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Gaelofascists strike again.

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  • #2
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    They must have little to do with their spare time!


  • #3
    Tahuti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 235 ✭✭Tahuti


    They should be politely told, mid-recession, to feck off.


  • #4
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Muppeti, the lot of them.

    Finally, we try to bring in something to modernise the city, but oh no... we have to be dragged back again...

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #5
    sensibleken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    Cad a tharla? Ní thiguim Bearla!


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,160 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I can't describe in words how much I am annoyed by this...


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  • #7
    Tahuti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 235 ✭✭Tahuti


    Karsini wrote: »
    I can't describe in words how much I am annoyed by this...

    Do a mime, record it, and post it on youtube.


  • #8
    Sergeant
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,362 ✭✭✭Sergeant


    Damhnait Ui Mhaolduin from one pointless and totally unnecessary quango paid for by the taxpayers of Ireland decides to delay a project being implemented by another taxpayer funded organisation. Classic stuff.


  • #9
    starviewadams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,116 ✭✭✭starviewadams


    How are people that stupid?finally a bit of progress into (slightly!) modernising public transport and they have to stick their noses in and delay things!


  • #10
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Twats. Not the first time a chunk of this vocal minority have done similar. Remember that O'Cuiv eejit and changing the name of Dingle to "an Daingain" or some such nonsense. An invented name BTW at most it may have been Daingean Ui Chuis. But that's going back a fair way. It would be like some tool changing Dublin to Baile atha cliath without a vote. I have two words for the language nazis, two words involving sex and travel.

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • #11
    Hunchback
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭Hunchback


    I hate the fact that its a further total waste of public money. That said, it should have been anticipated and this problem would be avoided


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  • #12
    sensibleken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    Wibbs wrote: »
    I have two words for the language nazis, two words involving sex and travel.

    sex tourist?
    ride ride?
    molestation airport?

    be specific man!


  • #13
    BizzyC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,012 ✭✭✭BizzyC


    You can equally blame the organisation who put the signs up too soon...there are people employed to make sure these projects fall in line with all of the legislation, the fact that they didn't is wasted taxpayer money....


  • #14
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    anyone want to quote the thing for those of us on mobiles?


  • #15
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    To the best of my knowledge these are not new regulations so how can Dublin bus just 'forget' the Irish language ? Don't they recieve busloads (ahem) of state money ?

    By Claire Murphy

    Monday March 14 2011

    DUBLIN'S real-time bus signs may have to be redesigned after outraged Gaeilgeoiri complained that the signs were not in Irish.

    The National Transport Authority (NTA) is investigating the lettering on the signs under the Official Languages Act which requires public bodies to put Irish language text first on signage.

    REGULATIONS

    Communications manager at the Irish Language Commissioner, Damhnait Ui Mhaolduin confirmed the office was obliged to investigate.

    "There are regulations with regard to the use of Irish on the signage of public bodies," he said. It's anticipated that the changes could add more to the cost of the final project as well as delay the launch date.

    The NTA had hoped that the electronic signs would be in place in Dublin by the end of the year and expanded to Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford by next year.

    A total of 450 are being rolled out across Dublin this month.

    The signs are already in place on the Luas light-rail system and DART which enable commuters to get up-to-the-minute bus times from a website or by text.


  • #16
    humanji
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    sensibleken wrote: »
    Cad a tharla? Ní thiguim Bearla!
    It's bright enough out, but looks like there might be a little rain on the way.


  • #17
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Tahuti wrote: »
    They should be politely told, mid-recession, to fuck off.

    No need to antagonise them with a bit of Anglo-Saxon.:eek:


  • #18
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,160 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Morlar wrote: »
    To the best of my knowledge these are not new regulations so how can Dublin bus just 'forget' the Irish language ? Don't they recieve busloads (ahem) of state money ?

    By Claire Murphy

    Monday March 14 2011

    DUBLIN'S real-time bus signs may have to be redesigned after outraged Gaeilgeoiri complained that the signs were not in Irish.

