Under the laws, all public bodies will be expected to offer services in sign language to members of the deaf community.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Dual-language signs have ...

Linda Ervine sits on a replica of the ancient stone chair used to inaugurate the Gaelic Chieftains of Clandeboye in Northern Ireland. Ervine, founder of Northern Ireland's first integrated Irish ...

The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 has officially become law in Northern Ireland after the bill received Royal Assent on Tuesday, December 6. The Irish language now has official ...

The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill passed its third and final reading in the UK’s House of Commons on Wednesday, October 26. The Bill will now go forward for Royal Assent and ...

History will be made in Northern Ireland when its first ever Irish language commissioner takes office today. Pól Deeds, former deputy chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge, was appointed by the Stormont ...

For more than 30 years a school in Northern Ireland has been bringing modern languages to life by welcoming native speakers into its classrooms. Language assistants have used their "native input" to ...

THE passing of Irish language legislation at Westminster has been welcomed as a "historic milestone" by campaigners who are now seeking the implementation of the law, including the appointment of the ...

Children acquire language quickly, progressing from babbling to single words to complex sentences within a few short years. Language skills continue to develop throughout primary and secondary school, ...

Popularity is soaring across Northern Ireland, but dual-language sign policies agitate division as unionists accuse nationalists of cultural erosion ...