Ras yr Iaith Third Edition; Welsh-language race nears return

Ras yr Iaith is back again this year bigger than ever with over 15 communities from across Wales taking part. The 2018 Ras yr Iaith will take place between 4 and 6 July with the first day of the race finishing in Aberystwyth with a feast of music for everyone. Businesses, schools, community groups and clubs can each sponsor a leg...

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A celebration of Scottish Gaelic at this year's XpoNorth

Delegates to Scotland’s leading creative industries festival will see and hear about some of the leaders in the Gaelic language at the festival. XpoNorth 2018 takes place next week throughout Inverness on 27 and 28 June. The Gaelic Angle on Wednesday will hear from multi-award winning singer and musician Julie Fowlis; Iseabail Mactaggart, director of strategy and partnerships at MG ALBA and Agnes Rennie, manager at Acair...

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Speak Cornish Week

Cornish is a language that almost died out. At one point in our history it was almost a mythical language, one that people knew of but hadn't heard spoken. It is a beautiful language, full of character and historical relevance. Speak Cornish week is a celebration of our language. It is uttered by us all every day when we say we're going...

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15 Students submit their maths exam in Breton language, with the risk that their exams will not be marked

They argue for the right to use either French or Breton. Collected in the collective Bak e Brezhoneg, students in high school Diwan de Karaez, where courses are in Breton, also want to use their language when completing their exam copy. As West France explains, some of them decided Friday 22 June to write their mathematical tests...

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Strong numbers for Div Yezh Breizh

The network, shose chairman is Rémi Toulhoat, has 75 local associations, 23 local collectives and 960 contributors. 7,500 students are part of the network, including 3,100 in kindergarten, 3,345 in elementary, 810 in high school and 230 in high school. 163 schools were involved, 19 colleges and six high schools, in 99 municipalities hosting...

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Welsh language minister criticised for English-only leadership bid website

The Welsh language minister, Eluned Morgan, has been criticised after launching an English-only website to canvass opinion about a possible leadership bid. The website features a Google Translate button that, at the time of writing, did not work. Eluned Morgan AM is among the favourites to become a candidate for the leadership of Welsh Labour and, subsequently, First Minister of Wales. She said today that she had not decided...

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Petition : Enact a Gaelic Languages Act; equal status for Irish, Scottish Gaelic & Welsh

The Welsh Language Act 1993 recognises that language on a UK-wide basis and status not enjoyed by Irish or Scottish Gaelic. The UK Government agreed to an Irish Act as part of the St Andrew's Agreement 2006. A UK 'Gaelic Languages Act' would be non-sectarian and give Gaelic the same status as Welsh. Li...

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