... blog In late 2015 Galway City in the west of Ireland declared itself to be a bi-lingual city giving equal status to Irish alongside English. It was ironic that the City Council made the effort ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 29 2017 - 11:43pm
... Under the headline "Anger Over State's Treatment of Irish Language - Public Meeting Hears of Crisis in State Provision For Irish ...
Emmett McIntyre - Apr 13 2016 - 5:31pm - 0 comments
... Brown, majorities throughout Ireland are shown in support of the provision of State services in Gaelic on demand. Opinion in the Republic ... 35% of respondents in the Republic claim to understand Irish although fewer were confident in speaking Gaelic. Thus based on 2013 ...
Emmett McIntyre - Feb 17 2015 - 9:16pm - 0 comments
... The Sub-Committee on the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language and Related Matters of the Irish Parliament (Oireachtas) met with Meri Huws, Welsh Language ...
Emmett McIntyre - Nov 27 2014 - 8:21pm - 0 comments
... whose only task is to preserve, protect and promote the Irish Language. Incompetence and indifference on the part of the government’s approach to the preservation of Ireland’s most valuable ...
Emmett McIntyre - Dec 10 2014 - 10:21pm - 0 comments
Emmett McIntyre's blog The Milwaukee Irish Fest is North America’s largest celebration of Irish music and culture. The four-day festival showcases more than 100 ...
Emmett McIntyre - Aug 11 2018 - 12:11am
... a damning report issued by the Minister for the Gaeltacht (Irish Speaking Areas), the government admits to a shortage of Irish speakers dedicated to delivering government services in Irish. This ...
Emmett McIntyre - Apr 13 2016 - 5:03pm - 0 comments
... Emmett McIntyre's blog The 1937 Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) proclaims under Article 8.1 “The Irish Language as the national language is the first official language”. ...
Emmett McIntyre - Mar 11 2015 - 4:36pm - 0 comments
... the main voluntary community organisation that promotes the Irish language in Ireland and abroad. The League’s primary objective is the reinstatement of the Irish language as the common tongue of Ireland. Since its founding in ...
Emmett McIntyre - Apr 16 2018 - 7:52pm
... are due to accidents of history and geography, mainly Irish and Welsh in origin. The Folkloric traditions of the Six Nations often ... that would hide the island from foreign threat. Using his magic powers he controls the wind and the waves and bring forces to defend the ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jan 8 2016 - 9:36pm - 0 comments