Choctaw artist Waylon Gary White Deer has settled so well in Ireland that he’s appeared in Fair City and even counted the late Martin McGuinness among his friends, writes Aisling Meath. 

The idea of reviving the Irish language as the first language of the Irish nation was always delusional, writes Victoria White.

Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh is an Irish language poet from Tralee, Co Kerry. She co-presents arts show Imeall with Tristan Rosenstock on TG4 on Thursdays.

Séamus Mac Géidigh was broadcaster and manager of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s northwest service in Donegal

Gaeltacht Minister, Joe McHugh has started school to learn a language he is supposed to be speaking and promoting.

There is bad news on the jobs front with up to 290 jobs being lost in Dublin and Donegal.

Only six of the 16 officers responsible for the use of Irish in Government departments can speak the language themselves, the outgoing Irish language commissioner has said.

DES BISHOP is moving to the other side of the world.

THE Nepalese boy looks shocked but he has a very big ice-cream.

Whether your bank holiday plans extend to taking your tent to music festivals such as Indiependence or Liss Ard, planning a bank holiday barbecue, or just spending some time catching up on the gardening, be warned; Mother Nature continues to play havoc with our summer.

The treating of the Arts Council as a quango by the Government in their frantic effort to apply slash and cut tactics to save money is short sighted.

An investigation has found that eight out of nine gardaí in the Donegal Gaeltacht could not carry out their duties through Irish.

THE McGarvey brothers Ronan, 13, and Conor, 10, couldn’t keep up with business orders for the Christmas market.

A PENSIONER is being treated in hospital for serious burns when his house was extensively damaged in a gas explosion in the Donegal Gaeltacht on Sunday night.

THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS Association is concerned that, following the death of 18-year-old Darina Calpin, those suffering with lung disease could be at greater risk from swine flu.

A food packaging firm in the Donegal Gaeltacht is to more than double its workforce as part of a multi-million euro expansion, it was announced today.

135 jobs are to be created in the Donegal Gaeltacht, the first major employment boost for the area since local TD Mary Coughlan was appointed Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise.

The VHI has announced plans to create 25 jobs in the Donegal Gaeltacht.

An Irish-language newspaper backed by the Irish and British governments was launched today.

An electronics manufacturer in the west Donegal Gaeltacht today announced that all of its 30 production workers are being made permanently redundant.