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What to expect if you’re sending your child to a Gaelscoil

We spoke to Gaeloideachas about the FAQs from anxious parents.

Local group hosts a night of Irish language hip hop in Athlone

On Friday, August 26, upstairs in the Dead Centre Brewery acclaimed hip hop artist Oisín Mac brings his cutting edge Irish language hip hop to Athlone for the very first time.

Macdara to further drive promotion of Irish language in Ennis

AN IRISH LANGUAGE PLANNING OFFICER has been appointed to support Ennis’ standing as an Irish language network town (Líonra Gaeilge).

Irish film An Cailín Ciúin eyes a night to shout about at Oscars

The Irish-language movie An Cailín Ciúin has been selected by the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) as Ireland’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at next year’s Academy Awards.

Historic Day as the First Meeting of the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee convened today

The Committee has an ambitious agenda, with a National Plan for the provision of public services through the medium of Irish to be prepared within two years of it’s establishment.

Peig Sayers exhibition at MOLI

Peig Sayers was a contemporary of James Joyce and like him, she had an exceptional mastery of language

Applications are now open to live and work on Oileán Chléire for the year

According to their website, this is a fantastic opportunity for any artist who is “committed to developing or working in the Irish language.”

New trailer released for heart-warming Irish language feature Róise & Frank ahead of September theatrical release

Róise & Frank has been a hit on the festival circuit in recent months winning numerous awards

Learn more about Galway City’s Gaelphobal

The project aims to generate more Gaelphobal (Irish language communities ) so that they can develop a language plan to increase the use of Irish in their region.

2022 Galway Film Fleadh gets underway

Pat McGrath, Western Correspondent, reports from The Galway Film Fleadh opening night.

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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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