Nice enthusiasm lads, a little note, before 2022 in the North of Ireland Irish was not recognised as a valid language of the country, so the issue was not about "the right to continue speaking Irish" or "protecting the Irish language" but about cearta - rights..Unfortunately until 2022 Irish speakers in the North of Ireland did not have the right to live in a country that reflected/deployed their native language. As a parallel, Welsh is an official language in Wales, has been for ages, with bilingual state documents, signposts etc. whereas in the North of Ireland there was huge state hostility to people for speaking their own language, echoing how in the colonial era for the whole island of Ireland, Irish language and culture was brutally targeted for elimination.
Nice enthusiasm lads, a little note, before 2022 in the North of Ireland Irish was not recognised as a valid language of the country, so the issue was not about "the right to continue speaking Irish" or "protecting the Irish language" but about cearta - rights..Unfortunately until 2022 Irish speakers in the North of Ireland did not have the right to live in a country that reflected/deployed their native language. As a parallel, Welsh is an official language in Wales, has been for ages, with bilingual state documents, signposts etc. whereas in the North of Ireland there was huge state hostility to people for speaking their own language, echoing how in the colonial era for the whole island of Ireland, Irish language and culture was brutally targeted for elimination.
It’s mo chara all together mo is not a first name lol it’s a handle it means my friend 👍🏻☘️