Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, Saturday Night Show, Brendan O'Connor,Irish language rights,Gaeilge,RTE Saturday Night Show, Bláthnaid Ni Chofaigh is on the warpath and she's be in to tell us why. Click "Show more" below for ++ eolas / info ! The Saturday Night Show, hosted by Brendan O'Connor, is a lively mix of entertainment and chat. @RTESatnightshow https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Saturday-Night-Show-RTE/272444408295 Bhí Bláthnaid thar barr ar an seó anocht!.. labhair Bláthnaid le grá, paisean agus meas leis an Ghaeilge Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%A1thnaid_N%C3%AD_Chofaigh Native Irish speakers have again denounced the Dublin government's treatment of their language -- in the heart of the Galway Gaeltacht. Hundreds of Irish language enthusiasts braved storm force winds in Connemara in their latest protest. They have again vowed to take their protest across the border and stage a demonstration against the Ulster government's attitude towards the Irish language as well. The Connemara protest was held on the final day in office of Irish language commissioner Seán Ó Cuirreáin. He announced his resignation late last year over the Irish state's lack of commitment to providing adequate services in Irish for Irish speakers. The Connemara protest was staged just a week after 10,000 people marched in Dublin. The Irish Times reports that the latest protest is part of a nationwide campaign to seek equal treatment for Irish speakers on both sides of the Border. The protestors heard Colm Mac Donncha of Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta say they were 'red with anger' as they presented a letter of tribute to Ó Cuirreáín at his office in An Spidéal. Ó Cuirreáin told the protestors that he was humbled by the level of support from Gaeltacht communities and Irish speakers across the island. He said: "I always found it to be ironic that the State, which requires all students to study Irish up to Leaving Certificate level, it then fails to facilitate them, and in fact actively prevents them from using that language in dealing with State bodies. "My recommendations had all been cost neutral. To continue to do this over the years and generations is a folly which has pushed the language to the margins of society." http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irish-language-protestors-take-their-battle-with-government-to-Connemara.html Thousands took to the streets of Dublin city centre this afternoon to protest against the treatment by Governments north and south of Irish-language speakers and Gaeltacht communities. Organisers said some 10,000 people took part in the march which started at the Garden of Remembrance in Parnell Square and marched down O'Connell Street before gathering for a rally in front of Dáil Éireann. The crowd, with many wearing red, heard from a number of speakers who condemned the lack of public services available in Irish. Billed as a celebration of Irish on the streets of Dublin, Lá Mór na Gaeilge attracted participants from all parts of the island and was the largest such demonstration since the 2005 campaign to elevate the status of Irish in the European Union. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/thousands-march-for-language-rights-1.1693607 Siobhan Seoighe: I'll walk to protect what few language rights I have as an Irish citizen http://www.independent.ie/opinion/siobhan-seoighe-ill-walk-to-protect-what-few-language-rights-i-have-as-an-irish-citizen-30002976.html An nasc seo: http://youtu.be/IhqFAINVgY0 http://www.RTE.ie !! Sásta nó míshásta ? Botúin ? ... scríobh chugamsa,Ciarán.,, Ríomhphost: TG coa 1 gmail com RTE has a good free, high quality, Video on Demand, VOD, service available globally; it is also on BSB Sky in Europe. RTE Player allows viewers everywhere to watch (a very few) great programmes in Irish on RTE (all the more so if an Irish IP) and also some previously aired programmes on demand for some weeks (occasional programmes with rights issues may not be available). And no, this is not RTE, just a fan.

• published: 25 Feb 2014
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