Second Class Citizens With Second Class Rights
Two weeks ago I predicted that the Fine Gael led coalition government would use a review of the Official Languages Act of 2003 to reverse aContinue Reading
Tag: Irish Ireland – Éire Ghaelach
The Book Smugglers. Ireland, Lithuania, And The Freedom Of Language
One of the most interesting, and thought-provoking, Irish language documentaries of recent years will be screened at a film festivalContinue Reading
Scary Éire?
In the debate over the relative values of the Irish and English languages in contemporary Ireland one of the argumentsContinue Reading
Ireland – The Mentality Of A Slave
I’ve written before about the power of the Anglophone community in Ireland and no better case proves that point than theContinue Reading
Cúla Caint – The New TG4 App For Kids
In some related Irish language news The Journal carries a report on a new children’s application, Cúla Caint, from TG4:Continue Reading
Oireachtas na Samhna
The Irish Times carries a very personal report celebrating the weekend’s Oireachtas na Samhna, the annual Irish language and culture festival, this year heldContinue Reading
There’s No Éire In Ireland!
Here comes trouble. Many months ago I predicted that Fine Gael in government, in line with its current anti-Irish stance,Continue Reading
The Truth About Irish
The policies of all political parties in Ireland on the issue of the Irish language are bullshit. Complete and utter.Continue Reading
Not One Small Victory But Three
Some days it is nice to be reminded that the Gaelic languages are not just national languages, but internationalContinue Reading
Fine Gael, “No Irish Here!” – A Flashback From 1938
The wonderful Irish Election Literature blog does it again with this Fine Gael election poster from 1938 protesting against “Migrants”Continue Reading
Nuacht1 – And A Real Irish Script
Irish news aggregator Nuacht1 is available in both the Irish and English languages but the most interesting version is the thirdContinue Reading
Playing The Race Card In Ireland
Poor old Kevin Myers is at it again: propagating his “race theory” of Irish politics (and society) thanks to theContinue Reading
RTÉ Versus TG4
Ireland’s Anglophone media establishment has never been comfortable with the Irish language. Or indeed Irish speakers. The existence of bothContinue Reading
Anyone For Some Apartheid? Anglo-Irish Style!
Yesterday’s Irish Independent featured a letter pleading for support from readers for a new campaign to remove obligatory Irish language teachingContinue Reading
English Ireland. A Nation Without A Soul?
Wonderful article in the Irish Times by Lucille Redmond on language and identity. “According to linguist Mark Abley, a language dies everyContinue Reading
Language Rights Are Civil Rights
Seán Ó Cuirreáin, An Coimisinéir Teanga or the Irish Language Commissioner, is the person tasked with ensuring that our publicContinue Reading
Irish Language Publishing – A Success Story
If one wants to hear “good news” stories about the Irish language, or something positive about Irish speakers, it isContinue Reading
DotAlba
I talked some time ago about the campaign in Scotland to register a new internet domain name for the GaelicContinue Reading
Fulminating West Brits Go Nuts – Or Fun With Martin And Co!
Ah, only a few days into Martin McGuinness’ presidential candidacy and the Irish media establishment, those paragons of right wing, unregulated free market capitalism (Celtic Tiger?Continue Reading
Fáilte!
The Irish Times carries an article on an issue that I, and many others, have been shouting from the rooftops for manyContinue Reading
Galway – The Bilingual Capital Of Ireland
A new campaign to secure official bilingual status for Galway City, with all the benefits in tourism and commerce thatContinue Reading
Irish Language Television – Innovative, Dynamic, Irish…
Irish language television seems to be providing the most dynamic programming in Ireland these days, with the output from independentContinue Reading
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