Sat, 07/03/2015
Sinn Fein Member of European Parliament for Ireland South Liadh Ni Riada began an astailc teanga (“language strike”) in the European Parliament.
The representative of the Irish republican party is taking the action against the second-class status afforded the Irish language by the European Union (EU) and to highlight the Irish government’s lack of action on the issue.
In protest, Ni Riada is only speaking Irish for the duration of the Seachtain na Gaeilge (“Irish Language Week”), which runs from March 1 to 17.
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This article by originally appeared on socialismonline.net on March 07, 2015 at 09:42AM
