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Mayo County Council and Gaeltacht Thuaisceart an Oileáin Úir (The North American Gaeltacht) are giving an opportunity to two Gaeilgeoirí from or living in Mayo to work in Canada as a teacher for a week as part of a summer course from August 13 to 20, with their travel and accommodation provided.

Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources and Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South Seán Kyne last evening confirmed that his Department is working on an action plan for the twenty year strategy for the Irish language.

Do you want to do well in your oral Irish examination? Are you looking for an opportunity to practice your Irish in a fun environment? Conradh na Gaeilge has commenced registration for its Leaving Certificate Irish preparation course.

St Ignatius College’ on Sea Road opened its doors for the first time in 1862. The Jesuits built a residence and a church at the same time and the move proved to be a success for them. Attendances at Mass and ceremonies grew rapidly. The college, however, was more of a challenge. The boys ranged in age from nine to 13 and the subjects taught included mathematics, Latin, Greek, and elocution. The numbers at first were as expected. They grew steadily to 90 in 1865 and reached 110 by 1874, but they began to fall thereafter and were inconsistent from year to year. The number recorded for 1899 was 49. 

Gaillimh le Gaeilge will take to the streets and shopping centres of the city this weekend encouraging the public to take part in a survey on the status of Gaeilge in Galway.

Speaking outside Fine Gael’s headquarters in Dublin, following the launch of Sinn Féin’s Irish language proposals, election candidate Thérèse Ruane has called on Enda Kenny and Fine Gael to protect the Irish language. She said that Sinn Féin had chosen Fine Gael’s offices as a sign of protest at its plans to reduce the status of the Irish language for second level students.

Gaelnua is offering one more Gaeltacht Day Course this year for Galway primary and secondary students to attend between July 26 and August 12.

Gaeltacht development body Udaras na Gaeltacht is to change its name to an even longer one.

The Irish language is worth in excess of €136 million annually to the economy of Galway city and county, supports more than 5,000 jobs, and more than 90 per cent of city businesses believe that it is a unique selling point for Galway’s image and cultural identity.