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From Sean on the newswire: Hundreds march against Fine Gael attack on Irish language

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Hundreds demonstrated today against Fine Gael’s worrying proposal to make Irish language education optional, and no longer compulsory.

The demonstration was kicked off at the main gates of Trinity College at lunchtime, and so was witnessed by large crowds of sympathetic spectators as well as participants.

Hundreds marched to the headquarters of Fine Gael, to shouts of “Fine Bearla.” When the group arrived at Fine Gael headquarters, party leader Enda Kenny emerged to address the crowd. He received jeers from the crowd when he told them that removing the Irish language requirement would actually help the language. In an act of dispcicable cowardice he then fled from the crowd when someone from Ogra na Gael got up to speak.

Some observers such as "Fear Bocht" are unimpressed:

There is nothing intrinsically progressive about Irish; in fact the cultural snobs and elitists have often used it to look down on the working class. Nor has it anything especailly republican about it; I'll think you'll find Wolfe Tone did not have a word. For those who want to speak it, learn it and teach it, all facilities should be given but compulsion did not and will not work.





March sets off down to the Fine Gael Head Office
March sets off down to the Fine Gael Head Office

UCD students union supports the protest
UCD students union supports the protest

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   He's an idiot but...     redbhoy    Wed Nov 16, 2005 18:27 
 2   Not my language.     -Socialist-    Wed Nov 16, 2005 18:27 
 3   Not Much Of A Crowd     pat c    Wed Nov 16, 2005 18:27 
 4   I agree     fear bocht    Wed Nov 16, 2005 18:45 
 5   none     none    Wed Nov 16, 2005 18:47 
 6   Protest Clarification     Seán Ó hAdhmaill    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:09 
 7   Is this Facism?     Can but Don't    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:11 
 8   Enda     pat c    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:12 
 9   Ironic     Ironic    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:17 
 10   The Enda The Cupla Focail Is Nigh     Gay Geori    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:25 
 11   Banners     pat c    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:25 
 12   TCDSU     pat c    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:32 
 13   Re: Fear bocht - slán abhaile     C Ó Brolcháin    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:43 
 14   C Ó Brolcháin     pat c    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:51 
 15   Gaelic     Localist    Wed Nov 16, 2005 19:53 
 16   LINGUA GARLIC     Ozzy Burly    Wed Nov 16, 2005 20:02 
 17   Crap     Gaelic    Wed Nov 16, 2005 20:32 
 18   Hiberno-Blogosphere discusses the issue     redjade    Wed Nov 16, 2005 20:48 
 19   Gaelic bashing     Localist    Wed Nov 16, 2005 21:48 
 20   Hryhory Kosynka     Localist    Wed Nov 16, 2005 21:58 
 21   Gaeilge     Colm    Wed Nov 16, 2005 22:03 
 22   Unprincipled Politics And Cheap Jabs At Fine Gael.     James R    Wed Nov 16, 2005 22:11 
 23   Irish Bashing go leor     Neil    Wed Nov 16, 2005 22:12 
 24   Show me the money     neil    Wed Nov 16, 2005 22:41 
 25   I dont see you point     gaelic    Wed Nov 16, 2005 22:54 
 26   indeed     Localist    Wed Nov 16, 2005 23:03 
 27   Pat Cleary     Pat Cleary    Wed Nov 16, 2005 23:18 
 28   Why?     Joe Public    Wed Nov 16, 2005 23:39 
 29   The parties roots     Commonwealth Party    Thu Nov 17, 2005 00:28 
 30   Who says they are not a party of government?     seedot    Thu Nov 17, 2005 01:11 
 31   Daithi Mac Carthaigh     Daithi Mac Carthaigh    Thu Nov 17, 2005 08:29 
