EU agreement over Irish language

[RogueTrooper]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, has welcomed today's unanimous decision by EU Foreign Ministers to approve the Government's proposal to accord official and working status in the EU to the Irish language.

He said it represented a particularly significant practical step for the language, and complemented the Government's wider policy of strong support for Irish in Ireland.

The proposal results in a major enhancement of the status of the Irish language in the EU. It becomes the twenty-first official and working language of the union.
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The Government tabled a proposal in Brussels last November seeking official and working status in the EU for the Irish language.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0613/gaelige.html

[Maeve]

1. That is great! Or rather...Is maith liom e!

I like it! :D

Saw this on RTE earlier, glad you posted it here, tho!

[Maeve]

2. And in a related vein...Ta gaelige ag eBay!

http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0613/ebay.html
eBay launches Irish site

13 June 2005 17:21

The online market website eBay has officially launched a dedicated site for Irish buyers and sellers.

ebay.ie will specifically list items of interest to Irish people allowing people to see all prices for items across the globe in euros.

The managing director of ebay.ie, David Jesse, said the website will allow Irish people to buy and sell anything that is legal and in good taste.

[Henny Penny]

3. About time to both!

An interesting turn around for FF though.... could it be there are stirrings on the hustings....?