MNA TI TO GATHER IN GALWAY FOR PROTEST RALLY

Date Published: 25-Aug-2009

Mná Tí from all over the country will gather in Galway next week for a rally against funding cuts.The federation of Irish Summer Colleges, CONCOS, is organising the rally in protest at recommendations by An Bord Snip Nua to eliminate annual funding for Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge.The scheme supports Mná Tí, the households in the Gaeltacht to take in students attending Irish college courses.The rally will take place this day week, Tuesday September 1st at the offices of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in Furbo at 2pm.