Films, books, music, agus... yeah: The Irish language's new cultural moment

Just two years ago it was listed as one of 12 European languages in danger of extinction. Today, from movies, to books, to music - to the TG4 intern's Twitter account - our native language is having a cultural moment, writes Esther McCarthy

Clockwise: filming on 'Lambing'; Belfast rappers Kneecap; apparent Irish-speaker Paul Mescal; writer Manchán Magan; Intern TG4

ON THE BIG SCREEN

It was the little film that made history in an unprecedented year when interest in Irish-language movies soared at home and internationally.