Tralee gets green light as a Gaeltacht service town

Tralee has been named as one of more than 20 towns and cities that can apply for recognition as a Gaeltacht service town, under the Gaeltacht Act, 2012.

Further west, Dingle, which is within the boundaries of the west Kerry Gaeltacht, has already been selected as a Gaeltacht service town. That has to be seen as a tacit admission that there isn’t as much Irish in use in Dingle as might be expected. In fact, Dingle is classed as ‘category C’ for Irish language use.

The strongest class, category A, is now confined to the westernmost sea coast stretch around Dún Chaoin, Baile nan Gall, and Baile an Fheirtéaraigh.