Success for Welsh language Tutor

One of Aberystwyth University’s Learn Welsh Tutors has been recognised by Learning and Work Institute Wales for her exceptional contribution. Philippa Gibson was presented with the Inspire! Tutor Award in a special ceremony held at St Fagans National Museum History on Wednesday night 22 January 2020. Over the last 30 years, Philippa has been learning Welsh as an adult and in that period, she has developed her skills to become...

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Bòrd na Gàidhlig deemed a “total disaster” by SNP MSP

People in the Gaelic community ought to feel let down by the failings of the organisation set up to promote the language, a committee of MSPs said last week. The MSPs have been probing the work of Bòrd na Gàidhlig in the wake of a highly-critical report from public-sector watchdog Audit Scotland. Caroline Gardner, the Auditor General for Scotland, said a “culture of mistrust” had built up within the Bòrd, which had...

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The Collective for the safeguarding of Breton place names organized a rally in Dinéault

After alerting the population to the Telgruc case in recent months, the Collective for the safeguarding of Breton place names organized a new awareness-raising action on this issue in Dinéault, Friday. "So far, the municipality has refused all of our proposals to protect the intangible heritage of the municipality," explains Jean-François...

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Western Isles council becomes first to teach every pupil in Gaelic

All primary one pupils in the Western Isles are to be automatically enrolled in Gaelic medium education (GME) from next year. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar – the council for the Western Isles – have adopted a policy of ‘Gaelic first’ to increase the rate of growth for Gaelic in the islands. The 2011 census showed 52 per cent of the population of the Western Isles, aged three and over, spoke Gaelic. Supporters welcomed the move,...

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Microsoft Translator adds support for Irish Language

Microsoft recently announced that Microsoft Translator has now added support for Irish language. Thanks to Neural machine translation technology, Microsoft Translator can offer accurate Irish language translations. “It’s very positive to see Microsoft launching an Irish language machine translation engine,” said Cllr. Peter Kavanagh, Green Party Irish Language Spokesperson and Co-founder of Pop Up Gaeltacht. Users can now...

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Welsh language song Yma O Hyd tops iTunes UK song chart

A song by folk singer and former Plaid Cymru president Dafydd Iwan has reached number one in the iTunes UK song chart, beating out Tones and I and The Weekend. Yma O Hyd, which was originally recorded in 1981 and released in 1983, means "still here" in English. Its success is partly due to a campaign by independence movement YesCymru. Yma O Hyd is the title track to the artist's joint album with Welsh folk bank Ar Lo...

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Conradh na Gaeilge welcomes Stormont deal but say it falls short of 2006 commitments

Conradh na Gaeilge has said the deal put forward by the UK and Irish Governments represents an "historic advancement" on what came before. But the advocacy organisation, which had pressed for a separate stand-alone Irish Language Act, said provisions for bilingual signage and...

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Bec'h d'ar Brezhoneg, new collective formed in the Bigouden region

"Bec’h d'ar brezhoneg!". This is the name of a new collective promoting the Breton language in the Bigouden region*. As the municipal authorities approached, he asked elected officials to act in the face of a "linguistic emergency" situation. The Bro-Vigoudenn; historically known as Cap Caval, is, along the Bay of Audierne, the most south-western...

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