- 14 Jun: Step forward with the appointment of Joe McHugh as Government Chief Whip with responsibility for the Gaeltacht – Irish language and Gaeltacht have a voice at the Cabinet table again
Conradh na Gaeilge welcomed the appointment of Joe McHugh as Government Chief Whip with responsibility for the Gaeltacht as part of the change of Ministers announced by the newly elected Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, today (Wednesday, 14th of...
- 02 Jun: Conradh na Gaeilge welcomes publication of heads of bill for the Official Language Act (Amendment) 2017
Conradh na Gaeilge welcomes the publication of the heads of bill for the Official Language Act (Amendment) 2017 earlier today (Friday, 2 June 2017). The advocacy organisation welcomes the opportunity it presents to Irish speakers to partake...
- 30 May: Intergovernmental Group Urgently Needed to Protect Celtic Languages Post-Brexit
Conradh na Gaeilge supports call from European Language Equality Network (ELEN)
Considering the potentially disastrous implications of Brexit for Celtic languages, as was discussed in the Scottish Parliament today (30 May 2017), Conradh na...
- 30 May: Amendments to Language Legislation A Step in the Right Direction
Conradh na Gaeilge welcomes cooperation & inclusion of its recommendations in the heads of bill for Official Languages amendment
Following today’s Government meeting (Tuesday, 30 May 2017), Conradh na Gaeilge has welcomed the dec...
- 11 May: The community have shown time and time again the huge demand for an Irish-language Act, and will have the opportunity to do so again on 20th May
Thousands have taken to the streets already this year to campaign for an Irish-language Act with another historic day leading to Belfast City Hall on 20.05.2017
An historic event, Lá Mór Dearg, organised as part of the An Dre...
- 02 May: Decisive and immediate action needed from the Government to counter the fall in the number of Irish Speakers, including need for legislation
Conradh na Gaeilge is calling on the Government in the south to provide additional Irish-language services and supports to the public by strengthening the Official Languages Act 2003 with a view to increasing the number of Irish speakers in...
- 27 Apr: Conradh na Gaeilge meet with Arlene Foster and DUP at Stormont to discuss Irish Language Act
DUP confirm they are looking at content and legislative provision for the Irish language
A delegation from Conradh na Gaeilge today (27 April 2017) met with DUP leader Arlene Foster at Stormont.
The Conradh na Gaeilge delegation included:...
- 04 Apr: Failure by language schemes to provide Irish services for the public
Immediate action needed to ensure adequate service for Irish speaking and Gaeltacht communities according to recommendations from the Language Commissioner.
Conradh na Gaeilge strongly agree with what Language Commissioner Rón&aacut...
- 04 Apr: The latest attack on the Irish-language sector illustrates the urgent need for protective legislation for the language
Conradh na Gaeilge calls on the Education Authority to fulfil statutory duty
The Education Authority has withdrawn funding from the Irish-language youth sector in Belfast and four groups have subsequently been forced to close, putting th...
- 04 Apr: Conradh na Gaeilge disappointed but not surprised at the first fall in the number of Irish speakers since 1946
The implementation of the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 is failing due to a lack of investment by the Irish government in the Strategy since 2010
The census figures released today are disappointing but not surprising to...
- 17 Mar: Kilkenny Gaelscoil to march in the New York St Patricks Day Parade
28 students from a gaelscoil in Kilkenny are in New York today (17 March 2017) to march in the St Patrick's Day parade.
Coláiste Pobail Osraí, the only Irish medium secondary school in Kilkenny, are this year celebrating thei...
- 16 Mar: Alternative Facts About Irish BUSTED
Conradh na Gaeilge challenges the most commonly-held ‘alternative facts’ about the Irish language in new video campaign
Conradh na Gaeilge has launched an awareness campaign to challenge misinformation about the Irish language ...
- 16 Mar: Go Gaeilge for Lá na Meán Sóisialta #LNMS17
Social Media Day as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia 2017
Lá na Meán Sóisialta (Social Media Day) takes place today (Thursday, 16 March) as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia 2017.
Lá na Meán...
- 15 Mar: Cost of Irish-language Act at £2 million per year according to new figures from Conradh na Gaeilge
Additional, once-off, cost of £9 million needed over five years to create the basic infrastructure to support legislation
Irish-language organisation Conradh na Gaeilge have launched new figures as part of a discussion document ...
- 09 Mar: Council of Europe strongly recommends that Executive ‘adopt appropriate legislation protecting and promoting the Irish language’
International Call for Irish Language Act as majority, including 5 Parties and 50 of 90 Newly Elected MLAs, support the Legislation
In it’s 4th Opinion Monitoring Report, published today (9 March 2017), the Advisory Committee on the Framew...
- 08 Mar: Donnacha Ryan Speaks As Gaeilge on Grafton Street for Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia
Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia is well under way with over 30,000 events taking place all over the world from 1 - 17 March to celebrate the Irish language. Energia took to the streets of Dublin and recorded some vox-pops to see just what p...
- 07 Mar: Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia in Stormont & Leinster House
Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia will be celebrated in Leinster House and Stormont today (Tuesday, 7 March 2017). In the Dáil, the Order of Business and Leaders' Questions will be held through Irish and the Minister for Arts, Heritage...
- 06 Mar: CEOL 2017 Launches Live on 2fm's Eoghan McDermott Show
This afternoon on 2fm's Eoghan McDermott Show, Conradh na Gaeilge and Raidió Rí-Rá will be launching the album CEOL 2017 album together in conjunction with RTÉ 2fm. CEOL 2017 is a collection of 12 well ...
- 03 Mar: Historic Judgement today in Belfast High-Court & Irish-language Strategy finally to be implemented
Justice Maguire rules that Executive “failed” their legislative duty on Irish-Language Strategy as was previously agreed
Justice Maguire today (3 March 2017) announced his historic decision in the High-Court in Belfast ruling i...
- 02 Mar: Final Judgement of Judicial Review against NI Executive Over Failure to Adopt Irish-Language Strategy in High-Court
Final Judgement of Conradh na Gaeilge Judicial Review against NI Executive over failure to adopt Irish language Strategy in High-Court
Date: Friday, 3 March 2017Time: 10.00amVenue: High Court, Chichester Stree...
