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Welsh is considered the ‘most successful’ Celtic language despite Wales being a small UK nation. Meanwhile, Gaelic is close to extinction. How can this be?
The crisis facing Gaelic is being ignored by official bodies who are in denial about the language’s future, a leading critic claims.
A GAELIC culture research centre had a successful outcome after an assessment oh the quality of its research.
GAELIC policy in Scotland will soon outlive Gaelic communities, experts have warned, as they called for an urgent change of approach. Professor Conchúr Ó Giollagáin and Iain Caimbeul, a former chief executive of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, said Scotland's Gaelic language policy "risks becoming part of the problem". In a new academic paper, they argue existing policy is contributing to the decline of Gaelic communities. Mr Ó Giollagáin, who is director of the University of the Highlands and Islands’ (UHI) Language Sciences Institute, previously led a major study that warned Gaelic...
© Sandy McCook / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An island college is launching a three-year strategy to help revitalise the Gaelic language, culture and heritage. Lews Castle College UHI (LCC UHI) in Stornoway plans to embed Gaelic into new courses to develop language skills and learning. It will also work with community groups and public bodies to use the language as an economic driver and promote the heritage of the Outer Hebrides to visitors and people coming to live in the islands. The ...