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Court protest at Irish teacher hearing

category antrim | rights, freedoms and repression | other press author Wednesday July 19, 2006 16:07author by Ciarán Report this post to the editors

Woman claims she was held for speaking Irish

Irish language activists have held a protest outside a Belfast court in support of an Irish language teacher.
Irish language protestors (BBC News)
Irish language protestors (BBC News)

BBC News
Wednesday, 19 July 2006
12:38 GMT 13:38 UK

Court protest at teacher hearing

Irish language activists have held a protest outside a Belfast court in support of an Irish language teacher.

Maire Nic An Bhaird, 24, from Woodside Walk, Dunmurry, is denying disorderly behaviour.

Her defence team have applied to have all court proceedings in Irish. The case was adjourned at Belfast Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brun, who taught the defendant Irish, was among the protesters.

Defence solicitor Michael Crawford told the court his client was a native Irish speaker and her whole environment was Irish.

He said that as all legal consultations had been conducted in Irish he had written to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) asking that all the papers in the case should be in Irish.

Resident Magistrate Fiona Bagnall gave the defence three weeks to make written submissions in support of the application to have the papers translated into Irish and the Crown a further three weeks to respond.

Ms Nic An Bhaird was remanded on continuing bail.

Speaking outside the court Ms de Brun said that her former pupil should be able to use the Irish language in the court proceedings.

"Considering the European Charter, considering the Good Friday Agreement and considering the Criminal Justice Review she should now be able to get her papers from the prosecution service in the Irish language," she said.

"She should be able to use Irish in the proceedings and that is what we want."

Related Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/5194744.stm

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Woman claims she was held for speaking Irish     Ciarán    Wed Jul 19, 2006 16:09 
   Dhá thaobh ar gach scéal?     Duine    Wed Jul 19, 2006 17:14 
   Irish speaking Dunmurry     Taibhse Seán Ó Riordáin    Wed Jul 19, 2006 19:41 
   makes a change from "being held speaking Irish".     iosaf    Thu Jul 20, 2006 00:54 
   Cearta teanga, cearta daonna     An capall mire    Thu Jul 20, 2006 00:57 
   Irish language dead in Northern Ireland     Taibhse Seán Ó Riordáin    Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:11 
   Fill Arís     Ciarán    Thu Jul 20, 2006 16:39 
   It's not about your little statelet, it's about the non-existence of a native Irish speaking communi     Taibhse Seán Ó Riordáin    Thu Jul 20, 2006 18:47 
   Educate that you may be free     An capall mire    Fri Jul 21, 2006 01:05 
 10   My final word on the matter - An focal deireanach     Taibhse Seán Ó Riordáin    Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:25 
 11   ach an chúirt?     Duine    Fri Jul 21, 2006 13:30 
 12   questions     Ciara    Fri Jul 21, 2006 15:50 
 13   Arrested for speaking her language     An capall mire    Fri Jul 21, 2006 16:45 
 14   Right     Real Nationalist    Fri Jul 21, 2006 16:53 
 15   shocking!     Ciara    Fri Jul 21, 2006 17:04 
 16   ainghníomh     Duine    Fri Jul 21, 2006 17:41 
 17   tá máire ag cur an dlí ar na poiliní     An capall mire    Sat Jul 22, 2006 21:59 
 18   A real nationalist?     An capall mire    Sat Jul 22, 2006 22:21 
 19   Supporter     Pissed Off    Sat Jul 22, 2006 22:40 
 20   Maith an cailín     Duine    Mon Jul 24, 2006 15:04 
 21   translation     Ciara    Mon Jul 24, 2006 17:37 
 22   Disgusted.     Manninagh    Sun Mar 04, 2007 01:45 
 23   An Bhean Bhocht     Duine    Mon Mar 05, 2007 15:22 
 24   Descriptive     marios    Sun Mar 09, 2008 09:10 
 25   Policeman vs Maire     marios    Sun Mar 09, 2008 09:15 


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