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Drive to restore pride in Gaelic speaking
; GAELIC campaigners are launching a marketing drive to encourage...take more pride in the language. They aim to discover why Gaelic is not commonly spoken even in parts of its heartland and...the chief executive of Comunn na Gaidhlig (CNAG), the Gaelic development agency, said fewer than a third of ...
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Hail the Gaels. (Gaelic language revival in Northern Ireland among both Catholics and Protestants)
; GAELIC is the ancient language of Northern Ireland's Catholics...to use to splatter its slogans around the province. But Gaelic is also the ancient language of the many Northern Irish...came from Scotland. A recent revival of enthusiasm for Gaelic among both lots of people is giving them a rare common...
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Blair asks the Foreign Office to translate Gaelic letters
; GAELIC is a foreign language, at least as far as Tony Blair is concerned. The Prime Minister has outraged Gaelic campaigners by revealing that his office regards the language...specific facilities" for dealing with telephone calls in Gaelic or Welsh, but said it would "enlist the help of other government...
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A FAIR CHANCE FOR GAELIC IS ALL WE ASK
; GAELIC is an important part of Scotland's history. But parents in Edinburgh's campaigning for a Gaelic school are looking to the future. We are not starry-eyed...want the best for our children. Our plan for a dedicated Gaelic medium school, building on the success of the unit currently...
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Legislation to protect Gaelic tops minister's priorities
; GAELIC activists yesterday welcomed a pledge from the Government...language. Alasdair Morrison, in his first public engagement as Gaelic minister, said that the issue would be top of the Scottish executive's agenda for Gaelic. Speaking at the Gaelic community's annual congress in...
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Gaelic thrives yet declines in a decade of contrasts
; GAELIC is declining in its traditional heartlands but it is growing...of the population - said they had some understanding of Gaelic, while more young people are speaking the language. The...Macniven, the registrar general, said: "This report shows that Gaelic is thriving as well as declining. The number of ...
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The new parliament will be talking our language Gaelic Page Translation
; MORE Gaelic-speaking candidates will contest the election...candidates. This follows a period where Gaelic has achieved some status at Westminster. Michael Forsyth gave significant support to Gaelic when he was Secretary of State. Calum Macdonald...
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Gaelic bill overlooked in first raft of legislation
; HOPES that Gaelic would be given legal status by one of...next millennium were optimistic that a Gaelic language bill would be among the first...when Alasdair Morrison, the minister for Gaelic, agreed to make the annual Gaelic congress...
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PUPIL SHORTAGE SCRAPS PLAN FOR GAELIC SCHOOL
; A GAELIC school planned for Edinburgh is to be scrapped - because...been "predictable" because there are more Urdu than Gaelic speakers in the city. Parents of youngsters who attend the Gaelic-Medium unit at Tollcross Primary were hoping for a...
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Promising year ahead for Gaelic community
; The Gaelic community must use 2008 to develop the...language and culture, said the chairman of the Gaelic development agency Bord na Gaidhlig In...review of an additional pounds7.5million for Gaelic, which would be used to drive forward progress...
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