A city bakery, the winner of the Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh award, has given its shop front a bilingual facelift.
Mayor of Galway city Councillor Declan McDonnell unveiled Griffins Bakery/Bácús Uí Ghríofa’s new look earlier this week.
He congratulated the Griffin family on their new bilingual image as well as launching new products in the bakery and wished them continued success.
“It’s great to see well established Galway businesses developing and growing like this. Their use of the Irish language has great impact and certainly attracts your attention.
“I am also delighted to see an international name such as Fuji opened here on Shop Street. I congratulate them on their imaginative use of the Irish language within Galway Fuji Centre and wish him every success.”
Jimmy Griffin of Griffins Bakery/Bácús Uí Ghriofa said his family was delighted with the new look and the reaction from customers.
“John Herrick of Herrick Sign Writers, Dominick Street, did a great job for us. We have included bilingual signage both externally on our revamped shop front and within the bakery shop itself. We’ve also launched new products within the bakery and have designed new bilingual packaging. The Irish language has worked very well for my business and my aim now is to have the best bilingual shop front in Ireland!”
Niall Considine of Galway Fuji Centre said its shop fitters Irish Time Design suggestedit use the Irish language and referred the company to Gaillimh le Gaeilge.
“We were very much aware of Galway’s reputation as a city of arts and culture and the Irish language is very much part of that mix. The city is located near one of the biggest Gaeltachts in the country, many of whose residents do their shopping and other business on a regular basis in the city. In that context, we felt it important that Galway Fuji Centre acknowledge and appreciate this expenditure by using the Irish language.”
Speaking on behalf of Gaillimh le Gaeilge, the organisation which promotes Irish in Galway city, Bríd Ní Chonghóile said the support of the business community was vital in maintaining Galway’s uniqueness and attraction as a cultural city.
“In a recent study commissioned by Gaillimh le Gaeilge on the value of the Irish language to Galway city and county, it was found that Gaeltacht households, including those in the city part of the Gaeltacht, spent almost a total spend of €705 million in Galway city. It’s therefore important that Galway businesses increase their use of the Irish language at every given opportunity so that both Irish itself and the benefit derived from it are maintained and strengthened.”
