20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010–2030 explained

The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010–2030 (Irish: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010–2030) is a policy and planning document launched by the Government of Ireland on 20 December 2010 and which will be in operation until December 2030.

Aim and outcomes

The main aim of the strategy was stated to be to increase the number of daily Irish speakers in Ireland to 250,000 by 2030.^{[1] [2] [3]} In the 2011 census this number was 77,185. By the time of the 2016 census, more than a quarter of the life of the strategy having passed, it had dropped to 73,803, and in the 2022 census, it had dropped further to 71,968.^[4]

Action plan

In June 2018, the Minister of State for the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Islands Joe McHugh TD launched the first cross-governmental Action Plan for the 20-Year Strategy for the strategy, which was to operate between 2018 and 2022.^[5]

See also

• Official Languages Act 2003
• Gaeltacht Act 2012
• Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta Gaeltacht Service Towns
• Líonraí Gaeilge Irish Language Networks
• Údarás na Gaeltachta

External links

• English-language version of the paper

Notes and References

1. Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge . Seán Ó Briain . 22 December 2010 . 1 March 2018.
2. Web site: Taoiseach launches 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010 – 2030- Dept. of the Taoiseach . 1 March 2018.
3. News: Plan could treble number speaking Irish, says Cowen . . 22 December 2010 . 2 March 2018.
4. Web site: 2023-12-19 . Irish Language and the Gaeltacht - CSO - Central Statistics Office . 2024-02-19 . www.cso.ie . en.
5. Web site: Action Plan for the Irish Language launched by Minister of State McHugh . 16 July 2018.