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Official Languages Act (Ireland)
The Official Languages Act 2003 () is an Act of the Oireachtas of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The Act sets out rules regarding use of the Irish language by public bodies; established the office of to monitor and enforce compliance by public bodies with the provisions of the Official Languages Act; and made provision for the designation of official Irish-language versions of placenames and the removal of the official status of English placenames in the Gaeltacht. The Act is being implemented on a phased basis. Equal status between the Irish language and English language According to the Act the provision of services by the state in both the Irish and English languages should generally be the same. This means in practice that all state forms, some documents and major reports must be available in both languages and that Irish speakers should be able to do all of their business with the state through Irish if they so wish, subject to there being enough Irish speakers working i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oireachtas
The Oireachtas ( ; ), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the Bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of the president of Ireland and the two houses of the Oireachtas (): a house of representatives called Dáil Éireann and a senate called Seanad Éireann. The houses of the Oireachtas sit in Leinster House in Dublin, an eighteenth-century Duke, ducal palace. The directly elected Dáil is the more powerful of the houses of the Oireachtas. Etymology The word comes from the Irish language, Irish word / ("deliberative assembly of freemen; assembled freemen; assembly, gathering; patrimony, territory"), ultimately from the word ("freeman"). Its first recorded use as the name of a legislative body was within the Irish Free State. Composition Dáil Éireann is directly elected under universal suffrage of all Irish citizens who are residents and at least eighteen years old; non-Irish citizens may be enfranchised by law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry County Council
Kerry County Council () is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority of County Kerry, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and natural environment, environment. The council has 33 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (local government), Cathaoirleach (chairperson). Since 21 June 2024, Breandán Fitzgerald of Fianna Fáil has served in the role. The county administration is headed by a Chief executive (Irish local government), chief executive, Martin O'Donoghue. The county town is Tralee. History 1898 to 1922 Kerry County Council was established on 1 April 1899 for the administrative county of County Kerry under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, legislation passed by the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelscoil
A Gaelscoil (; plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish language- medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaelscoileanna at primary and second levels on the island of Ireland. Additionally, more than 13,000 students are receiving their primary and second level education through Irish in the Gaeltacht. Gaelscoileanna and Irish-medium schools in the Gaeltacht are supported and represented by Gaeloideachas and An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta or COGG in the Republic of Ireland and by Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta in Northern Ireland. The largest patron body of Gaelscoileanna in the Republic of Ireland is An Foras Pátrúnachta, although the vast majority of schools under their patronage are at primary level. Students in the Gaelscoileanna acquire the Irish language through language immersion, and study the standard curriculum through it. Gaels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Líonraí Gaeilge
An Irish Language Network () is a designation applicable to areas in both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland. History The Gaeltacht Act 2012 (in the Republic of Ireland) allowed for the designation by the cross-border body Foras na Gaeilge and the Irish Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht of certain areas as Irish Language Networks () outside the traditional Irish-speaking areas collectively known as the . The designation recognises a certain level of community and State support for the Irish language, and is made by electoral division or settlement name. The designation is to be made where the commitment to the Irish language seems strong enough to justify it, and can be revoked if language plans are not followed-through successfully. In February 2018, Foras na Gaeilge announced that five areas – West Belfast, Loughrea, Carn Tóchair (ga), Ennis and Clondalkin Village – were designated as having the first Irish Language Networks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bailte Seirbhísí Gaeltachta
A Gaeltacht Service Town () is an area designated under the Gaeltacht Act 2012, situated in or adjacent to Gaeltacht areas in Ireland, that have a population of over 1,000 people, and which play a significant role in providing public services, recreational and commercial facilities for Gaeltacht residents. History In 2016 it was announced that Galway City, Dingle and Letterkenny would be the first designated Gaeltacht Service Towns subject to local networks co-formulating and adopting approved Irish language plans in conjunction with Foras na Gaeilge and Údarás na Gaeltachta. Údarás na Gaeltachta fund Gaeltacht Service Towns plans within the Gaeltacht and Foras na Gaeilge fund the plans in the towns outside of the Gaeltacht. In August 2020, the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht recognised Dingle and Letterkenny as the first two Gaeltacht Service Towns. There are now 16 Gaeltacht Service Towns including Cork and Galway – and the others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Údarás Na Gaeltachta
Údarás na Gaeltachta (; meaning "Gaeltacht Authority"), abbreviated UnaG, is a regional state agency which is responsible for the economic, social and cultural development of Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) regions of Ireland. Its stated purpose is to strengthen the Gaeltacht communities, to increase the quality of life of its community members and facilitate the preservation and extension of the Irish language as the principal language of the region. It gives funding to small local businesses that have to compete with foreign companies. History It was originally established in 1980 under the Údarás na Gaeltachta Act, 1979, superseding its predecessor Gaeltarra Éireann which had been established in 1957 under the Gaeltacht Industries Act of the same year. It has a strong role in attracting enterprise into Gaeltacht areas, many of which are isolated and economically disadvantaged. The European Union grant-aid is often provided to indigenous startup companies. They are also invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaeltacht Act 2012
