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Fri 11 Nov 2009Department seeks increase in Irish speakers to 250,000
INCREASING THE number of daily speakers of Irish from 83,000 to 250,000 is a key target in the Government’s 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030, published yesterday.
The long-awaited document, issued in draft form by Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív, also seeks to increase the number of people with “a knowledge of Irish” from 1.66 million to two million.
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