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€400,000 worth of grants approved by Foras na Gaeilge board

At a Foras na Gaeilge board meeting on the 14 June 2019, in the Foras na Gaeilge offices in Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath, grants to the value of €427,805 were approved in the areas of yo
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Colmcille heritage celebrated in Christ Church Cathedral

The heritage of Colmcille or Columba was celebrated at a special event in the Music Room in Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday 8 June, the eve of the Feast of Colmcille. 2020-21 w
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More than 7,000 young authors take part in Scríobh Leabhar 2018/19

At events on the 20 and 21 May 2019 in Tralee Education Centre awards were presented to some of the 1,352 children who created, designed and published their own books in Irish as p
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Baoite in The Abbey Theatre

AN TAIBHDHEARC & ABBEY THEATRE Present a major new Abbey Theatre Commission BAOITE By DARACH MAC CON IOMAIRE A fishing family in the west of Ireland leads a desperate figh
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Grants worth €358,754 approved by Foras na Gaeilge board during the West Waterford Food Festival

At the third meeting of 2019 on Friday 26 April, during the West Waterford Food Festival in Rinn Ó gCuanach, the Foras na Gaeilge board approved grants worth €358,754. Grants were
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Time for Publishing #ÁrdTeangaFéin

How does Foras na Gaeilge support publishing? Foras na Gaeilge promotes reading and publishing primarily through An Gúm, Áis and Clár na Leabhar Gaeilge. Through Clár na Leabhar
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New English-Irish Dictionary has over two million users in a twelve-month period for the first time

Foras na Gaeilge is delighted to announce that over two million users consulted the New English-Irish Dictionary website, foclóir.ie, in the twelve-month period from 1 April 2018 t
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Time for Arts: Branar & Moonfish #ÁrdTeangaFéin

What are Branar and Moonfish? Branar Téatar do Pháistí is one of the leading theatre companies creating work for children in Ireland. Branar creates beautiful, innovative, high
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Time for Community: Carn Tóchair #ÁrdTeangaFéin

Who are the Carntogher community?  There is a small rural community of 200 families in the Slaughtneil area, under Carntogher Mountain, on the edge of Maghera, Co. Derry. The ar
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