The Gaeltacht Act 2012 () is an Act of the Oireachtas of Ireland. The Act redefined the traditional Irish-speaking areas or in Ireland on linguistic criteria instead of on geographic areas which had been the position until 2012. While the traditional boundaries still exist the Act sets out ways where areas outside the can be formally designated as Irish Language Networks () and Gaeltacht Service Towns (). In 2016 it was announced that Galway City, Dingle and Letterkenny would be the first recognised Gaeltacht Service Towns, subject to them adopting and implementing approved language plans. In February 2018 the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and announced that five areas - West Belfast, Loughrea, Carn Tóchair, Ennis and Clondalkin Village - were going to be designated as having the first formal Irish Language Networks. Foras na Gaeilge have said that they expect the status to be given to other areas. The Act also brought the process of the introduction o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Status Of The Irish Language
The official status of the Irish language has remained high in the Republic of Ireland from foundation. This reflects the dominance of the language in Irish cultural and social history until the nineteenth century and its role in Irish cultural identity. In 2022, strong recognition was added in Northern Ireland also. In the 2022 Republic of Ireland census 1,873,997 people or 39.8% of the population in the Republic of Ireland said that they had some ability to speak Irish, out of an overall population of 5,149,139. In Northern Ireland 228,600 people (12.4%) have some ability in the Irish language according to the 2021 census for Northern Ireland, out of a population of 1,903,175 people. It has been found, however, that while ideological support for Irish is high, actual routine use is very low, and that there is very little or rare correlation between personal fluency in the language and the perceived value of Irish as an identity-marker. Nevertheless, the language benefits from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20-Year Strategy For The Irish Language 2010–2030
The ''20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010–2030'' () is a policy and planning document launched by the Government of Ireland on 20 December 2010 and which will be in operation until December 2030. Aim and outcomes The main aim of the strategy was stated to be to increase the number of daily Irish speakers in Ireland to 250,000 by 2030. In the 2011 census this number was 77,185. By the time of the 2016 census, more than a quarter of the life of the strategy having passed, it had dropped to 73,803, and in the 2022 census, it had dropped further to 71,968. Action plan In June 2018, the Minister of State for the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Islands Joe McHugh TD launched the first cross-governmental Action Plan for the 20-Year Strategy for the strategy, which was to operate between 2018 and 2022. See also * Official Languages Act 2003 * Gaeltacht Act 2012 * Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta A Gaeltacht Service Town () is an area designated under the Gaelt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oireachtas Na Gaeilge
Oireachtas na Gaeilge (, "The Irish (language) Gathering") is an annual arts festival of Irish culture, which has run since the 1890s. Inspired by the Welsh eisteddfodau, the festival has included different events connected with Irish language and culture over the years. Today the festival organisation runs events throughout the year, but the most prominent is ''Oireachtas na Samhna'' ("the November gathering") held on the last weekend of October or the first of November, when more than 10,000 people attend the seven-day event. History The first Oireachtas na Gaeilge festival was organised in 1897 by Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League), which envisaged it as part of a renaissance of traditional Irish arts and culture. in the Round Room of Dublin's Rotunda, one of the largest halls in the city at that time. It was just a half-day festival, but the attendance still exceeded a thousand people, an unexpected level of interest. In contrast to today's festival, there was litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinny McGinley
Denis McGinley (born 27 April 1945) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2014. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal South-West constituency from 1982 to 2016. Background McGinley was born and brought up in Gweedore, County Donegal, a Gaeltacht area where he still resides. He was educated at Coláiste Íosagáin, Ballyvourney, County Cork; St Patrick's College, Dublin; and University College Dublin where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. He worked as a teacher and principal at Scoil Chonaill at Bunbeg, Gweedore, before entering into politics. Political life McGinley was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the February 1982 general election. During this time he has held a number of Front Bench positions within the party, including Spokesman on Youth Affairs (1987–88), the Gaeltacht (1988–91), the Gaeltacht and Emigrant Welfare (1991–94), Youth Affairs (1994), Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Publishing
Electronic publishing (also referred to as e-publishing, digital publishing, or online publishing) includes the digital publication of e-books, digital magazines, and the development of digital libraries and catalogues. It also includes the editing of books, journals, and magazines to be posted on a screen (computer, e-reader, tablet, or smartphone). About Electronic publishing has become common in scientific publishing where it has been argued that peer-reviewed scientific journals are in the process of being replaced by electronic publishing. It is also becoming common to distribute books, magazines, and newspapers to consumers through tablet reading devices, a market that is growing by millions each year, generated by online vendors such as Apple's iTunes bookstore, Amazon's bookstore for Kindle, and books in the Google Play Bookstore. Market research suggested that half of all magazine and newspaper circulation would be via digital delivery by the end of 2015 and that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
