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Busy weekend for Irish language activists

category antrim | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Monday June 11, 2007 10:43author by Ciarán Ó Brolcháinauthor email ciaranobrolchain at hotmail dot com Report this post to the editors

It was a busy weekend for Irish language activists in Belfast as a number of actions took place around Saturday's march to demand and Irish Language Act for the Six Counties.
Getting to work
Getting to work

It was a busy weekend for Irish language activists in Belfast as a number of actions took place around Saturday's march to demand and Irish Language Act for the Six Counties.

On Thursday a large portion of the wall on the Whiterock Road was taken over and long sections covered by Irish language proverbs and slogans and an advertisement for the rally.

This was followed on Friday evening as a group of language activists took to the Black Mountain to leave a message in support of the Irish Language Act, a message that would be visible to a large part of the city.

Saturday was the rally in support of the Act with thousands, both young and old, native Irish speakers, learners and supporters, taking to the streets for a rally from Cúlturlann Mc Adam Ó Fiaich on the Falls Road into Belfast city centre and Writers' Square. The very colourful and festive rally was attended by around 3,000 people.

So Irish speakers have made their voices clear - they want a comprehensive, rights-based Irish Language Act. All that remains now is the response of Edwin Poots, the Assembly's Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure.

That's a big wall
That's a big wall

Labhair cibé Gaeilge atá agat
Labhair cibé Gaeilge atá agat

Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste
Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste

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Rally

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Friday     Ciarán Ó Brolcháin    Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:48 
   Saturday [Part One]     Ciarán Ó Brolcháin    Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:54 
   Saturday [Part Two]     Ciarán Ó Brolcháin    Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:02 
   Saturday [Part Three]     Ciarán Ó Brolcháin    Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:07 
   Éillíonn Ógra Shinn Féin Acht Gaelige Anois!     Charlene    Mon Jun 11, 2007 15:18 
   Maith Sibhse     Pat, Wicklow    Tue Jun 12, 2007 23:14 
   Bullaí!     Paul    Sat Jun 16, 2007 22:04 
   Lá Mór na Gaeilge     Wren    Tue Dec 16, 2014 17:20 
   Lean oraibh     Mairi    Fri Dec 19, 2014 01:54 


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