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Sabhal Mor OstaigSome good news for a change:
| Quote: | CELTIC LEAGUE - PRESS INFORMATION
SALMOND - 'CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LANGUAGE TO THRIVE'
The opening of a new facility at the Gaelic-medium college on Skye
(Sabhal Mòr Ostaig) at a cost of £8 million has signalled the continuing
commitment of the Scottish Government to the 'national language.
Fàs – Gaelic for growth – is the centre for the creative and cultural
industries. Its objective is to attract and support small - and medium-sized
cultural enterprises.
Officially launching the facility, earlier this week, Scotland's First
Minister, Alex Salmond pledged £260,000 which will fund digital TV
production and post-production equipment and support the college's
plans for a Gaelic historical dictionary.
The First Minister told those at the opening ceremony:
"There can be no doubt that Gaelic truly is a national language" and
added "“The new centre for creative and cultural industries at Sabhal
Mòr Ostaig has the potential to emerge as the birthplace of a whole
host of new and exciting Gaelic cultural products and services.”
He also said "What we must do is create the economic and cultural
opportunities for Scotland's Gaelic speakers – and the language –
to thrive."
The Chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, William Roe, one
of the key funders of Fàs also pledged HIE support saying:
"HIE is really pleased to have made such a significant and leading
contribution to Fàs, which is a hugely important project for Skye,
both culturally and economically.
“At £3.6m overall HIE's support was our largest-ever investment in
a single creative industries project anywhere in the Highlands and
Islands, and was critical in ensuring that the project would progress.
High quality jobs are being supported and a world-class business environment
has been created in a rural area.
“Developing quality learning infrastructure is fundamental to the
long term growth and sustainability of the Highlands and Islands.
The mix of cultural and business activity at Fàs will create a vibrant
centre for creativity, promoting creative industry as well as creativity
and the arts, in the context of Gaelic culture and language." |
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