Hopefully, this is the Ending of the penal laws that banned the Irish language
3 weeks ago | 5
We have two languages on this island. They should be used. Like in Wales. Protestants in N. Ireland used to speak it, too. It's only a language. It's not to be feared. I don't think the timing of this is accidental. It's being used to divide & distract us because they don't like us being unified over our common enemy in the hotels.
3 weeks ago | 1
Another complete waste of money, irish is not ours or there first language. The people in the Republic dont even speak it they speak English ffs. Just another example of cowering to people even though it doesn't make any sense.
3 weeks ago | 7
i read republican AND NI history and.....all i got to say is.....its a miracle y'all survived all that bull s**t. And while I think the people should choose what language they wanna speak, effort should be made into preserving their heritage and culture not just through education but through everyday means.. thats my opinion... because....its alot to take in...400 years of oppression? ( plus 30+9 years of guerilla/mob style warfare...that s**t was crazy ..enough is enough 😢
3 weeks ago (edited) | 1
It's disappointing to see political resistance to another opportunity for shared cultural representation; I thought that's what we were working towards all these years, a shared community. But to see all the bad faith arguments against official use the Irish language - "waste of money," "cultural supremacy," "weaponised language" - is starting to reveal to me that cultural equality was never an ideal we all shared. The outcome of this situation will be what it'll be, and I'll respect the final decision, but I'm no longer entertaining any Unionist talk of "shared future" or "cross-community" whatever because every opportunity they have to work towards building that shared future they do the opposite.
2 weeks ago (edited) | 1
If there is any spare money use it on our crumbling public services, helping to boost investment to secure a future for our young instead of wasting it on anything that is money wasted on promoting division without getting economic or social investment in return and i include money wasted on security for endless marching seasons and bonfires in this respect too.
3 weeks ago | 0
Can the rational among us not realise that a foreign language being used on signage is quite literally purely for tourism or for domination. There is no in between. Where else Do you find this, especially with a language that is actually spoken by so little of the population, even in the land where It originated.
3 weeks ago | 2
Have they got nothing better to do? What about the potholes?
3 weeks ago | 3
Well the Irish language side won. It's has been voted in by the Belfast City Council. TÁL.
3 weeks ago | 6
POGUE MO HONE. WELSH CYMRAEG IS USED IN CARDIFF. WHY NOT IRISH IN BELFAST.
3 weeks ago | 3
We don't speak that dead language. Northern Ireland will always be British. 🇬
3 weeks ago | 4
Nobody actually speaks Irish as a first language, serves no practical purpose whatsoever in public services
3 weeks ago | 6
Why? Almost nobody speaks the language, it's a political statement and nothing more
3 weeks ago | 0
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Is it cultural respect or political overreach?
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