If you don’t believe there’s prejudice in Ireland against the Irish language and Irish speakers consider that people working in the national media have…
Denied the existence of the Irish language
“you see, the truth is there IS no Irish language. There was a bunch of dialects Dineen tried to turn into a language as a nationalist plot.”
Sarah Carey, 02/10/2017 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“you see, the truth is there IS no Irish language. There was a bunch of dialects Dineen tried to turn into a language as a nationalist plot.”
Sarah Carey, 02/10/2017 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Described the Irish language as gobbledygook
“The bilingual street signs in Dublin are just a bit of English and a bit of gobbledygook to most people.”
@malodoherty @beltel, 17/11/2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“The bilingual street signs in Dublin are just a bit of English and a bit of gobbledygook to most people.”
@malodoherty @beltel, 17/11/2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Stated that English is superior to Irish
“I'm being excoriated [what's the Irish word for excoriated?] for saying that English is a superior language to Irish...But it is actually true.”
@malodoherty 21/02/2018 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“I'm being excoriated [what's the Irish word for excoriated?] for saying that English is a superior language to Irish...But it is actually true.”
@malodoherty 21/02/2018 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Described the name Mac Gearailt as an “absurd Gaelic confection”
“Garret FitzGerald is clearly Anglo-Norman, no matter the absurd Gaelic confection that he occasionally translates his name into.”
Kevin Myers, @independent_ie, 15/04/2011 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“Garret FitzGerald is clearly Anglo-Norman, no matter the absurd Gaelic confection that he occasionally translates his name into.”
Kevin Myers, @independent_ie, 15/04/2011 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Described an Irish language song as gibberish
“Somehow chanting pretentious gibberish is now considered to be cutting edge but it's not and it never will be.”
Ian O’Doherty, @independent_ie, 03/10/2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“Somehow chanting pretentious gibberish is now considered to be cutting edge but it's not and it never will be.”
Ian O’Doherty, @independent_ie, 03/10/2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Associated the Irish language with rich people
“Even now there is a class bias within the Irish language. At many Irish language primary schools in Dublin the favoured form of transport is an expensive SUV”
Anne-Marie Hourihan, @thetimesIE, 15/02/2018 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“Even now there is a class bias within the Irish language. At many Irish language primary schools in Dublin the favoured form of transport is an expensive SUV”
Anne-Marie Hourihan, @thetimesIE, 15/02/2018 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Associated the Irish language with poor people
“I had a real visceral dislike for Irish back then…It was the language of poverty and submission”.
Ian O’Doherty, @PatKennyNT, @NewstalkFM, 14/06/2016 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“I had a real visceral dislike for Irish back then…It was the language of poverty and submission”.
Ian O’Doherty, @PatKennyNT, @NewstalkFM, 14/06/2016 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Used English words taken from other languages to criticise Irish words taken from other languages
“I am hurt by the reduction of Irish...to phonetic translations from the relative newcomer, English.”
Victoria White, @irishexaminer, 2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“I am hurt by the reduction of Irish...to phonetic translations from the relative newcomer, English.”
Victoria White, @irishexaminer, 2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Falsely claimed that no Irish words were created in 100 years
“When there is no intrinsic word or phrase in a language for anything new to the world in the past hundred years or so, that language is not alive.”
Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent 05/11/2006 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“When there is no intrinsic word or phrase in a language for anything new to the world in the past hundred years or so, that language is not alive.”
Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent 05/11/2006 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Falsely claimed that the Irish language is dead
“So even though the language is dead - Erse is a hearse is how I have heard it described”
Kevin Myers, @independent_ie, 26/01/2007 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“So even though the language is dead - Erse is a hearse is how I have heard it described”
Kevin Myers, @independent_ie, 26/01/2007 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Falsely claimed that Irish language schools are exclusively middle class
“their appeal seems to have little to do with Irish language. More to do with exclusively middle class (non working class, non immigrant) environment.”
