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The role of emotions and positionality in the trajectories of ‘new speakers’ of Irish
(SAGE Publications, 2017-07-28)
Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: The aim of this paper is to describe and analyse the emotional experiences and positionality of new speakers of Irish, fluent and regular speakers who were not raised with ...
Building a language community through radio in the age of social media: the case of Raidió na Life
(Intellect, 2020-04-01)
This paper investigates the motivations of volunteers in participating in broadcasting on a community radio station in the age of social media. The station chosen broadcasts in Irish, a minority language in Ireland, although ...
‘New speakers’ on Irish language community radio: new understandings of linguistic variation on Raidió na Life
(Routledge, 2021-07-19)
This article examines the use of Irish on the community radio station Raidió na Life which has broadcast to Dublin since 1993. By admitting and indirectly valorising a variety of linguistic styles, Raidió na Life can be ...