    The National Transport Authority (NTA) is investigating the lettering on the signs under the Official Languages Act which requires public bodies to put Irish language text first on signage.

    REGULATIONS

    Communications manager at the Irish Language Commissioner, Damhnait Ui Mhaolduin confirmed the office was obliged to investigate.

    "There are regulations with regard to the use of Irish on the signage of public bodies," he said. It's anticipated that the changes could add more to the cost of the final project as well as delay the launch date.

    The NTA had hoped that the electronic signs would be in place in Dublin by the end of the year and expanded to Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford by next year.

    A total of 450 are being rolled out across Dublin this month.

    The signs are already in place on the Luas light-rail system and DART which enable commuters to get up-to-the-minute bus times from a website or by text.

    Maybe privatisation wouldn't be such a bad thing after all.


  • #19
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    humanji wrote: »
    It's bright enough out, but looks like there might be a little rain on the way.

    He's got a serious keyboard malfunction after some prankster swapped all the keys around.


  • #20
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    New low. Typically backward.


  • #21
    Korvanica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    Morlar wrote: »
    "There are regulations with regard to the use of Irish on the signage of public bodies,"

    So if a slut gets a tattoo... does it have to be in Irish? :pac:


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  • #22
    sensibleken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    Couldnt they just write it in esperanto so everyone could understand it


  • #23
    wonderfulname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,943 ✭✭✭wonderfulname


    BizzyC wrote: »
    You can equally blame the organisation who put the signs up too soon...
    Depends on your definition of sign, I doubt anyone thought these would come under the legislation.
    In fact the layout is exactly the same as the luas ones, which don't give the destination as gaeilge either:

    Bus sign


  • #24
    twinQuins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭twinQuins


    This is a perfect example of pointless bureaucracy.


  • #25
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    twinQuins wrote: »
    This is a perfect example of pointless bureaucracy.

    It looks like a good example of incompetence & waste which will probably go unpunished.


  • #26
    jokettle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,419 ✭✭✭✭jokettle


    I usually have no problem with trying to preserve the Irish language; it's a beautiful language, part of our culture etc. You've heard it all before.

    But in this instance, what a waste of time, energy and money! Our cities attract huge numbers of tourists every year who would have at least a smattering of English, and the vast majority of the Irish population speak English either as a first language or a fluent/close-to-fluent second language. It makes practical sense to have these signs in English in order to cater to the masses. That shouldn't need defending!

    Having said that, I do agree with a post above which points out that this should have been anticipated. Poor foresight.


  • #27
    Tiny Explosions
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭Tiny Explosions


    Biggins wrote: »
    They must have little to do with their spare time!


    A bit like you then?:)


    Should you not be working in the Dáil today?:rolleyes:


  • #28
    twinQuins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭twinQuins


    Morlar wrote: »
    It looks like a good example of incompetence & waste which will probably go unpunished.

    What will adding Irish to the signs accomplish? Yes, yes the Official Languages Act, I know but really what is to be gained in this instance?


  • #29
    wonderfulname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,943 ✭✭✭wonderfulname


    twinQuins wrote: »
    What will adding Irish to the signs accomplish? Yes, yes the Official Languages Act, I know but really what is to be gained in this instance?

    More negative Euros! Negative Euros for all!


  • #30
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    twinQuins wrote: »
    What will adding Irish to the signs accomplish? Yes, yes the Official Languages Act, I know but really what is to be gained in this instance?

    Your argument is that the rules should be changed, mine is that they should be followed until they are.

    If they are not then it is going to be costly.

    The way to change the rules is not to just ignore them, (talking about public bodies here of the non slutty variety).


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  • #31
    Crow92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭Crow92


    You can read this over here on this thread, bloody annoying imo, I like irish and all but this is so annoying and aggravating just to read the thread, I wish they'd stop being such annoying activists, bloody go and do some actual good work for the irish language instead of pissing your energy on this.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056068366&page=6


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