US citizens visit Gaeltacht for cúpla focal

TWENTY American citizens have been awarded Irish government grants to learn Irish over the summer, among them a former FBI agent, a retired lawyer and a faculty member of the Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas.

The grants, which are funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht Affairs and the National Lottery, are being made under the auspices of the Ireland — United States [Fulbright] Commission for Educational Exchange.

Each candidate has received money to cover travel to and from Ireland and tuition in the course of their choice.