The North/South Language Body
The North/South Language Body (Irish: An Foras Teanga Thuaidh/Theas;[1] Ulster-Scots: Tha Noarth/Sooth Boord o Leid[2] or The Language Curn)[3] is an implementation body, provided for by the Belfast Agreement, that exists to implement policies agreed by Ministers in the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with regard to the Irish and Ulster-Scots (or "Ullans") languages on a cross border all Island basis.
It is a single body reporting to the North/South Ministerial Council, but composed of two separate and largely autonomous agencies: Foras na Gaeilge, the Irish language agency, and Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch, the Ulster-Scots Agency.
See also
References
- ^ 2006 annual report in Irish NSMC.
- ^ 2006 annual report in Ulster-Scots Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine NSMC.
- ^ 2010 annual report in Ulster-Scots Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine NSMC.
External links
- Language Body - North-South Ministerial Council Archived 29 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Foras na Gaeilge - official website
- Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch - official website
- The North/South Language Body - annual report 2000
