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Decision to erect Irish language street sign to be reviewed over fears it could be placed on Orange hall

Belfast Telegraph 02 Nov 2021
A decision by Belfast Council to erect an Irish language street sign is to be reviewed over fears it could be placed on an Orange hall ... No one has ever intended the Irish language to be forced on anyone ... “I don’t think we should be putting Irish language signs on Orange halls if they don’t wish it to be there.”.
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Decision to erect Irish language street sign to be reviewed over fears it could be place on Orange hall

Belfast Telegraph 02 Nov 2021
A decision by Belfast Council to erect an Irish language street sign is to be reviewed over fears it could be placed on an Orange hall ... No one has ever intended the Irish language to be forced on anyone ... “I don’t think we should be putting Irish language signs on Orange halls if they don’t wish it to be there.”.
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Adams gets apology from Sunday World as defamation case is settled

The Irish Times 02 Nov 2021
Afterwards, Mr Adams said he planned to donate any settlement to good causes, including those in the Irish language sector and the Bobby Sands Trust ...Offensive claims’ ... Mr Adams said the action was never about damages, and he planned to donate any damages to good causes, including those in the Irish language sector and the Bobby Sands Trust ... .
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Gerry Adams receives apology from Sunday World after settlement of defamation case

The Irish Times 02 Nov 2021
Afterwards, Mr Adams said he planned to donate any settlement to good causes, including those in the Irish language sector and the Bobby Sands Trust ... Untrue ... Mr Adams said the action was never about damages, and he planned to donate any damages to good causes, including those in the Irish language sector and the Bobby Sands Trust ... A spokesperson said.
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Sally Rooney’s Israel Boycott Fits in With Ireland’s Anti-Israel Hate

The Algemeiner 02 Nov 2021
This is not new — but unfortunately, a reliable constant of Irish politics ... The refusal of an Irish author to translate her novel into the language of the Jewish people — or allow it to be sold in Israel — should not be seen as an isolated incident.
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Gerry Adams defamation case against Sunday World settled at the High Court

Irish Independent 02 Nov 2021
FORMER Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams' defamation case against the Sunday World has been settled at the High Court. Mr Adams received an apology from the newspaper this afternoon. Afterwards, Mr Adams said he planned to donate any settlement to good causes, including those in the Irish language sector and the Bobby Sands Trust.
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Tax deal is a good start to changing the world for better

Irish Independent 02 Nov 2021
The leaders of the G20, representing the world’s largest economies, gathered to announce agreement on a deal that will create a more worker-centred global economy ... It is built around a profoundly important principle ... Read More ... Opinion ‘Vax’ may be the word of the year but don’t have a cow over evolution of language, man Irish Independent ... .
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NI police investigate hate crime as Irish-language sign defaced

Irish Central 01 Nov 2021
The Irish language element of a new “Welcome to Newry, Mourne and Downsign was daubed in graffiti in an incident that police in Northern Ireland are treating as a hate crime ... .
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Government’s proposed identity bill is ‘in breach of Good Friday Agreement’

Belfast Telegraph 01 Nov 2021
The chair of the Loyalist Communities Council has warned the UK Government that its proposed bill which would lead to the creation of an Irish language act is in breach of the Good Friday Agreement ... She said any Irish language provision was a commitment within the New Decade, New Approach agreement and it must be delivered upon.
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Ireland will strengthen contribution it makes to climate financing - Donohoe

The Irish Times 01 Nov 2021
Mr Donohoe said claims by Sinn Féin that the Government would be “taking a big stick” to Irish farmers in the forthcoming Climate Action Plan were incorrect, and that “this type of language” undermined the ability to make a case for a positive transition into a lower carbon future.
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Today's headlines: Victim mum’s fears after night of knife attacks... Revellers celebrate as nightclubs reopen... NI man taking online bookies for a ride

Belfast Telegraph 01 Nov 2021
Here are today's news headlines from across Northern Ireland. Stay with us for live updates and all the latest developments throughout the day ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... The chair of the Loyalist Communities Council has warned the UK Government that its proposed bill which would lead to the creation of an Irish language act is in breach of the Good Friday Agreement.
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How to raise a creative child – who’s also happy, empathetic and imaginative

The Irish Times 01 Nov 2021
... Glenveagh organises collaborations with children from other mainstream schools and one outstanding success was a visit by children’s books illustrator PJ Lynch, during his time as Laureate na nÓg (2016-18), along with fellow illustrator Paul Howard and the Northern Ireland’s first Children’s Writing Fellow, Irish-language author Máire Zepf ... ... .
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Taoiseach pays tribute to TG4 on 25th anniversary

The Irish Times 31 Oct 2021
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has paid tribute to TG4 as the Irish language station celebrates its 25th anniversary this evening ... “For the last quarter of a century, TG4 has performed a vital role in Irish society, and has ...
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Apostrophise or you might have to pay the price

Gulf News 31 Oct 2021
When I taught grammar, I always felt that the most essential aspect of learning a language is to gain thorough knowledge about the syntax and communicating coherent messages to the world ... The English Language picked it up in the 16th century ... Languages evolve ... The Irish nuns who taught us English were hard taskmasters.
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Upfront: Manchán Magan on life after giving up airplanes

Irish Independent 31 Oct 2021
Manchán Magan (51) is a writer and documentary-maker with a passion for the Irish language, and runs the online Irish school Scoil Scairte. In January 2020, to further reduce his carbon footprint, he vowed to give up holidaying by air. Born in Dublin, he lives in Westmeath. What were you like growing up in Donnybrook? ... No.

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