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[Tim_Riggins]

@Juhniallio

Why should irish not count as a minority language within the eu? It is one. Just because you dont like it?
There is a campaign to access services in ireland through irish. It is ridiculously difficult to access healthcare, insurance the legal system and most government functions through irish. The attitude that’ ah can you not just do that stuff in english’ is an exact follow on from the penal laws. It’s a joke. Train em up. Id rather the translators were put to better use here than abroad but fuckit we should fight for every fucking thing were entitled to on the language front.

Not in the slightest. The Irish language has hundreds of millions poured into it annually but the lobby always has the begging bowl out. Maybe instead of pissing it up the wall on useless stuff not needed they could do some more practical things?

Again though that’s not the intention. Cushy translator jobs is the goal of the Irish language lobby.

I also have to say it is disappointing that the lobby have allowed themselves to be used as a Trojan horse for many parents who perhaps don’t want to mix with “non Irish”. The growth in GS mirrors the growing diversity in Ireland yet GS have few “non Irish” on their books.

The Irish Times ran a report a few years ago on the number of non Irish in primary schools in Ballymun. The bottom two are GSs.

Virgin Mary Girls National School: 18.1%
Holy Spirit Boys National School: 18.0%
Scoil Náisiúnta An Spioraid Naiomh: 6%
Scoil Náisiúnta Na Maighdine Muire: 10.7%
Bantiarna Na Mbuanna G: 31.0%
Bantiarna Na Mbuanna B: 17.8%
Our Lady Of Victories Infant National School: 28.9%
Scoil An Tseachtar Laoch: 0%
Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna: 0%