Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (CnaG) is the representative body for Irish-medium education in Northern Ireland. It was set up in 2000 by the Department of Education to promote, facilitate and encourage Irish-medium education. One of CnaG’s central objectives is to seek to extend the availability of Irish-medium education to parents who wish to avail of it for their children.
We take a strategic approach to this by trying to ensure that schools are spread throughout the north, and that post-primary provision is developed to meet the needs of children in existing and planned primary provision. Comhairle na gaelscolaíochta provides advice and practical support to parent groups that want to establish Irish-medium education in their areas.
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