reference to Irish freedom. In recent years Conradh na Gaeilge has remained central to campaigns to protect language rights throughout Ireland. This strategy encompasses the promotion of increased investment in Gaeltacht areas, advocacy for increased provision of state services through Irish, the development of Irish language hubs in urban areas, and the Acht Anois campaign for the enactment of an Irish Language Act to protect the language in Northern Ireland. The decision of the Democratic Unionist Party to resist a stand-alone Irish Language Act, in part by insisting on compensating provisions for Ulster Scots, became one of the principal, publicly acknowledged, sticking points in the three years of on and off again negotiations required to restore the power-sharing executive in 2020. The 2020 New Decade New Approach agreement promised both the Irish language and Ulster-Scots new Commissioners to "support" and "enhance" their development but does not accord them equal legal status. While Ulster Scots was to be recognised as a regional or minority language for the "encouragement" and "facilitation" purposes of Part II of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, provision for Irish was to meet the more stringent Part III obligations in respect of education, media and administration. In 2022, with unionist protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol having resulted in a further suspension of devolved government, the United Kingdom Parliament incorporated the language provisions of New Decade New Approach in the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act. The president of the Conradh na Gaeilge, Paula Melvin, hailed the passing of the legislation, but said the bill was "not our final destination". The organisation would turn its attention to both implementing and to strengthening the legislation: "painful experience with the British government has taught us to take nothing for granted". Branches Conradh na Gaeilge has a number of branches across Ireland and internationally which organise locally, and are governed by committee. Ulster (including County Louth) County Antrim, 19 branches County Armagh, 4 branches County Cavan, 1 branch County Down, 8 branches County Donegal, 3 branches County Fermanagh 1 branch County Londonderry, 4 branches County Monaghan, 2 branches County Tyrone, 13 branches County Louth, 2 branches Leinster (excluding County Louth) County Dublin, 21 branches County Carlow, 1 branch County Kilkenny, 1 branch County Kildare, 4 branches County Meath, 2 branches County Wexford, 2 branches Munster County Clare, 5 branches County Cork, 12 branches County Kerry, 10 branches County