Galway City
Letterkenny, County Donegal
Dingle, County Kerry

A Gaeltacht service town (Irish: Baile seirbhíse Gaeltachta pl. Bailte seirbhíse Gaeltachta) is an area designated under the Gaeltacht Act 2012, situated in or adjacent to Gaeltacht areas in Ireland, that have a population of over 1,000 people, and which play a significant role in providing public services, recreational and commercial facilities for Gaeltacht residents.[1]

History

In 2016 it was announced that Galway, Dingle and Letterkenny would be the first designated Gaeltacht Service Towns subject to local networks co-formulating and adopting approved Irish language plans in conjunction with Foras na Gaeilge and Údarás na Gaeltachta.[2][3] Údarás na Gaeltachta fund Gaeltacht Service Towns plans within the Gaeltacht and Foras na Gaeilge fund the plans in the towns outside of the Gaeltacht.

In August 2020 the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht announced that Dingle and Letterkenny have been officially recognised by the department as the first two Gaeltacht Service Towns.[4][5][6] Since then Galway City, Dungloe, Tralee, Dungarvan, Castlebar and Cahersiveen have been recognised as Gaeltacht Service Towns.[7]

Cork City, Macroom, Belmullet, Ballinrobe, Clifden, Navan and Athboy have also been mentioned by the Department of the Gaeltacht as possible towns which may become Gaeltacht Service Towns.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gaeltacht Services Towns FAQ". Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Dúchas, Daingean Uí Chúis website". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Letterkenny announced as Gaeltacht Service Town". Donegal Now. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "An chéad dhá bhailte seirbhíse Gaeltachta aitheanta ag an stát". RTÉ News. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Letterkenny designated a "Gaeltacht Services Town"". Highland Radio. September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Letterkenny officially named as Gaeltacht Services Town". Donegal Daily. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Approved Dungarvan Service Town Language Plan". Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Gaeltacht Service Towns". Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved 8 September 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.