Philanthropic Trust Fund carrying out 'The Big Irish Language Survey'

Dr Réamaí Mathers from InaG said “As a philanthropic and charitable trust we work closely with communities and individuals throughout the World.  Our main role at this stage is to work in partnership with donors and philanthropic bodies to support communities, primarily in the north of Ireland, who wish to fulfil the dream of an education for their children through Irish.  The value of our native culture and bilingualism is being increasingly understood in relation a range of social, intellectual and academic benefits.  The work we are involved in is exciting; it enriches lives and indeed whole communities

It is an ambition of our Trust to extend our work throughout Ireland and indeed perhaps overseas, it is therefore of paramount of importance for us to hear the opinions of people in relation to the language be they positive or negative.  To this end we have devised a survey that will allow people to express their thoughts on a range of issues.  The survey will run online from now until the end of July 2009.

The survey can be found at www.thetrustforirishmediumeducation.com.