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Age Groups
Age Group 4 and under
Irish names
Playgroups
Using Irish with your children
Speaking Irish to your grandchildren
Raising children with Irish outside the Gaeltacht
Raising children through Irish in the Gaeltacht
Support, services & facilities
Age Group 4 - 12
Irish-Medium Schools
Benefits of All-Irish Education
Irish Colleges (Gaeltacht Summer Courses)
The Gaelbhratach
Irish Language Festivals
Support, services & facilities
Age Group 12 - 18
Irish-Medium Schools
Benefits of All-Irish Education
Summer Colleges
The Gaelbhratach
Irish Language Festivals
Using Your Irish Name
Support, services & facilities
Age Group 18 - 22
Learn Irish: 18-22 year olds
Irish Third-Level Courses
Irish Language Festivals
Support, services & facilities
Age Group 22+
Irish language jobs in Ireland
Irish Classes for Adults
Get Involved in the Movement with Conradh na Gaeilge
Conversation Circles
Irish Language Festivals
Support, services & facilities
Community
PEIG.ie Newsletter
10 Reasons to Register to our Business Directory
Supports Available for Businesses
Conversation Circles
Surnames
The Gaeltacht
Community Groups
Irish Language Centres
Organisations
Irish Language Festivals
Festivals
Irish Week / Seachtain na Gaeilge
Awareness Events
5 Tips
Irish Language Books
Irish Language Podcasts
Learn
Learning Irish
Playgroups
Irish-Medium Schools
Irish in English Speaking Schools
Irish Classes for Adults
Irish Classes
Irish Services for Schools
Terminology and Grammar Tools Online
Rights
The Official Languages ​​Act 2003 and the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language
The European Charter for Minority Languages
The 20 Year Strategy in the North
Services Available in Irish
Get Involved with Conradh na Gaeilge
Campaigns
Research and Submissions
Using Irish State Services
Irish Language Commissioner
Employment
Irish Language Careers Booklet
Irish language jobs (Europe)
Irish language jobs in Ireland
Irish Third-Level Courses
Vacancies
Information Sheet on Job Possibilities

Organisations

There are six lead Irish language organisations, all funded by Foras na Gaeilge. Each organisation focuses on one of six specific areas of work, as seen below. 

These lead organisations are as follows: Gaelscoileanna, Conradh na Gaeilge, Gael Linn, Oireachtas na Gaeilge, Glór na nGael and Cumann na bhFiann.

Gaelscoileanna Teo

Gaelscoileanna Teo focuses on the development of  Irish-medium schools at primary and at post-primary  level. This includes the provision of support  services for Irish-medium schools in Gaeltacht areas.

Conradh na Gaeilge

Conradh na Gaeilge is the democratic forum for the  Irish-speaking community and works on their behalf to promote the language throughout the whole of Ireland and around the world. Since its foundation on 31 July 1893, members of Conradh na Gaeilge have been actively promoting Irish in every aspect of life, from legal and educational affairs to the development of new media and services through Irish.

Cumann na bhFiann

Coláiste na bhFiann was founded 46 years ago with  one purpose in mind – to create opportunities for young people to use the Irish language outside of the school setting. By enabling young people to use Irish on a social basis, the language becomes normalised for them.

Gael Linn

Gael Linn was founded in 1953 and has been known since then as an entrepreneurial organisation. The main aim of the organisation is to foster and promote the Irish language and its heritage throughout Ireland, as a living language and as an expression of identity.

Glór na nGael

Glór na nGaelGlór an nGael is today tasked with responsibility for three areas of work: language in the family, language in business and enterprise and language in community development. They also offer visitors the use of their archives, both photographic and textual, which include a wide range of language plans and reports.

Oireachtas na Gaeilge

Oireachtas na Gaeilge is committed to promoting Irish-medium traditional arts and modern Irish-language literature. They organise a wide range of events throughout the year to celebrate these art forms, from literary competitions such as Comórtais Liteartha an Oireachtais to communications’ awards like Gradaim Chumarsáide an Oireachtais.

They also organise the biggest annual festival for the Irish-speaking community held each Halloween – Oireachtas na Samhna. Stage competitions in sean-nós, story-telling, new composition, music and more are held as part of the festival, as well as conferences, seminars, exhibitions, dramas and launches.