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The New Gaeilgeoirs: Forecasts of the Irish language’s demise are greatly exaggerated

Listening to the debate on our native tongue you’d think it’s like Schrödinger’s cat: both dead and alive. But forecasts of its demise are greatly exaggerated – if not entirely wrong

Foras na Gaeilge Sponsors Iriseoireacht Trí Ghaeilge Scríofa at the Smedias 2022

“We are thrilled to partner with Foras na Gaeilge and be part of their great work.”

New project will work to develop Irish language quarter in Dublin

The Government announced on Tuesday that Conradh na Gaeilge will receive €325,000 in funding to establish and develop the Baile Átha Cliath (BÁC) le Gaeilge project between 2021 and 2024.

Gaeltacht companies see surge in new job numbers

Údarás na Gaeltachta, the State agency in charge of Gaeltacht development, said 825 new full-time jobs were created last year

Printing the way to success

Amanda O’Reilly uses a corner of her family home in Cavan Town to spread the Irish language across the world through graphic design.

ST PAUL’S TEACHER LAUNCHES NEW IRISH LANGUAGE RESOURCE

If you have resolved to get a better command of our native language in 2022 a new book from Ciara McCoy, Head of Irish in St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook should be just the thing!

Irish has finally become recognised as an official language of the EU

President Michael D Higgins has welcomed the recognition of the Irish language by the European Union.

‘Glas’ light given for new secondary school in Limerick

Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh has received confirmation from the Department of Education that bricks and mortar are to be set for an ambitious new 750-pupil school building with PE halls.

Gaelscoil Charraig na Siúire gets best Christmas present ever – planning approval for new school

Christmas has come early for the staff and students of Gaelscoil Charraig na Siúire as Tipperary County Council has granted planning permission for their long-awaited new state-of-the-art school on the site of Carrick’s former St Joseph’s Technical College.

Irish language executive officer to be appointed for Sallins and Naas area

Cill Dara le Gaeilge is inviting applicants for a full-time Irish language executive officer to join their team.

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The Irish Lead Organisations

Conradh na Gaeilge

Conradh na Gaeilge is the democratic forum for the Irish-speaking community and works promotes the language throughout the whole of Ireland and around the world.

An tOireachtas

Oireachtas na Gaeilge celebrates the traditional arts through the medium of Irish and provides opportunities which support the use of Irish and establishing networks.

Cumann na bhFiann

Cumann na bFiann organises Irish language youth clubs giving the students the opportunity to use and improve their spoken Irish.

Gaeloideachas

Gaeloideachas is the lead organisation in the Irish-medium immersion education and preschool sector and also provides support services for Irish-medium schools in Gaeltacht areas.

Gael Linn

Gael Linn is the Lead Organisation responsible for the teaching of Irish as a school subject and in adult education and the creation of opportunities for school pupils to use Irish.

Glór na nGael

Glór na nGael is the lead organisation responsible for promoting language in the family, language in business and enterprise and language in community development.

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Media

RAIDIÓ NA LIFE

Broadcasting in Dublin since 1993, Raidió na Life is a community-of-interest radio station set up to provide a community-oriented Irish language radio service to the Irish-speaking community of Dublin and surrounding areas on a non-profit basis.

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RAIDIÓ FÁILTE

Raidió Fáilte is Belfast’s only Irish radio station, broadcasting in the city Raidió Fáilte provides a community radio service to the Irish language community, helping to support and spread the the Irish language in Belfast and around the world.

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