[lg policy] Ireland: Language Freedom movement redux eile

[Harold Schiffman]

Language Freedom movement redux eile

Fine Gael seem to think that the Irish language is a barrier to
progress. They are trying to lower Irish's status as a Leaving cert
language.
Just like the Language freedom movement Fine Gael is bringing the past
back into Irish politics. Irish is a defining feature of Ireland. No
matter where you are from or what your background the Irish language
is the patrimony of everyone.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have together tolerated 8 decades of failed
language policy. For me the failure to restore Irish is a good example
of how failure is tolerated in this state. Fine Gael instead of
improving the teaching of Irish has responded with the out dated
agenda of weakening it. A move which has been widely condemned by
ordinary students and people.

FG or FF does not have a right to destroy our language.

http://sinnfeinkeepleft.blogspot.com/2011/02/language-freedom-movement-redux-eile.html

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