Foras na Gaeilge says it has to make savings of more than €800,000 (£669,000), meaning funding cuts to some groups operating in NI.
BBC News NI education and arts correspondentFunding cuts by the all-Ireland Irish language agency Foras na Gaeilge represent "a total failure from both the northern and southern governments".
It said it has to make savings of more than €800,000 and that will mean funding cuts to some groups operating in Northern Ireland.The Cultúrlann McAdaim Ó Fiaich in Belfast, Raidió Fáilte and Conradh na Gaeilge are also likely to be affected.'Every effort' to protect projectsThe chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge, Seán Ó Coinn, said they would make "every effort to protect organisations providing employment, and educational schemes and projects".
But BBC News NI understands that one government cannot increase funding to the organisation without the other also doing so.The organisation's budget for 2024/25 is about €17m , but it has to make savings of €817,945 . "Founded as part of the cross-border Good Friday Agreement bodies, Foras na Gaeilge receives less funding now than it did in 2002 and is dependent on a match-funding ratio from both the northern and southern governments," he said.
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