Introduction/Réamhrá: A special edition of Weekend dedicated to the Irish language

"Just two years ago, Irish was listed as one of 12 European languages in danger of extinction. Roll on to 2023 and our native language is having a cultural moment, from movies to books, music to TV."

The covers of this Saturday's Weekend magazine - in English, agus as Gaeilge

Introduction:

We have a phrase, “ Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste”. It translates to, “Broken Irish is better than clever English”.