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An Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge Teo. is the largest patron body of
gaelscoil A Gaelscoil (; plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish language-medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaelscoileanna at primary an ...
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Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...
. It was founded in 1993 to act as an alternative patron body for gaelscoileanna. The organisation's name is usually abbreviated to ''An Foras Pátrúnachta''. 70 gaelscoileanna, which constitutes as of September 2017 44% of all the gaelscoileanna in the Republic of Ireland, are under the patronage of An Foras. In late 2017 they announced that from September 2018 school students under their patronage in schools would learn a third language alongside Irish and English in both primary and second-level and be taught one subject through that language.
Children in Gaelscoileanna to learn foreign languages- The Irish Times 21 November 2017 Their Ard-Rúnaí (Secretary General) is Caoimhín Ó hEaghra. He is a brother of national Irish journalists Cormac Ó hEaghra and Róisín O'Hara.


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Gaelscoil A Gaelscoil (; plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish language-medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaelscoileanna at primary an ...
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Gaelcholáiste A Gaelcholáiste is a secondary school on the island of Ireland (in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland) located outside Gaeltacht areas, where Irish is the primary language of teaching and communication. Gaelcholáistí are sup ...
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Gaeloideachas Gaeloideachas is a national Irish organisation supporting the development of Irish-medium immersion schools at preschool (outside the Gaeltacht) and primary and secondary levels in the Republic of Ireland. They were established as ''Gaelscoilean ...
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An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta / COGG is a Republic of Ireland State-agency who serve as a consultative council to the Irish Department of Education and Skills and other organisations and individuals on Irish language- ...
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Department of Education and Skills (Ireland) The Department of Education ( ga, An Roinn Oideachais) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Education who is assisted by one Minister of State. Departmental team The official headquarters and ministerial ...


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