See below the major campaigns underway for the Irish language and the organisations behind them. You can contact them to get involved.
Conradh na Gaeilge #
Conradh na Gaeilge takes a lead role in campaigns to protect and expand the Irish language and the language rights of the Irish language and Gaeltacht community.
This includes meetings with politicians, civil servants and other relevant people; lobbying; correspondence; parliamentary questions; proposing amendments to legislation; submissions; seeking the support of political parties; seeking public support; organising information days for politicians and conferences; and more, on a continuous basis, with a view to achieving the organisation’s advocacy aims.
Campaigns
Visit the Conradh’s website to find out about all their campaigns, from topics such as the additional investment being sought for the Irish language and the Gaeltacht, the campaign to promote the use of Irish-language placenames, the policy proposals for housing planning, the question of a united Ireland, and more.
Submissions
Conradh na Gaeilge makes submissions on various matters throughout the year. See below for a few recent ones from the past few years:
- Submission by Conradh na Gaeilge to the Public Consultation on the National Risk Assessment (in Irish)
- Consultation: Draft Interim Irish Language Policy of the Education Authority.
- Opinion of Conradh na Gaeilge on the planning application of The Crescent Co. Ownership in Knocknaheeny (in Irish)
- Submission to Public Consultation regarding Census 2027 (in Irish)
- Submission to Consultation on the Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy (in Irish)
- Submission by Conradh na Gaeilge to Public Consultation on the Government’s next Policy Framework on the Participation of Children and Young People in Decision-Making (in Irish)
- Submission regarding Planning Application by Ballindooley Developments in Menlo (in Irish)
Contact Conradh na Gaeilge’s Advocacy manager (South) for more information.
An Dream Dearg #
An Dream Dearg emerged early in 2017 with the well-known #AchtAnois campaign, which demanded an Irish Language Act in the North after many years of discrimination against the Irish-speaking community.
Since then, the group has grown enormously and is recognised as a pillar of support for the Irish-language community.
Campaigns
An Dream Dearg focuses on campaigns relating to street names, language legislation, Irish-speaking youth, education, signage, and language rights.
Visit An Dream’s website to find out more information, or follow them on social media.
TINTEÁN #
TINTEÁN is a national housing campaign with the aim of tackling the housing crisis in Gaeltacht areas.
This campaign, a joint effort by Conradh na Gaeilge and the BÁNÚ campaign group from the Connemara Gaeltacht, brings together Gaeltacht communities across the country to highlight the urgent housing needs threatening the cultural and linguistic heritage of these regions.
Additional information #
- Where can I find recent research relating to the Irish language
