An Lá Mór

by Gráinne Mhaol Wed Apr 21, 2004 22:51

Caith iad siúd as an Dáil, nach gcaomhnóidh teanga Inse Fáil.

by Mere Irish Thu Apr 22, 2004 01:51

Níl ciall ar bith i stádas oibrithe don Ghaeilge mara bhfuil tromlach na hÉireann ag labhairt í. Amaideacht den scoth atá ann. Tá todhchaí na Gaeilge inár lámha féin - ní gheobhaidh tú athbheochan i nBruiséil, táim ag ceapadh go bhfuil airgead á lorg agaibh.

by duine Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:39

Buíochas don Bhunreacht, tá Éireannaigh óga ag fás aníos agus teangacha eile mar theangacha dúchais acu, mar shampla: an Romáinis agus teangacha na Nígéire.
Ba cheart an ócáid a úsáid mar iarratais do stádas oifigiúil a thabhairt do na teangacha nua seo. Ní leor Gaeilge agus Béarla amháin a thuilleadh

by Féachadóir Thu Apr 22, 2004 17:05

Is seafóid é an feachtas seo.

by gráinne mhaol Thu Apr 22, 2004 21:14

a dhaoine uaisle -

is fíor sin, go bhfuil éireanaigh óg an lae inniu ag fás aníos le teangacha dúchaise difriúla, agus is íontach an rud é. in aineoinn dearcadh roinnt, ní iarracht é seo cur i gcoinne iol-cultúrthas nó iol-náisiúnachas.

níl uaim ach aithintis don teanga a labhrann na céadta mílte daoine sa tír seo, an teanga a mhúinteoir d’ár n-óige inár scoileanna, an teanga atá chosainte faoi bhunreacht agus coimisinéir teanga na tíre seo, agus an teanga dúchais, stairiúil nach mairfidh gan an t-aithintis ceart, dleathach a thabhairt dó.
ní ath-bheochan atáim at súil leis le stádas oifigiúil, ach dearbhú dleathach go gcaomhnófaí an teanga, ionas go mbeidh sé ag glúine amach anseo.

tá sé de cheart againn, mar bhaillstáit don t-aontas eorpach, ár dteanga oifigiúil a bheith aithnithe faoi dhlíthe an t-aontais.

“táim ag ceapadh go bhfuil airgead á lorg agaibh” – airgead? ní hea – déanfaidh saibhris na teanga is mo chultúr an chúis domsa.

by Conor Waring Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:54

Of course Irish should have EU status. This march is definitely a great move. There is no doubt that the language is in our hands, but at least having EU status will give it more credibility and power. It is high time Irish people started repsecting themselves and their language. The Irish language has been mis-managed for decades. It is crucial that steps are taken to modernise the teaching of it are taken. More use of it should be provided for people who have just left school.
Tá mé dóchasach go mbeidh a lán daoine ag an siúl Dé Sathairn. Beidh bród orainn as ar dteanga amach anseo.

by Darren Thu May 19, 2005 03:56

Irish Times 15/7/04

'Decision to seek approval of Irish as official EU language welcomed'


"The Irish language campaign group Stadas has expressed "delight" at the Government's decision to seek approval for Irish as an official EU language, writes Lorna Siggins, Western Correspondent

The decision taken at Cabinet yesterday is seen as a victory for the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr Ó Cuív, who said that there was "unanimous" support among his colleagues for the move. "This will put Irish on a par with Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Maltese, if it is successful, and we are confident that it will be," he said.

Currently, Irish is given treaty status, which only obliges the EU to translate all major treaties into the language. Irish and Luxemburgish are the only national languages in the EU which do not enjoy official status in European institutions. Such status would require EU laws and official documents to be issued in Irish, although the main languages for negotiations at Commissioner-level will still be English, French and German.

Up to 110 new translators and 40 new interpreters could be employed by the European Commission for Irish translation work if the Government's move is successful, but Mr Ó Cuív said that the decision was "more than about creating jobs".

The Minister said discussions would now take place with the Commission and with other member-states to seek support for recognition. While the decision had not been taken in direct response to the Stadas campaign, the issue "might not have come up now" if it had not been for the campaign, he said.

Irish-language activists say the Government had hedged its bets on the issue until yesterday's decision. Dr Pádraig Ó Laighin, spokesman for the campaign, said that he was delighted. "It is a matter of national self-esteem that one of Europe's most ancient languages should be recognised in this way. Irish is central to our definition of what Europe is and has been for the last 2,000 years," he said.

