Over £30,000 has been spent by public bodies for Irish language translations compared to £953 for Ulster-Scots. But more documents are likely to have been translated into Irish without a charge ...

That is according to recommendations for an Irish language strategy produced by experts appointed by the Department for Communities (DfC). A separate strategy document for Ulster-Scots language ...

"As we know there is funding and financing allocated to the Irish language. It would be ideal to see the Ulster Scots brought up to the same sort of standards.” The council has previously ...

While these books are not an exhaustive survey of Ulster-Scots poetry, they bear witness to an extensive community of writers who worked in a medium that was enriched by, and often propelled by, the ...

Active and Passive Knowledge of Ulster Scots Language in Correlation To Age and Gender Across Northern Ireland Participants were distributed in terms of age, gender and geographical location. Results ...

He also asks if Ulster Scots is truly a language. Tim is surprised with some of his findings as he traces his family roots and weaves his way through the history of Ulster. He said ...

ARDS and North Down Borough Council is excited to announce the Leid and Lairn Festival, a month-long celebration of the rich ...

But language experts from the Council of Europe (CoE) also said street signs remained "a highly contentious topic". According to a new report, Ulster-Scots speakers are also "in a very weak ...

This year the lectures will explore the theme of ‘home’ in the work of local writers from the English, Irish and Ulster-Scots ...

despite the introduction of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 which was adopted to further promote Irish and Ulster Scots, “language issues remain politicised”. Among other ...

Ulster Scots and Manx Gaelic, and not possible for Cornish.” It also called for the UK-wide Equality Act 2010 to include “language” as a ground for discrimination to protect victims of ...

The nominees have been announced for the 2024 Scots Language Awards. The ceremony will be held in Cumnock, East Ayrshire on Saturday September 14 and Herald columnist Len Pennie is among the ...