Gaeltacht Authority, is the
regional government agency
with responsibility for the
Economic, Social and
Language/Cultural development
of the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking)
areas of Ireland. The Gaeltacht
areas are located mainly along
the Western and South-Western
seaboards. They cover
substantial coastal and inland
parts of counties Donegal,
Mayo, Galway, Kerry and Cork as
well as smaller parts of counties
Gaeltacht off-shore Islands are
Tory and Aranmore (Donegal),
Achill (Mayo), the three Aran
Islands of Inis Mór, Inis Meáin
and Inis Oirr (Galway) and Cape
Clear (Cork).
language preservation and
development objectives
through job and wealth creation
strategies and a wide range of
community, arts, language and
cultural initiatives.