Spanish Super Cup: Neymar earns Barca a draw in first leg at Atletico
David Villa had opened the scoring against his old side. And celebrated.
View ArticleMourinho to resume Rooney chase after United clash
“We want to do something with Rooney,” Mourinho said after the ‘lucky’ defeat of Villa.
View ArticleWenger: Arsenal ‘no chance’ of signing Suarez
The transfer window ‘starts now’ for the Gunners chief, he says.
View ArticleOmnishambles, twerk and dad dancing make the Oxford dictionary
They join fauxhawk, FOMO and emoji as new words in the online dictionary.
View Article11 newly-invented words that perfectly describe everyday situations
We need these words in our lives.
View ArticleColumn: It’s time to break down the barriers around poetry
Can’t we get more from our vast historic and modern wellspring of poetry? We are, after all, the nation that has reputedly more poets per square mile than any other in the world, writes Stephen Downes.
View ArticlePlan to convert Loreto Abbey back into school “incredibly ambitious” say...
The disused building — where Mother Teresa studied English — was purchased by the Department of Education this week from NAMA.
View ArticleHow would you have done in today’s English Paper 2?
Most students were pretty happy with it but would you remember enough to tackle these questions?
View ArticleOpinion: With Bloomsday upon us, let’s be inspired to pay attention to the...
Joyce took extreme liberty with language and we celebrate his genius – but when are rules NOT meant to be broken?
View ArticleThe results are out: How students got on with the Leaving Certificate
It’s all about the Maths results.
View ArticleColumn: 'The Scottish voting yes are doing so from an international, rather...
If Scotland has to consider anew its membership of the European Union, then the Irish Government should be there standing up for its application, writes Eamon Ryan.
View ArticleSkype’s newest feature will translate English-Spanish video chats in real-time
As well as supporting two spoken languages, Skype Translator Preview also supports more than 40 languages on its instant messaging service.
View ArticleSupermarket apologises after telling staff to only speak in English
The policy included rest breaks.
View ArticlePoll: Should employees have to speak only English while working?
One supermarket chain is requesting staff to only speak the language while working.
View ArticleWatch English and Australian people try to pronounce Bláthnaid, Oisín and Meadbh
Basically, no one outside of Ireland knows how to say our names.
View Article7 Irish words and phrases that English just can't match
A tense silence? “The slumber of the sneaky pig.”
View ArticleThat ‘other referendum’ could bridge a gap between the Irish and English...
Given the significant gap that currently exists in the translation of Bunreacht na hÉireann, there is a good reason to pass this second referendum.
View ArticleQUIZ: How well do you remember King Lear?
The Leaving Cert starts this week – do you remember much from your studies?
View ArticleBono popped up on English Paper I and people couldn’t handle it
His contribution was fairly gas.
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