GALWAY TO HOST PIVOTAL SEMINAR ON SUSTAINING IRISH LANGUAGE

Date Published: 27-Jul-2011

Galway city has been chosen as the location for a pivotal national seminar on the Irish language

The Irish-speaking community will discuss their goals in sustaining the Irish language at the event on September 30th in the Menlo Park Hotel.

It’s the first event to be organised by Aontas Phobal na Gaeltacht, a new alliance of Irish language organisations.

It will look at the creation of Gaeltacht networks and quarters in areas such as Galway.

Representatives from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Foras na Gaeilge will give an insight into the aims and targets of regional planning.