New Irish dictionary aims to end need to understand words 'through the lens of English'

President Catherine Connolly launched 'An Foclóir Nua Gaeilge' on Tuesday. File picture: Eamon Ward

President Catherine Connolly launched 'An Foclóir Nua Gaeilge' on Tuesday. File picture: Eamon Ward

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 - 17:00
Sean Murray

A new first-of-its-kind dictionary has been launched aimed at ending the need to understand Irish words “through the lens of English”.

President Catherine Connolly was among those hailing the monolingual “Irish-Irish” dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge as she launched it on Tuesday.

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