GALWAY IMPORTANCE AS GAELTACHT CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTED AT CITY EVENT

Date Published: 24-Nov-2012

GALWAY importance as a gaeltacht capital will be emphasised when a family event, a forerunner to next year's Bliain na Gaeilge, will take place in the city this Sunday afternoon

120 balloons are being released nationwide as part of special Irish-language SPRAOI SA PHOBAL family day,officially launching Bliain na Gaeilge 2013.

This will mark the start of the year-long festivities to celebrate 120 years of the revival of the Irish language.

The Galway event will be in the Eyre Square Shopping centre and the guests will be the Vice-Mayor Frank fahy and actor Eithne Nic Enri.

Peadar Mac Fhlannchada, of Conrad na Gaelige in the city says this Sunday's event will highlight Galway's central importance to the whole Bliain na Gaeilge 2013 celebrations.