ó Corra hopes his own career journey as Centre Director of Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich serves as inspiration to others about the incredible opportunities that working in tourism and hospitality can offer. #sp

📚 Great turnout at Lisburn City Library today for a fascinating talk on Presbyterianism & the Irish language with historian Jake Mac Siacais. Great to welcome Linda Ervine (Turas Belfast). Chaired by Lisburn Féile Chair Gerry McClory. Thanks to everyone who joined us! #SnaG26

"It's indicative in itself of the progress that we have made around the status of Irish language in society here." Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, President of Conradh na Gaeilge, speaks to The Irish News about the progress being made around Irish language here. It comes as Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots hosted a Seachtain na Gaeilge celebration at Stormont on Tuesday - with the president of Conradh na Gaeilge describing the occasion as something that “wouldn’t have been imaginable for our community only a few short years ago”. The DUP Speaker welcomed pupils from Bunscoil and Naíscoil na Seolta an Irish-medium integrated school in East Belfast, who performed songs and poetry through the medium of Irish. 🎥Dylan Hegarty

🥳 Spraoi Cois Lao | Lá teaghlaigh trí Ghaeilge 🥳 🗓 07/03/2026 📍 Cearnóg Theach an Chustaim | Custom House Square ⏰ 1pm-4pm #anghaeilge #snag26 #teangabeo

Léacht ar Stair na Gaeilge in Ard Eoin agus An Mhachaire Botháin le Conor Stiobhard Lecture on the History of the Irish Langauge in Ardoyne & Marrowbone with Conor Stiobhard Thursday 5th March, 8pm, Ardoyne GAA.

Iontach ar fad bheith ag Ard Fheis Chonradh na Gaeilge inniu agus é i mBéal Feirste don chéad uair ó bhí 1996 ann! An raibh a fhios agat gur féidir Eispéireas Uí Chonghaile a dhéanamh go hiomlán i nGaeilge agus tú sa Cheathrú Gaeltachta? Bígí linn ➡️ arasuichonghaile.com/tickets/

A truly wonderful example of how real people work together in Northern Ireland to make it a better place for all. This is a most welcome development. Céad míle fáilte romhaibh ❤️

Four years ago, an Irish language and cultural centre located in the former Broadway Presbyterian Church, which opened in 1896 but closed in 1982, opened its doors for a congregation to return rte.ie/news/2026/0215…

Jake Mac Siacais, director of Irish language development agency Forbairt Feirste, spearheaded a campaign for the return of the original church bell which was moved to another church when Broadway closed. It was returned as a gift from the Presbyterian Church in 2022.

Le Grá: Coffee Hub brings fresh buzz to Gaeltacht Quarter belfastmedia.com/le-gra-coffee-…

Plaque unveiling commemorates Albert Street Presbyterian Church belfastmedia.com/plaque-unveili…

"A language cannot be confined to the family or symbolic sphere. To have a future, it must be present in all areas and spaces of everyday life... Institutional support allows a language to ba normal, usable and visible, not merely tolerated." - @EUROLANG #elen

⚡️NUA: Stádas Oifigiúil don Ghaeilge curtha i bhfeidhm go hoifigiúil sa dlí inniu in Westminster & cumhachtaí an Choimisinéara Gaeilge tosaithe faoi dheireadh.

⚡️ NEW: Official Status of Irish Language Legally Brought into Force by British Secretary of State at Westminster Today, formally commencing powers & functions of Irish Language Commissioner See today's House of Commons written statement @hilarybennmp commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/10191…

Nochtadh ealain agus plaic chuimhneacháin ag seanláthair Eaglais Phreisitéireach Shráid Ailbh. Unvailing of artwork and a commemorative plaque at the site of the Old Albert Street Presbyterian Church. Friday 30th January, 1pm, Maureen Sheehan Centre, Albert Street.

Is féidir clárú leis an Mheitheal Mheantóireachta 2026 anois 🤩🤩 Tá 10 lá fágtha áit a aimsiú ar an chúrsa chumasaithe nuálach seo, ach tá spásanna teoranta - bígí gasta! So, an bhfuil suim agat? Foirm léirithe spéise 👇👇 forms.gle/Pg83VdKWLmxFr3…