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''An Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge Teoranta'' is the largest patron body of Irish-language schools (''gaelscoileanna'') in the
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. 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. The organisation's secretary general (''ard-rúnaí'') is Caoimhín Ó hEaghra. He is a brother of 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 a ...
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Gaeloideachas Gaeloideachas is a voluntary organisation in Ireland which aims support the development of Irish-medium schools. It supports the development of Irish language schools at preschool (outside the Gaeltacht) and primary and secondary levels in the ...
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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 other organisations and individuals on Irish language-medium edu ...
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Department of Education (Ireland) The Department of Education and Youth () is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Education and Youth. Departmental team The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are at Marlboroug ...


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