schemesnews & medianewspress releasespublicationsconsultationour logogallery closecontact usgaeilge.ie home about about foras na gaeilge our role supporting you lexicography and terminology reading & publishing corporate information vacancies funding schemes news & media news press releases publications consultation our logo gallery contact us gaeilge.ie homeaboutan g man g m about us an g m about us an g m about us an g m was established in 1926 so 2016 marks its 90th year publishing in the irish language . in conjunction with ucd a conference to celebrate this milestone will be held on friday 21st october . a number of guest speakers including alan titley michael cronin and antain mag shamhr in will discuss various aspects of an g m s history and publications . the conference programme can be found here . an g m s current publications fall into the following categories schoolbooks and teaching resources for both the primary and secondary sector ; literature for children and young adults ; novels and reference works for older readers plus a growing range of e books . projects among the projects currently being developed by an g m are s ide n s a complete teaching programme for the irish curriculum at primary level comprising a wide range of resources for use in the classroom and in the home . in order to meet the needs of both teachers and pupils for digital resources a team of teachers and designers have developed a new website www.seideansi.ie featuring graded interactive games and language tasks to stimulate and facilitate children in developing their language skills . textbooks and reference books a new textbook for the materials technology woodwork syllabus of the leaving cert programme is being developed in addition to a range of resources both print and digital for the primary school curriculum . click here e books almost two dozen titles are now available as e books including books from our back catalogue such as dracula plus a wide range of new titles for young readers these are sold through the popular e book platforms such as amazon etc. click here children s literature orna n choile in gabriel rosenstock alan titley and ine n ghlinn are just some of the authors whose novels for children and young adults have been published by an g m. these original works along with irish translations of classic novels such as the lion the witch and the wardrobe an leon an bandraoi agus an prios adaigh mean an g m continue to add to the range and diversity of reading material for young readers . click here an g m s heritage an g m was established in 1926 . until 1999 it was under the aegis of the department of education at which time its functions were transferred to the cross border language body foras na gaeilge . from the beginning an g m has been involved in the production of textbooks dictionaries and general reading material in the irish language . it has published over 2 500 books and 350 music pieces since its establishment . intially an g m had a central role in the effort to revive literature in irish . our large back list contains a wide range of literature in all the major dialects of the irish language . after a short period it was felt necessary to augment the small amount of original creative writing available at that time and an ambitious policy of translation was initiated by an g m. translations of over 250 titles from both classical and popular european literature were published during the 1930s . many of the titles translated were the ephemeral bestsellers of the day but many were classics of their time and are still in print in their original languages . among the large number of translators were many who went on to become well known creative writers in their own right . gradually as more creative writers came foward with original material the need for translations became less acute and from 1940 on less and less tranlation of literary titles were undertaken . today an g m publishes very little new creative writing for adult readers either original or in translation . however we have a policy of continually reintroducing titles of outstanding literary merit including some of the translated material . an g m s role in expanding the readership of irish language literature ireland design and visual culture negotiating modernity 1922 1992 edited by linda king and elaine sisson the manner in which the book covers and the artwork of an g m s early titles encouraged the reading of irish language books is detailed in this book published by cork university press in 2011 . chapter 5 written by brian conchubhair entitled an g m the irish free state and the politics of the irish language describes the history of an g m and refers to the manner in which the books creative imaginative design encouraged the public to read irish language literature . conchubhair illustrates the pioneering role of an g m in irish book design and its rich design heritage . among the covers and designs singled out for praise are b al na huaige 1927 translated by leon broin and designed by se n suilleabh in ; and fiche gearrsc al 1930 translated by rist ard foghludha and designed by ailbhe monach in . lexicography most of the lexicographical work completed in ireland in the last century has been in the field of the irish language and most of it has been carried out by an g m. the lexicographical projects completed during that time saw a range of general dictionaries made available both single language irish and bilingual irish english english irish dictionaries and in addition an ever growing series of specialized terminological dictionaries . focl ir p ca our pocket irish english and english irish dictionary is an all time bestseller in ireland . children s literature in recent years the greater part of an g m s output has been in the textbook area but it is probably best known in the wider publishing world for its successful high quality books for children . children s books have been a feature of the publishing programme from the early days of an g m but in the last thirty years much more emphasis has been put on this sector . its current catalogue of children s books comprises a wide range of original titles and international co editions . awards many original titles published over the years have won awards from various interest groups educational awards reading association awards design awards printing awards etc. this is a testament not only to an g m as publishers but also to the expertise and high standard of work available from irish writers illustrators designers and printers . contact details an g m 24 27 north frederick street dublin 1 . tel 01 8892800 ; 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