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Are you looking for information on Irish language classes near you, or where to find a suitable conversation group to improve your skills, or who’s is posting the best content in Irish on social media, or how to write a business letter in Irish…?

Find the answers to these questions and a lot more besides in our bilingual Knowledge Base.

Highlights

in the story of the Irish language revival
Look back at the history of the revival of the language.
Bolg an tSolair published

1795

1 January 1795
Bolg an tSolair published
Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language founded

1876

1 January 1876
Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language founded
Gaelic Athletic Association founded

1884

1 January 1884
Gaelic Athletic Association founded
“The Necessity for De-Anglicizing the Irish Nation.”

1892

1 January 1892
“The Necessity for De-Anglicizing the Irish Nation.”
Conradh na Gaeilge founded

1893

31 July 1893
Conradh na Gaeilge founded
The first Oireachtas held

1897

17 May 1897
The first Oireachtas held
An Claidheamh Soluis published

1899

1 January 1899
An Claidheamh Soluis published
The first Seachtain na Gaeilge takes place

1902

1 January 1902
The first Seachtain na Gaeilge takes place
The Irish Free State established

1922

1 January 1922
The Irish Free State established
The first Official Standard of the Irish Language published

1958

1 January 1958
The first Official Standard of the Irish Language published
Gaeltacht summer camps for young people started

1960

1 January 1960
Gaeltacht summer camps for young people started
Civil Rights movement for the Gaeltacht founded

1969

1 December 1969
Civil Rights movement for the Gaeltacht founded
Raidió na Gaeltachta launched

1972

1 January 1972
Raidió na Gaeltachta launched
Raidió na Gaeltachta starts broadcasting

1972

2 April 1972
Raidió na Gaeltachta starts broadcasting
Foras na Gaeilge established

1980

1 January 1980
Foras na Gaeilge established
Údarás na Gaeltachta established

1980

1 January 1980
Údarás na Gaeltachta established
Raidió na Life starts broadcasting

1993

25 September 1993
Raidió na Life starts broadcasting
Teilifís na Gaeilge on the air

1996

31 October 1996
Teilifís na Gaeilge on the air
An Gramadóir launched

2003

18 June 2003
An Gramadóir launched
Raidió Fáilte starts broadcasting

2006

15 March 2006
Raidió Fáilte starts broadcasting
Irish becomes an official working language of the EU

2007

1 January 2007
Irish becomes an official working language of the EU
NÓS.ie launched

2008

17 March 2008
NÓS.ie launched
Meon Eile launched

2012

25 June 2012
Meon Eile launched
Logainm.ie launched

2013

1 April 2013
Logainm.ie launched
Online English-Irish dictionary launched

2013

21 October 2013
Online English-Irish dictionary launched
The first Lá Dearg takes place

2014

12 April 2014
The first Lá Dearg takes place
Online newspaper Tuairisc.ie launched

2015

9 October 2015
Online newspaper Tuairisc.ie launched
Official Standard for the Irish Language 2017 published

2017

3 August 2017
Official Standard for the Irish Language 2017 published
An chéad Chás Ghaeilge san AE

2019

14 January 2019
An chéad Chás Ghaeilge san AE
Amendment to the Official Languages Act

2019

10 December 2019
Amendment to the Official Languages Act
Recommendation for Gaeltacht Housing Planning Policy

2020

2 October 2020
Recommendation for Gaeltacht Housing Planning Policy
Lá Dearg 2022 held

2022

21 May 2022
Lá Dearg 2022 held
Céad Míle Fáilte launched

2024

1 January 2024
Céad Míle Fáilte launched
Tinteán housing campaign started

2024

1 November 2024
Tinteán housing campaign started
First national protest CEARTA takes place

2025

20 September 2025
First national protest CEARTA takes place

Useful Resources

Make sure to try out these great online resources and tools.
Foclóir.ie is the new English-Irish dictionary from Foras na Gaeilge that was launched in 2013.

In addition to translations, it also provides grammatical information and sound files for pronunciation.
Irish English
Scéal.ie/Sloinne is a database where you can look up Irish surnames and their forms and origins.

The database was compiled from two main books ‘Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall’ and ‘An Sloinnteoir Gaeilge agus an tAinmneoir’.

Logainm.ie is a database of Irish placenames, developed by Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge (DCU) and the Placenames Branch of government.

It’s for anyone who appreciates the rich heritage of Irish placenames. Enter a placename in Irish or English below.

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