The The Flying Enterprise bar in Cork City gave a young man from the Gaeltacht his P45 as a result of speaking in Irish while at work. The young man, Cormac Ó Bric from west Kerry had been working in the bar for a number of months. He regularly spoke Irish to another Kerry Gaeltacht native who worked in the bar and with other staff members who also spoke Irish as well as to customers who wished to use Irish from time to time.
The managment of the bar took exception to this and informed Cormac that the bar was an "English-speaking business" and that the use of Irish was not permitted. The owner of the business insisted in the opporation of a language code "because it is a hospitality business". The owner claims that a number of complaints had been received from customers who were "unconfortable" due to the use of Irish by staff.
The young man refused to accept the ban on speaking Irish and was fired as a result.
Personally: I think its about time people start cracking down on the use of Irish in public. That might teach the Irish Languag Taliban that their nonsence wont be tolorated any more. Imagine how awful it must be for tourists to come to an Irish city and hear people speaking Irish in places of business. It should not be left to a few couragous business owners to stand up to this disgraceful behaviour, speaking Irish at work should be banned outright, especially in the hospitality indurstry.
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