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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2007 (July-August) » Archive through July 21, 2007 » Cruinniú Tábhachtach faoin nGaeilge (SF/DUP) « Previous Next »

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Daithí (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 01:16 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

http://keltalingvoj.blogspot.com/2007/07/lingvaj-rajtoj-en-nord-irlando.html

…as an Belfast Telegraph:

"DUP Culture Minister Edwin Poots [http://www.dup.org.uk/EdwinPoots.asp] has agreed to meet Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams over controversial proposals for an Irish Language Act, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal today.

Despite his party's opposition to the proposal, which formed part of the St Andrews negotiations, Mr Poots is to meet a delegation led by the Sinn Fein president in the next few weeks.

And against a backdrop of unionist threats to block the legislation, Mr Adams last night urged the DUP Minister to show "mature leadership" and take a "long-sighted view". ‘

The Irish language threatens no-one. It is not compulsory. Irish language rights threaten no-one,’ the Sinn Fein leader said...

... It is thought as many as 4,000 responses have been received to the legislation, which originated with former Direct Rule Minister Maria Eagle....

...The West Belfast MP described the revival of the Irish language as ‘our country's cultural success story’ as more and more people are using Irish. ‘Young children in particular are being educated in increasing numbers through the medium of Irish and it is their future and their rights that must be secured through legislation.’"

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Bearn
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Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 02:07 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

"our country's cultural success story"

where? where? Where are all these new native speakers? Am I missing something?

Bi-labial inside ®

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Domhnall
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Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 06:34 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

There is much to be proud of - the progress is encouraging. Tg4/Stádas/Online services &rl...

You can't move in West Belfast for Gaelscoileanna - agus gaelscoileanna den scoth iad - Coláiste Feirste ach go háirithe.. Throw in An Chultúrlann (with Raidió Fáilte etc) the bilingual appearance of Bóthar na bhFál etc and the irish language groups - iontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta/forbairt feirste &rl &rl.. it's not surprising that Gerry praises this progress as a "success story" considering some of the best work has been done on his own doorstep..

(Message edited by domhnall on July 18, 2007)

A people without a language of its own is only half a nation.A nation should guard its language more than its territories, 'tis a surer barrier and a more important frontier than mountain or river



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