It’s like a smaller version of the Joycean Olympics (officially the James Joyce Symposium), the torch for which left Glasgow ...

There was a Monday morning towards the end of 1995 when Lee Carsley, then a 21-year-old midfielder with Derby County, was reflecting on his absence from the first team the previous Saturday. Carsley ...

Originally from Budapest, in Hungary, Juci Kulloi spent many of her childhood summers at camps, canoeing, swimming and cycling. Years later, she found herself volunteering at Barretstown camp, in Co ...

Many English speakers assume that traveling to another English-speaking country means communication will be effortless. In reality, English varies widely around the world. Linguists estimate there are ...

The English and the Irish have a lot that sets them apart but much more that brings them together, not the least of which is language! While we acknowledge the influence that Shakespeare’s tongue has ...

You may hear an "Erin go bragh" and a "sláinte" or two this St. Patrick's Day, but even on the most Irish of holidays, we don't hear much of the Irish language — which is a shame! Irish is so ...

While Irish-English relations have ahem cooled in recent years, some topics can still spark instant debate — like the ...