Dup will never allow Irish language act

[seafoid]

Seafoid.In 2011 I was present at a lunch in Portadown hosted for visitors from Ballina,which is twinned with Craigavon.Away from the cameras the DUP Mayor greeted the visitors in Irish,no problem.

If both sides would stop using the Irish language as a political football if would be of enormous help

Even the Queen said something in Irish, Tony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKz-6vn_i00

[T Fearon]

Irish language classes take place in Protestant East Belfast ran by a protestant,that is proof there is no vendetta per se by Unionists.It is senseless to spend millions on an Irish Language Act when it is not required,this is the sort of crap distraction politics that both SF and DUP use so effectively to disguise their lack of delivery on real issues.

If a free state Professor of Irish says an Irish Act is not required in the North then that should be noted.

[Hereiam]

I might be talkin shite but if there is an irish language act would mean that it can be offered as a GCSE subject in the schools instead of French etc.

[Tony Baloney]

I might be talkin shite but if there is an irish language act would mean that it can be offered as a GCSE subject in the schools instead of French etc.

Like now?

[Take Your Points]

I might be talkin shite but if there is an irish language act would mean that it can be offered as a GCSE subject in the schools instead of French etc.

Irish has and always had equal status in the N.Ireland curriculum with any other modern European language. In fact, it has been possible for some time to take the GSCE in Irish Literature for those children whose skills in Irish exceeded GCSE Irish.

Irish has never been discriminated against by any curricular regulations.  Irish in many schools has been rejected by parents and pupils where it has been offered as an alternative to any other modern European language.  In some schools the numbers taking Irish has dwindled to class sizes that are no longer economically viable and the numbers taking Irish for A level has been reduced to zero in  schools where it had been.  The reasons for the decline of Irish are many but it is strange where the interest in the language outside schools and through IM schools has never been greater.  It has to be said that when all languages are offered in a non-compulsory manner from Year 11 onwards then there has been a serious decline in the numbers taking all of them. 

Having an Irish Act will not impinge on schools.

[Hereiam]

Thanks wasn't sure what way things were

[T Fearon]

It really is time for intelligent people to ignore distraction politics and vote for people and parties who will deliver for all the people up here

[Rossfan]

Deliver what?

[T Fearon]

Jobs,a decent health service,Education,judicious use of public money etc.

[BenDover]

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/armagh-irish-speaking-community-left-devastated-as/ is it just me or it is anything Irish language related that is the first to be culled?

[Avondhu star]

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/armagh-irish-speaking-community-left-devastated-as/ is it just me or it is anything Irish language related that is the first to be culled?

Its probably just you

[Orior]

Snarlene tweeted congratulations to Harry and Megan (sic). Some hilarious replies on twitter.

https://twitter.com/DUPleader/status/935091249685688321

[Owen Brannigan]

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/armagh-irish-speaking-community-left-devastated-as/ is it just me or it is anything Irish language related that is the first to be culled?

Who/what is the funding organisation that has rejected the application from Campa Mhacha?

[Owen Brannigan]

This article in the Armagh Gazette also fails to say which organisation rejected the funding application.  Strange.

http://www.ulstergazette.co.uk/articles/news/58239/fury-over-threat-to-irish-language-summer-camp/

It appears that the blame is being placed on Royal Mail for delaying the delivery of the application.

[lurganblue]

I don't have the link unfortunately but it was interesting to see people absolutely lose their sh*t at the PSNI Down facebook page for daring to do a post as gaeilge following their visit to a bunscoil in Downpatrick. It's sad that people actually feel threatened by a language.