Forbairt Feirste is a
Belfast
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Irish language
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development agency that aims to utilise Belfast’s Irish-speaking community to help promote the Irish language; support Irish speakers living in and visiting the city; and support the city in general. The agency was set up in 1994.
It has been successful in working with businesses in
Nationalist
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areas of Belfast to erect Irish language or
bilingual sign
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age and are one of the main Irish language organisations who promote the
Gaeltacht Quarter in West Belfast.
As of 2018, their director was Jake MacSiacais who had been in the position since 2004.
See also
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Irish language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...
Gaeilge.
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Gael-Taca
Gael-Taca is an Irish language promotional organisation in County Cork, Ireland. The organisation focuses on promoting the Irish language in the business sector and on trying to expand the number of Irish language immersion schools (Gaelscoilean ...
Similar organisation based in Cork City.
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Gaillimh le Gaeilge Similar organisation based in Galway City.
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Gaeltacht
A ( , , ) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home.
The districts were first officially recognised ...
Irish speaking regions in Ireland
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Irish language in Northern Ireland
The Irish language () is, since 2022, an official language in Northern Ireland. The main dialect spoken there is Ulster Irish (''Gaeilge or Gaeilg Uladh''). Protection for the Irish language in Northern Ireland stems largely from the European ...
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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 ...
Irish Language Networks
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List of Irish language media
The following is a list of media available in the Irish language.
Television
Current channels
TG4
TG4, originally known as Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG), broadcasts on terrestrial television in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Irelan ...
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Irish language outside Ireland
The Irish language originated in Ireland and has historically been the dominant language of the Irish people. They took it with them to a number of other countries, and in Scotland and the Isle of Man it gave rise to Scottish Gaelic and Manx, res ...
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List of organisations in Irish Language Movement
The following is a list of Irish language organisations who form part of the Irish Language Movement. There is no coordinating organisation or body for the entire movement. Up until 2014 Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge (The National Irish Lang ...
References
Irish language organisations
Culture in Belfast
Celtic language advocacy organizations
1994 establishments in Northern Ireland
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