CONNEMARA BASED IRISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER NEEDS MORE GRANT AID

Date Published: 09-Jun-2009

The Connemara based Irish language newspaper "Foinse" may cease publication unless further funding is provided by Fóras na Gaeilge - a state agency that supports Irish language groups and activities.It's been announced at a meeting at the newspaper's headquarters in Carraroe today that next Sunday's "Foinse" will be the final edition unless a bigger state grant is provided.Most of the publication's ten full-time staff work out of its Carraroe office, and it has a pool of up to 50 freelance journalists.