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December 11, 2015
Stormont’s culture minister has announced an “Irish language cultural hub” for part of Belfast.
Caral Ni Chuilin said that the project, in the upper Springfield area of west Belfast, will be created with the aid of £160,000 from her department, with Belfast City Council and Irish language group Ciste Infheistíochta Gaeilge each providing up to £112,000.
The minister said the new centre will be for the Glór na Móna Irish language organisation, and will be named Ollionad na Carraige.
It will be situated next to Whiterock Leisure Centre.
The minister said in a statement: “This is an excellent day for the Irish language in the Upper Springfield area…
“Learning and everyday usage of Irish is on the increase right across Ireland and nowhere more so than in Belfast’s own Gaeltacht.
“The addition of a new centre for Glór na Móna will help the organisation to inspire and empower a new generation of young Gaels and indeed encourage them to truly live their life through Irish, known as gaelsaolaíocht.”
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