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Funding for Oideas Gael and the Toraigh Language Plan

Funding for Oideas Gael and the Toraigh Language Plan has been announced today. €65,000 has been approved for Oideas Gael, Gleann Cholm Cille, while €100,000 annual aid has been approved to support the implementation of the Toraigh Language Plan. ...

18 Dec 2020 at 16:15

National News

National: 'Why should I be forced?': Student sparks debate saying Irish shouldn't be mandatory in schools

A student has sparked debate online after he gave his comments about whether or not Irish should be compulsory in schools. Speaking as an audience member on this Monday's Upfront with Katie Hannon on RTÉ, a UCD student had his say on the ...

09 Jan 2024 at 14:14

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Donegal students learn importance of learning foreign languages

Languages Connect welcomed Transition Year students from Donegal to the Convention Centre Dublin for their flagship event, #ThinkLanguages. As an awareness raising campaign, facilitated by Post-Primary Languages Ireland, Languages ...

09 Dec 2019 at 15:04

Local News

1,059 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Donegal schools

The Department of Education has confirmed that as of November 1, 1,059 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Donegal. Out of that figure, 692 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 367 ...

02 Nov 2022 at 15:59

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Decrease in the number of people speaking Irish in Donegal

There has been a decrease in the number of people speaking Irish, new figures show. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published details on the education and skills of the Irish population along with information on the ...

26 Nov 2017 at 12:01

Donegal Life

Councillor asks whether council work is being carried out through the medium of Irish in Gaeltacht areas

Government agencies working within Gaeltacht areas are required to carry out their work through the medium of Irish, Councillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig said. He was speaking during the online meeting of Glenties ...

14 Apr 2021 at 15:54

Local News

Irish language being ignored at SPC meeting - claim

Users of the Irish language were being discriminated against by virtue of the fact no translation services were available at Donegal County Council's Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) meetings, it was claimed this week. ...

15 Mar 2020 at 20:45

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Suíomh idirlín nua Gaeilge seolta chun an teanga a chur chun cinn

EIREBHEO is a brand new website set up with the aim of promoting Irish through the publication of news, sport, arts and entertainment in our native tongue. The site, powered by Iconic Media Group - Ireland's largest ...

23 Aug 2023 at 21:59

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Donegal protest against removal of Irish language option on ATMs

Up to 25 people took part in a protest in Gaoth Dobhair this afternoon against Bank of Ireland plans to remove the Irish language option from their newer ATMs. “I think it’s a step backwards,” local Cllr. John ...

01 Sept 2017 at 19:50

Donegal MD

Ensure a better standard of services through the medium of Irish

Members of the public are being invited to send submissions to Donegal County Council (DCC) in relation to a draft new scheme involving the Irish language. Donegal County Council are proposing to draft a new ...

15 Feb 2017 at 15:55

Local News

€64k approved for eight special capital initiatives in the Donegal Gaeltacht

A capital fund worth €64,000 has been approved for eight initiatives under the Community and Language Supports Programme. They are: Coiste Forbartha Dún Lúiche (€4,881); Gaoth Dobhair GAA (€9,010); Coiste ...

04 Jun 2021 at 02:47

Local News

259 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Donegal schools

A total of 259 Ukrainian children have been enrolled in schools across Donegal - 176 in primary schools and 83 in post-primary schools. According to the current Department of Education figures, a total ...

16 May 2022 at 11:45

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