Gaillimh le Gaeilge has been awarded just under €10,000 in grant funding to redevelop their online presence, making it clear and easy to use.
Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Patrick O’Donovan approved the grant of €9,255 for the redevelopment of the organisation’s website.
Galway has been designated as one of the Gaeltacht Service Towns under the Gaeltacht Act 2012 and a language plan prepared for the city was approved in 2020.
The main objective of the language plan is to increase the use of Irish among the city community on an incremental basis.
Gaillimh le Gaeilge works in collaboration with Galway City Council, Galway Chamber of Commerce and other groups to develop and strengthen bilingualism in the city.
It is understood that Gaillimh le Gaeilge aims to conduct a full audit of the organisation’s current website. The website will have a new attractive design while providing a clear path to guide the user to different streams of the site.
Announcing the grant, Minister of State O’Donovan said, “Gaillimh le Gaeilge has done great work for many years strengthening their ability to spread the Irish language widely through the economic, social and cultural life of the city.”
“With the new design planned for the organisation’s website, all users, both young and old, will be able to access information easily through the medium of Irish.”
“To that end, I am pleased, as Minister of State, that my Department is in a position to provide a grant to Gaillimh le Gaeilge to push forward with this work.”
“I congratulate the organisation for its efforts on behalf of the language and I look forward to seeing the fruits of their labour in the future.”
A Mayoral Reception was held for Gaillimh le Gaeilge over the summer to honour them for the work the group does keeping the Irish language alive in Galway City.
