Don’t want to be pushing a commercial site of anything, but just spotted this book on Veritas: Who Needs Irish?. (ISBN: 1853907774) “Who Needs Irish? is a collection of essays in English for all those interested in the Irish-language today.” Anyone read it? (anyone there? hello?)

When Irish MEP Seán Ó Neachtain attempted to deliver his intervention on Thursday during the debate on the election of José Barroso as President of the European Commission, he was stopped in his tracks. The reason: Ó Neachtain was speaking Gaelic. Will comment later.