Categories: Language, Gaelic / Irish language
Playing politics with racism
by Michael Shilliday 
on 09 Jul 2008 at 23:08. Categories: Internet, News, United Kingdom, Culture, Politics, Language This kind of thing really winds me up.
A Tory frontbencher has apologised after using a racist phrase during a House of Lords debate.
Lord Dixon Smith retracted the remark in the chamber, saying: "I apologise, my Lords. I left my brains behind. I a… more »
Not To Politicise Gaelic or Anything, but...
Miller wants Gaelic-medium schools to drop A-levels.
Writing in the Andersonstown News (page 10, hope that link works with their dodgy site), Marty Miller has suggested Gaelic-language schools drop A-levels to strike a blow for a united Ireland.
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What's in a Name?
I watched a quiz on TV recently where there was a multiple choice question (roughly) as follows: In what country is the stock exchange known as the BSE?
A. India B. Japan C. Thailand
I knew Japan has the Nikkei and I knew Bombay had been changed to M… more »
GAA - much more to do
by Michael Shilliday on 02 Apr 2008 at 14:39. Categories: Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Lifestyle, Sport, Blogging, Politics, History, Gaelic / Irish language Colm Bradley has outlined some ways he thinks the GAA can remove the barriers to Unionists joining. Just over a year ago I outlined that the GAA has a de facto ban in Unionists joining. Unfortunately Google hasn't cached it, so some of the substantive… more »
Poots attends First Gaelic Language Event
Following recent, rather hypocritical, criticism of culture minister Edwin Poots after he stated in a written answer (AQW 4045/08) he hadn't attended any Irish language events during his first 9 months in the job, Edwin Poots will today attend an Irish G… more »
Abolish the NIHRC
by beano on 18 Oct 2007 at 13:24. Categories: Direct Rule, Republicans, Politics, Devolved Government, Gaelic / Irish language It's past time the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission was abolished. It was a waste of time and money when it was set up and it's a waste of time and money now.
The Human Rights Commissioner Monica McWilliams helpfully demonstrated this point f… more »
Irish Also Alive in Brussels
Almost as if they heard me talking about it yesterday, the other EU's Council of Ministers, in a blatant act of self-indulgant waste, yesterday endorsed Irish calls for Gaelige to be made an official language of the union. What this means is that legisl… more »
Gaelic 'Alive and Kicking' in West Belfast, Dying at Home?
by beano on 13 Jun 2005 at 16:16. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Gaelic / Irish language The Times reports yesterday that the "first official language" of the Irish Republic is disappearing, even from the gaeltacht (the area of the Republic where supposedly Irish is the majority language).
Gaeltacht teachers get an annual bonus of €1… more »
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