English

“So, in Ireland, there’s this website…” We all know Nicola Coughlan has long been an ambassador for all things Irish, but now she might have just shared “the most Irish thing ever” with the Brits, and it’s safe to say they’re lapping it up. Chatting with presenter Nick Grimshaw and Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett on […]

1 month ago

We expect full marks, or it’s back to Irish class. This one is really straightforward. Or is it? Basically, we’re going to give you the Irish word and you have to guess what it means in English. Think you can get 100%? There’s only one way to find out. A haon, a dó, a trí… […]

7 years ago

Sly move… English Paper 1 is in the books. It’s done, gone and students can forget it even existed until the results come knocking later this year. But, there was a curveball in this year’s Paper 1 which had a few people surprised and has left others wondering what exactly the rest of the examinations […]

8 years ago

“Post-truth” has been declared the word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries, because it’s 2016 and of course it has. If there are two things you could say have defined 2016, it’s all your favourite celebrities being killed off, and objective facts becoming less important than people talking utter rubbish that appeals to the emotions. […]

10 years ago

The Oxford English Dictionary have added a thousand words to their new edition today. You’ll be very familiar with some of them. With the speed of life online speeding up all aspects our lives, it is also speeding up how the language we speak evolves. Today, the Oxford English Dictionary, added a heap of new words to their new edition, […]

10 years ago

Embrace your cúpla focal

11 years ago