Irish Language Revival

Badgermonkey

I wonder if there will ever be a real attempt to revive the Irish language as the mother tongue in a bilingual Ireland and also whether there is a genuine interest in doing so at a public and political level. If there was the will, how could that be achieved and in what time frame?

It appears to me our current token usage of the language in a limited way by public bodies is a nonsense. We should either make a serious medium/long term effort to place it at the centre of our daily discourse or admit it is expensive cultural window dressing and cut expenditure accordingly, leaving it to survive as an academic and linguistic pursuit for those with a desire to engage with it .

This is in no way influenced by our current economic apocalypse but I find the faux reverence for the language galling at an official level.

I have no idea how a revamp of teacher training at primary and secondary level would work but I imagine that would be a starting point.

Perhaps now is a good time for an examination of who we are, who we have been and who do we want to be as a nation. My guess would be that a reconnection with the Irish language would unlock something within us which would be of inestimable benefit to us culturally, socially and economically.

deise go deo

Badgermonkey wrote: »

I wonder if there will ever be a real attempt to revive the Irish language as the mother tongue in a bilingual Ireland and also whether there is a genuine interest in doing so at a public and political level. If there was the will, how could that be achieved and in what time frame?

It appears to me our current token usage of the language in a limited way by public bodies is a nonsense. We should either make a serious medium/long term effort to place it at the centre of our daily discourse or admit it is expensive cultural window dressing and cut expenditure accordingly, leaving it to survive as an academic and linguistic pursuit for those with a desire to engage with it .

This is in no way influenced by our current economic apocalypse but I find the faux reverence for the language galling at an official level.

I have no idea how a revamp of teacher training at primary and secondary level would work but I imagine that would be a starting point.

Perhaps now is a good time for an examination of who we are, who we have been and who do we want to be as a nation. My guess would be that a reconnection with the Irish language would unlock something within us which would be of inestimable benefit to us culturally, socially and economically.

If you are interested in whats being done to further The Revival of Irish I suggest you have a look thrugh CnaG's website. Naisc

Also. Irish medium Education is comimng on in leaps and bounds.Naisc 2

And of course there are plans for the future too.Naisc 3


These are some of the big things that are being done. There are plenty of little things going on all over the place too.:)

Badgermonkey

Thanks deise go deo, will give it a look see, I wonder is total immersive schooling from an early age part of the plan? Probably not given it a 20 year plan.

My concern is that government led plans often appear to be about optics rather than effective results driven strategy.

They may say they're damned if they do and damned if they don't I suppose. How many task forces, committees and reports have there been on the Irish language and what real difference have they made?

deise go deo

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Thanks deise go deo, will give it a look see, I wonder is total immersive schooling from an early age part of the plan? Probably not given it a 20 year plan.

My concern is that government led plans often appear to be about optics rather than effective results driven strategy.

They may say they're damned if they do and damned if they don't I suppose. How many task forces, committees and reports have there been on the Irish language and what real difference have they made?

Conradh Na Gaeilge are not a government body, They are the Gaelic League;)

The 20 year plan is mostly about reforming the Government approch to Irish to make it more efficient and effective, Most of the stuff I have referenced is not pare of the 20 year plan.

deise go deo

In relation to the third Link I posted.

There are already two Centers like the one they propose to Build In Dublin opperating in NI

Derry

Belfast

They have shown the benifit of having a Center for the language to focus and Grow around.