Language Report Irish

Abstract Language technology (LT) underpins many applications that enable our digitally enhanced lives (virtual assistants, search engines, translation tools, spellcheckers, language learning tools etc.). However, these advances do not benefit all Irish citizens equally. Due to a lack of sufficient LTs for Irish, Irish speakers regularly need to revert to using English. Such a language shift plays a major role in the risk of digital extinction, i. e., an eventual decline in language use due to lack of technological support. This chapter highlights work carried out on Irish LT, and the gaps and challenges that still need to be addressed (Lynn 2022).