Misneachd want speakers of the language protected under hate crime legislation

Pressure group Misneachd has submitted a response to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill calling for the term ‘minority language’ to be adopted to protect all linguistic minorities from language-based hate. It says the Scottish and UK Governments should consult on having linguistic minorities seen alongside race, religion,...

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Sinn Féin’s Gaeltacht spokesperson says that the HSE has shown a “scandalous and narrow-minded” attitude towards Irish language advertising

Sinn Féin’s Irish and Gaeltacht spokesperson, TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, says that the HSE has shown a “scandalous and narrow-minded” attitude towards Irish language advertising. It was reported on this site this week that heads Health Service Executive not to broadcast announcements about the pandemic in Irish because they think that the Irish language is more verbal than the English language and that the announcements would...

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Two new Manx Gaelic books released

  Two new books in Manx Gaelic were released on the island this weekend. A special edition of the popular children’s novel series ’Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ has been produced in Manx Gaelic and was released at the Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering family day at the Corrin Hall, Peel this Saturday, July 25.Also...

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DUP’s Gregory Campbell again accused of mocking Irish language

The East Derry DUP MP Gregory Campbell has been criticised by Sinn Féin for a revisiting of his “curried yoghurt” comments about the Irish language. Sinn Féin Assembly member Emma Sheerin described as “crass and offensive” a Facebook comment posted by Mr Campbell about an Irish language BBC programme broadcast on Sunday night. The documentary, Nazi sa Ghaeltacht, made by BBC journalist Kevin Magee told the story of German...

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Cornish Language online taster sessions for beginners

If you have ever thought about learning Cornish, this is the ideal opportunity to try a taster session online. If you decide you would like to continue, An Kylgh Kernewek haa full lessons starting online in September. Sessions are free, but numbers are limited, so booking is essential. No previous knowledge is necessary. Each session...

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