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Irish Affairs

Sanity Claws

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1. Irish is actually the official first language of Ireland

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Fri Sep 9, 2016, 09:58 AM

Sep 2016

English is also an official language but not the first.
I just came back from a visit and learned that there. Here is a Wikipedia reference to it too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Ireland

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Fired For Speaking Irish In Ireland’s English Only Pub [View all] geardaddy Sep 2016 OP

Irish is actually the official first language of Ireland Sanity Claws Sep 2016 #1

Yep, I wonder if the released worked could sue the pub? geardaddy Sep 2016 #2

Irish don't sue...they fight ahsayahsayboy Mar 2017 #3

welcome to DU gopiscrap Mar 2017 #4

Thanks for the info.! CountAllVotes Mar 2018 #5