A PIONEERING framework designed to enhance Irish language development in Irish-medium primary schools was celebrated at a special launch as CCEA, St Mary's University College Belfast, educators and students gathered to mark a significant milestone for Irish-medium education.

Iarradh ar An Tionscadal Logainmneacha níos luaithe i mbliana Gaeilge a chur ar liosta stadanna bus. Tá comóradh déanta ar naoimh ar fud na tíre sna hainmneacha ar pharóistí, scoileanna, clubanna spóirt agus eile, agus in iarthar Bhéal Feirste tá mairtíreach, soiscéalaí agus ardaingeal ina measc siúd a mbeidh a n-ainm in airde ag stadanna Metro agus Glider. 

HERE we are, hung like a drunk in a hammock between Christmas and New Year. If you head down to the shopping centre, you’ll meet lost souls like yourself, half-crazy to get clear of the suffocating warmth of family life. Maybe Chris Rea knew a thing or two with his ‘Driving home for Christmas’: it’s better to travel hopefully than to arrive.  

THE most important challenge in 2026 will be the protection of human rights and human rights defenders. News over the holidays that Francesca Albanese is facing 'sanctions' from the United States for her vocal opposition to genocide, while Benjamin Netanyahu is invited to Mar-a-Lago at Trump’s invitation, highlights exactly where we are right now. That this has happened without immediate uproar in her defence speaks to the sinister international climate.

A POPULAR West Belfast lensman says it is the "end of an era" after deciding to close his stall in the Kennedy Centre.