Language Arts

We Irish have enriched the English language with a slew of snazzy gems. Did you know we’re the ones behind quarks , electrons and vectors , Sudocrem and Wellington boots? So if some yahoo is getting on your nerves , don’t box him in the gob – hit him with Irishisms galore , and you’ll soon put the kibosh on his shenanigans . Y’ dig ?

The 2025 edition of the Irish Writers Guide contains updated publisher and resource listings, together with new pieces for writers of every genre, from children's to thrillers, from academic history...

This Handbook offers insight and practical advice for your writing and publishing journey, whether you’re just getting started or are ready to take the next step, including comprehensive and up-to-date...

A volume that traces the effect that reporting in difficult circumstances has had on some of Wales's most notable journalists. We hear of PTSD symptoms arising from reporting in Libya, depression after...

My Little Album of Dublin takes the youngest of readers on a fun filled tour of the Fair City. Along the way, they will build up their vocabulary in English and Irish.

A substantial collection of Welsh contemporary proverbs, listed according to the significant word in the saying for easy reference. Also included are English adaptations. A rich treasury of the Welsh language which will be useful to Welsh speakers and learners alike.

An updated version of the practical guide to Wenglish, the distinctive dialect of the South Wales valleys. Includes history, social and geographical context, grammar, alphabetical glossary, and exercises.

This book presents successful formulas for public speaking, presentations and interviews.

An argument for the centrality of language to humanity and culture, as globalization and expanding scientific knowledge create new threats to the "ecology" of language.

An Irish alphabet: the perfect introduction to the Irish language for children.