 32   C na G Flogging A Dead Horse Again     gay geori    Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:37 
 33   TCDSU Banner     Dónal McC    Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:54 
 34   Agenda's     Labour voter    Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:54 
 35   Complete Confusion     Jonah    Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:27 
 36   Too right, Ironic     PeterM    Thu Nov 17, 2005 13:18 
 37   David Kilgallon     David Kilgallon    Thu Nov 17, 2005 14:29 
 38   Teaching methods used with Irish     Spinning Quickly    Thu Nov 17, 2005 15:37 
 39   Repsonse to Localist     Spinning Quickly    Thu Nov 17, 2005 15:39 
 40   Cad a dhéanfaidh mé le mo theanga?     Duine    Thu Nov 17, 2005 16:09 
 41   Sean     Sean    Thu Nov 17, 2005 16:24 
 42   "Wuthering Heights" anyone?     Localist    Thu Nov 17, 2005 16:58 
 43   Declan Finnan     Declan Finnan    Thu Nov 17, 2005 17:53 
 44   A Daz white     Non Blue Shirt    Thu Nov 17, 2005 19:46 
 45   RE: James R     Darragh Ó Bradáin    Thu Nov 17, 2005 19:52 
 46   re: Gaelic     C Ó Brolcháin    Thu Nov 17, 2005 21:09 
 47   I do take the "ulster scots" language seriously.     iosaf    Thu Nov 17, 2005 21:50 
 48   Darragh     James R    Thu Nov 17, 2005 22:31 
 49   one final word on the independence of Connaught     iosaf :+;    Thu Nov 17, 2005 23:09 
 50   Re: James R     Darragh Ó Bradáin    Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:58 
 51   cogar     ogi    Fri Nov 18, 2005 14:36 
 52   Irish     Brian    Fri Nov 18, 2005 15:28 
 53   Learning through Irish     Brian    Fri Nov 18, 2005 15:38 
 54   Mary De Brun: NO TO IRISH LANGUAGE ABOLISHMENT.     Mary De Brun    Fri Nov 18, 2005 21:00 
 55   Science through Gaeilge     As Gaeilge    Fri Nov 18, 2005 21:23 
 56   Gaelige.     Gaeilge    Sat Nov 19, 2005 00:56 
 57   sarcasm     Darragh    Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:04 
 58   Give Gaeilge a chance:-))     Eoin Ó Broin    Sat Nov 19, 2005 16:34 
 59   Irish language deserves better....     Patricia    Sat Nov 19, 2005 21:33 
 60   Freedom my arse     ANTI_EU    Sun Nov 20, 2005 18:37 
 61   Pull yourself together!     Annette Curtin    Sun Nov 20, 2005 21:04 
 62   Irish language cannot be allowed to be abolished.     Mike O'Deara    Sun Nov 20, 2005 22:01 
 63   bleh     hmmm    Mon Nov 21, 2005 17:29 
 64   ...     yadayah    Mon Nov 21, 2005 17:34 
 65   Uncail Tomás     Maubere    Mon Nov 21, 2005 19:17 
 66   Duine de na Nianna     Duine    Tue Nov 22, 2005 18:04 
 67   Sainmhíniú le do thoil     Maubere    Tue Nov 22, 2005 19:44 
 68   Irish is an important subject.....     Tim    Wed Nov 23, 2005 15:13 
 69   YOU GOT IT WRONG ENDA     Sean O Colmain    Wed Nov 23, 2005 17:57 
 70   Míthuiscint?     Duine    Wed Nov 23, 2005 18:21 
 71   GRMA     Maubere    Wed Nov 23, 2005 19:05 
 72   Múinte!     Duine    Wed Nov 23, 2005 19:23 
 73   Irish is good. Don't abolish it.     Josephene Conroy    Sat Nov 26, 2005 15:24 
 74   fg     Jason    Mon Nov 28, 2005 01:18 
 75   Gaeilge nó gan Ghaeilge     Duine    Tue Nov 29, 2005 13:02 
 76   The truth was expressed by the Irish people.     Jason McKenna    Thu Dec 01, 2005 22:15 
 77   Pretentious anti-Irish language fools     Seán    Fri Dec 02, 2005 04:43 
 78   Cá bhfuil siad?     Seosamh    Fri Dec 02, 2005 22:37 
 79   What about the long term solution?     teacher in progress    Sat Dec 03, 2005 02:23 
 80   Enda is an opportunist     Buck    Sat Dec 03, 2005 03:25 
 81   A new IMS poll says thas 65% of under 35 year olds are in favour of Irish     Darren    Sat Dec 03, 2005 03:33 
 82   extra marks in irish exams     Jamie    Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:32 
 83   Fine Gael nó Fine Gall     Geoff K    Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:03 


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