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Foras na Gaeilge

All-Ireland public body for the promotion of Irish

Summary

All-Ireland public body for the promotion of Irish

Field	Value
name	Foras na Gaeilge
image	Foras na Gaeilge.png
formation
type	Executive agency
status	Intergovernmental implementation body
purpose	Promotion of the Irish language throughout Ireland
headquarters	Dublin and Belfast
region_served	Ireland
language	Irish
leader_title	CEO
leader_name	Seán Ó Coinn
main_organ	Board of directors
parent_organisation	The North/South Language Body
num_staff	57
website

Áras na Gaeilge}} on [[Amiens Street]] in [[Dublin]]. [[Raidió na Life]] is also based in the áras.

Foras na Gaeilge (, "Irish Institute"; FnaG) is a public body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was set up on 2 December 1999, assuming the roles of the Irish language board Bord na Gaeilge (including the book distributor Áisíneacht Dáiliúchan Leabhar), the publisher An Gúm, and the terminological committee An Coiste Téarmaíochta, all three of which had formerly been state bodies of the Irish government.

Functions

Promotion of the Irish language;
Facilitating and encouraging its use in speech and writing in public and private life in the Republic of Ireland and, in the context of Part III of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, in Northern Ireland where there is appropriate demand;
Advising both administrations, public bodies and other groups in the private and voluntary sectors;
Undertaking supportive projects, and grant-aiding bodies and groups as considered necessary;
Undertaking research, promotional campaigns, and public and media relations;
Developing terminology and dictionaries;
Supporting Irish-medium education and the teaching of Irish.

The North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) was established under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (1998), to develop consultation, co-operation and action within the island of Ireland. The Language Body (consisting of two agencies i.e. Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency) was one of six North South Implementation Bodies which were set up and operate on an all-island basis. While having a clear operational remit, all operate under the overall policy direction of the North South Ministerial Council, with clear accountability lines back to the council and to the Oireachtas and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Publications

The Irish-language publisher An Gúm, established by the Irish Free State, became part of Foras na Gaeilge in 1999. Educational materials in Irish and dictionaries continue to be produced.

Saol (meaning 'life'), also known as Saol na Gaeilge, was a free Irish-language monthly newspaper that was funded by Foras na Gaeilge. First published in 1988 and based in Dublin, as of 2001 it was edited by Colm Ó Torna.

References

"An Gúm". Foras na Gaeilge.
"Lexicography and Terminology". Foras na Gaeilge.
"Eolas". Foras na Gaeilge.
(28 March 2001). "No news is good news". The Irish Times.
"Holdings: Saol na Gaeilge".
O'Toole, James. (1998). "Newsplan : Report of the Newsplan project in Ireland". British Library.
"Saol : Nuachtlitir mhíosúil phobal na Gaeilge". National Library of Ireland.

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