He went on to explain that it was a corrupted portmanteau of the German schlim (meaning “slim”) and the Hebrew mazzal ...

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How many people speak Gaelic? Census records number fluent Gaelic speakers(this link will open in a new window) in Scotland around 57,600, or approximately 1% of the ...

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Gaelic games is once again the big winner in the distribution of the Government’s €230 million Community Sport Facilities Fund after grants of almost €97 million were awarded to GAA county ...

Background: Gaelic football, soccer, and hurling are prominent field games in Ireland and involve participants undertaking a variety of playing tasks and skills which place various physiological ...

Andrew Marr has issued an apology over his comments about the Gaelic language when he called a sign at Haymarket ‘offensive’. The broadcaster said it was ‘ridiculous’ that a sign at the ...

The spread of Gaelic signs across Scotland is “offensive”, Andrew Marr has said. The veteran broadcaster argued it was “ridiculous” that bilingual signs had been erected across parts of ...

WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Started with seven on his back but major ...

Glasgow-born broadcaster Andrew Marr has apologised after describing the prominence of Gaelic signs in Scotland as “offensive”. Speaking during a question-and-answer session with Scottish ...

Iechyd da or "good health", said as cheers before a drink is now in the Oxford English Dictionary. The free weekly sessions are held to encourage people to access the language, Culture Vannin says.