People working to promote the Irish language on both sides of the border will gather in Dublin for what they have described as a “crisis assembly” to discuss a funding cut for which they are blaming the DUP at Stormont.
It follows an announcement by Foras na Gaeilge that it will have to make more that €800,000 of cuts to schemes that support the promotion of the language across the island.
It means some projects will be cut completely and others will have funding reduced.
Foras na Gaeilge was set up under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and distributes cash to Irish language groups across Ireland by funding schemes to which they can apply for money.
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