Foras na Gaeilge

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Foras na Gaeilge is the governing body of the Irish language, responsible for the promotion of the language throughout all of Ireland.

The body comprises one half of The North/South Language Body (An Foras Teanga or Tha Boord o Leid) which was formed to oversee the furtherance of the native languages of the island of Ireland. Foras na Gaeilge promotes Irish, and its counterpart Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch promotes the Ulster Scots language and affairs related to Ulster-Scots culture.

The body also serves an advisory role in matters pertaining to the Irish language in both the public and private sectors in the Republic of Ireland (where Irish is the first official language) and Northern Ireland (where Irish is a regional language).