POBAL

This article is about the Irish language movement in Northern Ireland. For the government funding agency in the Republic of Ireland, see Pobal.

POBAL was an umbrella organisation for the Irish language movement in Northern Ireland,[1] which was formed in 1998 and closed in 2019.[2] The organisation was funded by the UK Department for Social Development and Belfast City Council.[3] It received funding from Foras na Gaeilge until 2014.[2] Formerly registered as a charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland,[4] it campaigned for an Irish Language Act to be enacted for Northern Ireland that is similar to language acts in the Republic of Ireland, Wales and Scotland.[5][6][7] Its director was Janet Muller.

  1. ^ "Pobal- Who we are". pobal.org. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Belfast language group Pobal to close due to lack of funding". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ Janet Muller. "OPINION - Janet Muller: What does Pobal's closure say about the state of Irish language provision?". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Register - Pobal". charitycommissionni.org.uk. Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Retrieved 17 October 2022. This charity was removed from the register on 20 Jan 2020 [..] Charity no. 102846 [..] Date registered. 11/08/2015
  5. ^ "POBAL call for Irish Language Act". Cairde Teo. 20 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Agallamh: Príomhfheidhmeannach POBAL, Janet Muller". Meon Eile – via vimeo.com.
  7. ^ "The struggle for Irish language rights in Northern Ireland: an interview with POBAL's Janet Muller". Éist. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.