Building Community through Creative Multilingualism

Mother Tongues is a social enterprise working to promote multilingualism and intercultural dialogue in Ireland.Since our foundation in 2017 we have inspired many schools, libraries and community organisations to embrace multilingualism and act as catalysts for change, showing that Ireland welcomes all linguistic and cultural identities, and inspiring future generations of bilingual and multilingual children.Our goal is to inspire everyone in society to be open to linguistic and cultural diversity and value the benefits that multilingualism brings to individuals, communities and to our society as a whole. Children can reach their full potential by developing English alongside Irish and their family language, but to do so they need parents who are motivated to keep up their mother tongue, teachers who are positive about every language and a society that welcomes linguistic diversity in all its forms.This is why the projects we develop at Mother Tongues focus on children, by offering them opportunities to develop their language skills, parents, giving them the confidence to transmit their language to their children and teachers, enhancing their awareness of linguistically responsive practice. We work all over Ireland and collaborate with many organisations in the delivery of our programmes.

Mother Tongues

Join us for a roundtable discussion on themes of creativity, multilingualism and community building.

Rua Red South Dublin Arts Centre

Join us for a roundtable discussion on themes of creativity, multilingualism and community building. The conversation will be moderated by Assistant Dean International at the University of Limerick, Dr Anca Minescu, an expert in the field of ethnic relations, cultural diversity and group identities. Dr Minescu will be joined by artists and other academics to discuss why artistic communities, policy makers and government bodies need to embrace multilingualism through creative means, and how this can be done.This discussion will be followed by a participatory Workshop exploring the topic of multilingualism and the arts at a grassroots level.A reception event will follow at 5.30 pm marking the beginning of the Mother Tongues Festival and the launch of our 2023 Spotlight publication, featuring national and international artistic and creative projects that embrace multilingualism.T﻿his event is part of the Mother Tongues Festival. <a href="https://mothertonguesfestival.com/programme-2023/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Check out the full programme</a>.The Mother Tongues Festival is funded by the Arts Council, South Dublin County Council, Rua red, Languages Connect and South Dublin County Tourism.I﻿f you have any questions, please email festival@mothertongues.ie

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