@eoinbutler 08/10/2016 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“their appeal seems to have little to do with Irish language. More to do with exclusively middle class (non working class, non immigrant) environment.”
@eoinbutler 08/10/2016 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Compared Irish language schools to the racist apartheid system
“While I appreciate the language, I abhor the educational apartheid that goes along with it.”
@kateholmquist @irishtimes, 09/12/2008 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“While I appreciate the language, I abhor the educational apartheid that goes along with it.”
@kateholmquist @irishtimes, 09/12/2008 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Suggested Irish language schools “weed out” children with special needs
“are Irish-language schools weeding these children out?”
@kateholmquist @irishtimes, 09/12/2008 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“are Irish-language schools weeding these children out?”
@kateholmquist @irishtimes, 09/12/2008 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Described Irish language schools as “nationalistic nonsense”
“I’d create inclusivity by abolishing exclusivity. No religion, no private schools and none of this nationalistic Irish language nonsense”.
Sarah Carey, @independent_ie, 22/01/2017 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“I’d create inclusivity by abolishing exclusivity. No religion, no private schools and none of this nationalistic Irish language nonsense”.
Sarah Carey, @independent_ie, 22/01/2017 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Associated Irish language schools with snobbery and racism
“Na Snobi are at pains to point out they are not racists.”
Pat Fitzpatrick, Sunday Independent, 02/06/2014 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“Na Snobi are at pains to point out they are not racists.”
Pat Fitzpatrick, Sunday Independent, 02/06/2014 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Described the growth of Irish language schools in South Dublin as "sinister”
“the sinister development whereby the ruling class are sending their children to the Gaelscoileanna in unprecedented numbers”
@declynchwriter Sunday Independent, 13/03/2011 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“the sinister development whereby the ruling class are sending their children to the Gaelscoileanna in unprecedented numbers”
@declynchwriter Sunday Independent, 13/03/2011 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Associated teachers in Irish language schools with Sinn Féin
“In recent weeks Sinn Fein fielded candidates who came across like gaelscoil teachers”
@declynchwriter Sunday Independent, 01/06/2014 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“In recent weeks Sinn Fein fielded candidates who came across like gaelscoil teachers”
@declynchwriter Sunday Independent, 01/06/2014 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Associated Irish speakers with IRA terrorism
“just watch how dirty it gets when the Gaelgoiri and the ‘cultural republicans’ of post-terrorist Sinn Fein face the prospect of losing their precious shibboleth.”
Kevin Myers, @independent_ie, 23/02/2011 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“just watch how dirty it gets when the Gaelgoiri and the ‘cultural republicans’ of post-terrorist Sinn Fein face the prospect of losing their precious shibboleth.”
Kevin Myers, @independent_ie, 23/02/2011 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Compared Irish language activists to the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban movement
“The guardians of ‘language rights’...have gone at the language like the Taliban went at Islam.”
Victoria White, @irishexaminer, 24/09/2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“The guardians of ‘language rights’...have gone at the language like the Taliban went at Islam.”
Victoria White, @irishexaminer, 24/09/2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Compared Irish speakers to Communists
“But don't hold your breath waiting for a quarter of a million language-Stakhonovites marching into the 2033 sunset, Gaelic spanners in hand, chanting Erse verse.”
Kevin Myers, @independent_ie, 15/03/2013 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“But don't hold your breath waiting for a quarter of a million language-Stakhonovites marching into the 2033 sunset, Gaelic spanners in hand, chanting Erse verse.”
Kevin Myers, @independent_ie, 15/03/2013 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Compared Irish language activists to Neo-Nazis
“I’ve been writing about the futility of the state’s language-restoration programme...the outcome has been threefold. One, vilification by brainless Gaeilgeoir skinheads”
Kevin Myers, @thetimesIE, 06/09/2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“I’ve been writing about the futility of the state’s language-restoration programme...the outcome has been threefold. One, vilification by brainless Gaeilgeoir skinheads”
Kevin Myers, @thetimesIE, 06/09/2015 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Compared Irish summer colleges with concentration camps
“schools try to tempt youngsters into signing up for a few weeks in one of the Gaeltacht's vast network of concentration camps...sorry, summer camps.”
