Irish people are 13th happiest in the world yet loneliest in the EU. It doesn’t add up

W e’re not in the World Cup, but we Irish are happy out. Scotland’s football fans have stolen Boston’s old Irish heart from ...
Irish Central

Celts never existed new book claims, Welsh professor hits out

A professor of Celtic studies at a Welsh university has written a scathing review of a new book claiming that there was no such thing as Celts. Professor Patrick Sims-Williams, a professor of Welsh ...
The Conversation

Irish indigenous identity is being invoked to stir up antagonism towards immigrants

At an academic conference I attended this summer, an Irish Druid presided over an opening ceremony. She blessed the proceedings and shared reflections on Irish indigeneity, spiritual beliefs and our ...
The Conversation

How Celtic languages spread across Britain and Ireland: why we need to reconsider the early story

The Celtic languages spoken today – namely Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton – all descend from Celtic languages once spoken across Britain and Ireland in antiquity. While the ...