Stadas argues that having Irish as an EU official language would bring economic as well as cultural benefits to Ireland. Earlier this year, the Commissioner responsible for education and culture, Luxembourg's Viviane Reding, said giving the Irish language official status in the EU would do nothing to help it. "You know what you should do in Ireland? Speak Irish, write Irish, be proud of Irish, use Irish in everyday language and show Irish culture to the 24 nations around you. But making it an official language doesn't bring you a thing." Ms Reding said her country decided not to seek official status for its language despite the fact that it is spoken by the whole population."

by Darren Thu May 19, 2005 04:01

(Some of) The Irish Times editorial 19/7/04


"The Government's decision to seek official status for the Irish language in the European Union is one of the most significant acts of language maintenance that this, or any other Government, has undertaken in recent years. Irish would be accorded its place amongst Europe's working languages, assuming the application is agreed. That is in line with national policy since the State was founded.

The reaction of Irish language organisations to the news is, not surprisingly, one of delight. It is a decision which will greatly enhance the status of Irish at home and abroad, and give the lie, once again, to the charge that it has no role to play in the modern world.

(...)

The small lobby group, Stádas, has pulled off a remarkable feat.

(...)

While Irish speakers will celebrate the promotion of Irish from treaty to one of official and working status, they will know that the change, of itself, will not secure the future of the language. It is important, therefore, that the work of Irish language groups is constantly monitored, assessed and questioned critically.

(...)

In the meantime, however, the Government's decision to seek official status for Irish in the enlarged EU is a mark of confidence in the language as part of Ireland's national culture and heritage. This supplements the official recognition already given to Irish; but even if agreed cannot in itself ensure that the language will survive. That will take a cultural, voluntary and political effort of a different order of magnitude over the coming generation."

by Darren Thu May 19, 2005 04:04

Féach ar an nasc-see link.

by Darren Thu May 19, 2005 04:07

Féach ar an nasc-see link.

by Darren Thu May 19, 2005 04:11

Féach ar an nasc- see link.

by Duine Thu May 19, 2005 17:11

Rialtas na spáinne ar thaobh na Gaeilge. Húrá!
Níl ach trí thír fichid le tathaint anois gan cur ina coinne.
Agus ansin, an cúig mhilliún Éireannach nach labhrann Gaeilge!!

by Darren Fri May 20, 2005 05:18

Tá sé soléir nár ghlac tú páirt sa bhfeathas.

Bhí gach tír ar son stádas don Ghaeilge cheana, ach bhí fadhbanna leis an Spáinn amháin.

Anois tá sé réiteach.

Húra.

Tá an-bhrón orm duit nach raibh an muinín agat.

by duine Fri May 20, 2005 15:02

A Dharren,
Bhuel, shínigh mé an achainí ar an idirlíon. Ní bhíonn an deis agam dul go Baile Atha Cliath ró- mhinic.
Bhfuil tú a rá gur teanga lánoifigiúl ag an AE an Ghaeilge anois? Ní dóigh liom é.

by Darren Fri May 20, 2005 23:53

Níl fós ach bhí tú mícheart nuair a dúirt tú "Níl ach trí thír fichid le tathaint anois gan cur ina coinne.
Agus ansin, an cúig mhilliún Éireannach nach labhrann Gaeilge!!"

I

by Duine Sat May 21, 2005 12:16

Ó Sea!
D'fhág mé Coimisiún an AE as. Tá ar Éirinn aontú ó thíortha uile an AE, móide an Choimisiún féin, d'fháil chun go mbeadh stádas ag an Ghaeilge.
Ach fós ní labhrann 99% de muintir na hÉireann an Ghaeilge. Is trua, ach sin mar a tá sé

by Darren Sun May 22, 2005 05:47

An bhuil cliú ar bith agat faoin feachtas?

Ma bhuil na 25 tíortha ar bord (agus is dócha go bhuil siad) ní bheidh aon faidhbeanna againn leis an Coiminiún.

99% Sea, brionglóid eilge.

Go n'éiri an bóthar leat.

by Darren Thu Jun 16, 2005 05:10

"Duine"- Thursday, May 19 2005, 4:11pm

Rialtas na spáinne ar thaobh na Gaeilge. Húrá!
Níl ach trí thír fichid le tathaint anois gan cur ina coinne."

Eh.. bhí an ceart agat.

by Buckeru Thu Jun 16, 2005 05:12

"Ó Sea!
D'fhág mé Coimisiún an AE as. Tá ar Éirinn aontú ó thíortha uile an AE, móide an Choimisiún féin, d'fháil chun go mbeadh stádas ag an Ghaeilge."

Tut, tut , tut

by Duine Thu Jun 16, 2005 14:47

Anois creidim i míorúiltí.

Mo sheacht mh'anam sibhse a ghlac páirt san fheachtas.

Ní raibh mé ar an eolas