In 2005, the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív announced that by way of Placenames Orders under the Official Languages Act 2003, anglicised place names (such as 'Ring') of Gaeltacht towns and villages would no longer feature on official signposts, and only the Irish language names would appear.

Gaoluinn na nDéise, the Waterford variant of the Munster Irish language dialect, is spoken by local native speakers.

The strongest age-group of Irish speakers is the 10-14 age category, of which 50.8% use the language on a daily basis outside of educational institutions.

There is one secondary school, Meánscoil San Nioclás, which services Ring, An Sean Phobal, and there are also some students from Dungarvan.

Rinn Ó gCuanach CLG is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Ring.

It was established in May 2005,[9] and is a registered company and charity that has representatives from Comhairle Pobail na Rinne as well as Coiste Forbartha an tSean Phobail (the other community-based development committee in the Waterford Gaeltacht), on its board of directors.

Comhairle Pobail na Rinne won recognition for their activities in the An Baile Beo competition in 2006.