Foras na Gaeilge
| Foras na Gaeilge | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2 December 1999 |
| Type | Executive agency |
| Legal status | Intergovernmental implementation body |
| Purpose/focus | Promotion of the Irish language throughout Ireland |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Belfast |
| Region served | Ireland |
| Official languages | Irish language |
| CEO | Ferdie Mac an Fhailigh |
| Main organ | Board of directors |
| Parent organization | The North/South Language Body |
| Website | http://www.gaeilge.ie |
Foras na Gaeilge (often abbreviated to FnaG) is the governing body of the Irish language, responsible for the promotion of the language throughout the island of Ireland. Its name can be translated into English as "The Irish Language Body", although the body has no official English-language name. It was set up on 2 December 1999, assuming the roles of Bord na Gaeilge, An Gúm, and An Coiste Téarmaíochta, which had formerly been state bodies of the Irish government.
The body comprises one half of The North/South Language Body, which was formed as a cross-border implementation body under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement to oversee the furtherance of the native languages of the island of Ireland. Foras na Gaeilge promotes Irish, and its counterpart Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch promotes Ulster Scots.
The body also serves an advisory role in matters pertaining to the Irish language in both the public and private sectors in the Republic of Ireland (where Irish is the first official language) and Northern Ireland (where Irish is a regional language). The largest series of events core-funded by Foras na Gaeilge is Seachtain na Gaeilge (English: Irish (language) week), in the run up to St Patrick's Day with events held throughout the world.
Foras na Gaeilge also creates terminology to add to the Irish language.
[edit] See also
- Irish language in Northern Ireland
- European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
- British-Irish Council
- Languages in the United Kingdom
- Language revival
- Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Scottish Gaelic board
- Cornish Language Partnership
- Welsh Language Board
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