Eilis O'Hanlon, Sunday Independent, 09/05/2010 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“schools try to tempt youngsters into signing up for a few weeks in one of the Gaeltacht's vast network of concentration camps...sorry, summer camps.”
Eilis O'Hanlon, Sunday Independent, 09/05/2010 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Compared the Irish language to the Islamic hijab head covering
“A cúpla bliain ó thinn I wrote that the Irish language was our equivalent of the hijab”
Anne-Marie Hourihane, @irishtimes, 05/03/2012 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“A cúpla bliain ó thinn I wrote that the Irish language was our equivalent of the hijab”
Anne-Marie Hourihane, @irishtimes, 05/03/2012 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Compared the Irish language to bird that became extinct 350 years ago
“We pretend that Irish is our national language and lavish hundreds of millions a year on trying to revive what is a linguistic dodo.”
@irishexaminer Editorial 11/05/2012 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“We pretend that Irish is our national language and lavish hundreds of millions a year on trying to revive what is a linguistic dodo.”
@irishexaminer Editorial 11/05/2012 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Compared an Irish-speaking football team to fundamentalists and Nazis
“Not everybody on this island speaks Irish…this is fundamentalism. You vill learn the Irish and you will do it right, ja?!”
Paul Williams, @NewstalkNT, 21/09/2016 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“Not everybody on this island speaks Irish…this is fundamentalism. You vill learn the Irish and you will do it right, ja?!”
Paul Williams, @NewstalkNT, 21/09/2016 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Wrote that “the Gael” is dishonest
“The one true function of the Irish language today is that it demonstrates the vastness of the dishonesty of the Gael, and the piety that is his calling card.”
@declynchwriter Sunday Independent, 08/04/2012 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“The one true function of the Irish language today is that it demonstrates the vastness of the dishonesty of the Gael, and the piety that is his calling card.”
@declynchwriter Sunday Independent, 08/04/2012 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Associated the Irish language with “mucksavagery”
"The Irish language's unpopularity is rooted in the kind of mucksavagery with which it is surrounded."
@diarmuiddoyle Sunday Tribune, 19/12/2004 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
"The Irish language's unpopularity is rooted in the kind of mucksavagery with which it is surrounded."
@diarmuiddoyle Sunday Tribune, 19/12/2004 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Compared an Irish language school in the Gaeltacht with a mosque in London frequented by Islamist terrorists
“The school has set itself up as a kind of Finsbury Park Mosque by the sea.”
@irishexaminer Editorial 17/10/2007 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“The school has set itself up as a kind of Finsbury Park Mosque by the sea.”
@irishexaminer Editorial 17/10/2007 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Associated Irish speakers with sexual abuse of children
“The vast majority of us cannot hear that language being spoken..without also hearing some distant echo of physical and sexual and psychological abuse”
@declynchwriter Sunday Independent, 23/08/2009 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
“The vast majority of us cannot hear that language being spoken..without also hearing some distant echo of physical and sexual and psychological abuse”
@declynchwriter Sunday Independent, 23/08/2009 http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Or to summarize, I’ve nothing against Irish speakers - they’re just inferior, extinct, dead, poor, rich, snobby, dishonest, fundamentalist, sinister, savage, skinhead, racist, terrorist, Sinn Féin-IRA, Commie, Nazi child sex abusers. http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/13/ive-nothing-against-irish-speakers-but/
Seo alt a scríobh mé don @broadsheet_ie faoin snáth seo
Here's an article I wrote for the @broadsheet_ie about this thread http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/18/elite-peasants-and-the-weird-world-of-gaeilgephobia/
Here's an article I wrote for the @broadsheet_ie about this thread http://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/06/18/elite-peasants-and-the-weird-world-of-gaeilgephobia/