Donegal County Council Condemned For Anti-Gaelic Bias

A Donegal County Councillor says the Council must do more to support the Irish language. 

Councillor Mícheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig was speaking after there was no translation service available at a recent meeting he attended. During the meeting, Mac Giolla Easbuig spoke in Irish although there was no translation service available. He says a number of councillors objected to this, but is stressing it’s no reflection on Cllr Frank Mc Brearty who chaired the meeting.

Cllr Mc Giolla Easbuig says the council needs to do more……..

• The Donegal Gaeltacht is located mainly in the west of the county along the coast and is Irelands second largest Gaeltacht;
• The Donegal Gaeltacht has a population of 24,744 (Census 2011) and represents 24.5 per cent of the total Gaeltacht population;
• The Donegal Gaeltacht encompasses a geographical area of 1,502km2. This represents 26 per cent of total Gaeltacht land area;
• The three parishes of Na Rosa, Gaoth Dobhair and Cloich Cheann Fhaola constitute the main centre of population of the Donegal Gaeltacht and with a population of just over 16,000, is considered to be the most rurally populated area in Europe.

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