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The official status of the Irish language has remained high in the Republic of Ireland from foundation. This reflects the dominance of the language in Irish cultural and social history until the nineteenth century and its role in Irish cultural identity. In 2022, strong recognition was added in Northern Ireland also.
Dec 31, 2021 · The derogation of the status of the Irish language in the European institutions ends at midnight tonight (31 December 2021) and its status will now be on a par with other official languages of the EU. The Irish language was given official and working status on 1 January 2007.
The status of Irish in Northern Ireland has improved further since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998: aA cross-border body Foras na Gaeilge was established with statutory responsibility for the development of the language on both sides of the Border. The only Irish language daily newspaper Lá is published in Belfast.
Irish has constitutional status as the national and first official language of the Republic of Ireland, and is also an official language of Northern Ireland and among the official languages of the European Union.
Irish is one of the oldest written and historical languages in the world. It was seen for the first time in Ogham form in the fifth century. Today it can be found in up to 4,500 books, on television, radio, newspapers, magazines and on the internet. Irish is a Celtic language which is closely related to Scottish and Manx Gaelic.
May 10, 2022 · One Hundred Years of Irish Language Policy, 1922–2022. In this article, Dr John Walsh gives an overview of his new book on a century of Irish language policy, to be published in 2022. By the late 19 th century, when the Irish cultural and literary revival was at its peak, the Irish language was in a marginal position in society and spoken by ...
Jan 19, 2022 · On 1 January 2022, the Irish language gained full status as an official language of the European Union. This means that Irish will have equal status with the other 23 official languages of the EU.
