Attempts to speak Irish in Parliament underscore need for upgraded status

Posted by maca on July 23, 2004 Leave a comment (2) Go to comments

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.
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  1. Mick July 23, 2004 at 4:43 pm

    Irish is our other "offical" national language. So I say they should be prepared to have Irish spoken in the EU Parliment.

  2. maca July 24, 2004 at 1:55 pm

    What’s your stance on Irish as on Official EU language Mick?