The Irish Language

The Irish Language

The Good Information Podcast · 2022-06-10
18:01

Though there are very few Irish people who speak the Irish language daily, there is widespread enthusiasm for better integrating our native tongue into everyday life. 


From live events to independent polling to original reporting, The Good Information Project's coverage of the Irish language painted a very hopeful picture of what the future of An Ghaeilge could look like. 

However, getting the Irish language to thrive - rather than merely survive - is a challenge we must rise to meet.


There is great demand for more outlets that would allow everybody to engage with the language at their own pace, and for more housing to be made available to reinvigorate Gaeltacht areas. 


In this episode of The Good Information Podcast, we reflect on the lessons learned from shining a spotlight on Gaeltacht issues and attitudes towards the Irish language, and look at what more can be done to help grow the language.


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The Good Information Podcast

The Journal readers, editors and journalists get together to go deep into 15 major topics impacting the future of Ireland. Over the last 18 months we created a space for discussion, learning and sharing new ideas and solutions called The Good Information Project.


This podcast gives you a 20 minutes synopsis of the main findings on each topic from direct conversations with Irish citizens and specialists about critical issues facing our country.


We will be releasing 15 episodes and you can access further information below or by contacting us to hello@thejournal.ie


The topics are:

Our Shared Island: What would a united Ireland look like?The Future Of Work: What should the working week look like after Covid?China: How does Ireland relate to the last world superpower?Housing: How to fix Ireland's housing crisis?Public Transport: What is and isn't working with Ireland's public transport?Space: Where do Ireland and the EU fit into the current space race?Migration: What responsibilities, opportunities and problems do the EU and Ireland face with migration?Climate change and COP26: An in-depth look at the climate crisis.Ireland, the EU and the UK's relationship post-Brexit: What will the relationship look like in this post-Brexit world?Gender Equality: Do women have a seat at the table in key areas?The New Digital Age: Are Ireland and the EU ready for this new digital age?The Irish language: An Ghaeilge: Revival or survival?Misinformation: Are we winning the fight against misinformation?Healthcare: Can Ireland's health system be fixed, or is it beyond repair?Ireland and the EU: What is Europe doing for you?

This work is co-funded by Journal Media and a grant programme from the European Parliament.The European Parliament has no involvement in nor responsibility for the editorial content published by the project. For more information, see here.


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