Tag: irish
Irish Revival Stalls
Irish language fluency was a requirement for anyone appointed to civil service positions in the Republic of Ireland until the Language Freedom Movement in 1974, which required proficiency in either of the country's official languages (Irish or English). In 1985, a study commissioned by The Irish National Teachers' Organization found that the public was almost evenly divided on whether or not...
Belfast Protest for Irish Language Rights
Irish language speakers and activists took to the streets of Belfast on Saturday in protest over what has been described as the government’s “failure” to protect the Irish language. Over 4000 people marched through Belfast city centre, demanding a “rights-based Irish language act” including a comprehensive Irish medium education system and adequate resources for the Irish-speaking community in Northern...