There are plans to open the first Irish-medium school in east Belfast. A
number of organisations are behind the proposal, including the NI
Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) and Comhairle na
Gaelscolaíochta (CnaG).
The proposal would involve the creation of a new Irish language nursery and primary school.
As the project is in its early stages, however, no prospective site has yet been identified.
Linda Ervine, from the Irish-language organisation Turas, is also involved in the plans.
Turas has been running Irish classes for adults in the Skainos centre in east Belfast for a number of years.
Ms Ervine said there was a demand from some parents in the area for Irish-medium education.
"We know there is a demand and we feel there is a gap in east Belfast at the minute," she said.
"We've already got parents who have registered their babies and said 'we want our children to attend an Irish medium school'."
There are already nine Irish-medium primary schools in Belfast but only one, Scoil an Droichid, in the south and east of the city.
It is in the lower Ormeau area but there are plans to move to the former Ulidia primary school site close to Ormeau Park.
The proposal would involve the creation of a new Irish language nursery and primary school.
As the project is in its early stages, however, no prospective site has yet been identified.
Linda Ervine, from the Irish-language organisation Turas, is also involved in the plans.
Turas has been running Irish classes for adults in the Skainos centre in east Belfast for a number of years.
Ms Ervine said there was a demand from some parents in the area for Irish-medium education.
"We know there is a demand and we feel there is a gap in east Belfast at the minute," she said.
"We've already got parents who have registered their babies and said 'we want our children to attend an Irish medium school'."
There are already nine Irish-medium primary schools in Belfast but only one, Scoil an Droichid, in the south and east of the city.
It is in the lower Ormeau area but there are plans to move to the former Ulidia primary school site close to Ormeau Park.
Scoil an Droichid is the sole Irish-medium school in the south and east of Belfast
