One of the Isle of Man’s most well-renowned composers, Matthew Warren, has announced plans to create the first opera written ...

Starting in January, Blein ny Gaelgey – Manx Gaelic for the Year of the Manx Language – aims to encourage more people to learn it. Organised by the Manx Language Network, Jeebin, the year will ...

Chief Minister Alfred Cannan paid tribute to his grandfather’s legacy as a fluent Manx speaker at the official launch of ...

People on the Isle of Man are being encouraged to get involved in a five-day festival celebrating the island's native tongue. The annual Cooish gets underway on Wednesday, with a programme packed with ...

A new Manx Gaelic badge for girlguides and scouts is intended to "inspire curiosity, confidence, and cultural pride" in children of all ages, the island commissioner for Girlguiding has said.

A cultural organisation has set aside £26,000 for community projects centred around developing and celebrating the Manx language. Breesha Maddrell, Director of Culture Vannin, said she hopes the fund ...

ST JOHN’S, Isle of Man – The squeals of laughter echoing from the playground sound like any other elementary school in its first week back in session. Listen closely, though, and there’s something ...

A researcher at the University of Liverpool has produced the first modern, comprehensive handbook on Manx Gaelic – a language thought to have died out in the mid 19th Century. A researcher at the ...

This year’s annual Manx language festival will feature 26 events aimed at promoting the island's native tongue next month. Award-winning singer and BBC presenter Joy Dunlop and fiddle player Ron Jappy ...

A "significant volume" of Manx language audio recordings will be transcribed and translated and made available online after the project was awarded new funding. Culture Vannin's grant to the Manx ...

A year-long celebration of the Isle of Man's native language will be a chance for it to be "heard, seen and shared more than ever before", the head of the network behind it has said. Starting in ...