Press Releases

Budget Statement 2025, 31 January 2025

The 2024 End of Year Statement, published on Monday 27 January, showed how much Foras na Gaeilge has achieved in 2024, especially in the creation of employment, increasing Irish la
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100 Irish language recommendations for young readers this Seachtain na Gaeilge

“Passing on our Irish language to the next generation is a priority for many adults in Ireland today, whether they have a cúpla focal of their own, speak Irish at home, or are enti
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End of Year Statement 2024: Employment, Publishing & Awareness

536 grants awarded & 220 jobs funded   Book sales of €1m through Áis   Creidim Ionat campaign wins prestigious Digital Media Award 
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Foras na Gaeilge seeking the views of the public on Strategic Direction 2025-2030

10 June 2024  Foras na Gaeilge is inviting the public to provide feedback on a draft of Strategic Direction 2025-2030.   Whether you are a part of the Irish language
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Foras na Gaeilge welcomes launch of “Céad Míle Fáilte”

9 May 2024  The Chairperson of Foras na Gaeilge has welcomed the announcement by the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne TD, regarding the recent \"Céad Míle Fá
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€608,613 worth of grants in the fields of the Arts and Youth approved by Foras na Gaeilge

3 May 2024  Foras na Gaeilge has approved grants worth €608,613 to support the use of the Irish language in the areas of the arts and youth.  €262,898.16 has bee
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CREIDIM IONAT (I BELIEVE IN YOU) IRISH LANGUAGE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES AT THE NATIONAL ST. PATRICK’S FESTIVAL 2024

Foras na Gaeilge and RTÉ are proud to announce the return of Creidim Ionat (I believe in you), an innovative and collaborative online initiative aimed at nurturing widespread aware
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Inis Mara by Tristan Rosenstock among 15 books announced for World Book Day 2024

Ahead of the celebration on 7th March 2024, Foras na Gaeilge is proud to announce Inis Mara by Tristan Rosenstock, illustrated by Mark Wickham and published by LeabhairCOMHAR as th
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Caoimhe Quinn wins Niall Ó Dónaill Medal 2023

At an event in Ulster University in Belfast this week, Caoimhe Quinn was presented with the Niall Ó Dónaill Medal. Caoimhe was the winner of the main prize in this year’s lexicogra
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