New Speakers in the Irish Context: Heritage Language Maintenance Among Multilingual Migrants in Dublin, Ireland

A migrant ‘boom’ in Ireland in the 2000s led to a 143% increase in non-Irish nationals, marking a shift from the country’s predominantly monocultural past, to a future that is multicultural and, by extension, multilingual. This report focuses on the Polish and Chinese communities in Dublin, Ireland, investigating individuals’ and families’ attitudes towards heritage language maintenance and transmission, and the strategies and practices they...