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06/23/2005: "De Brún EP speach as Gaeilge"

Bairbre de Brún became the first person to address the European Parliment in Irish today following the decision to make Irish a working language. About EU has all the details including the speech text.
I didn't think anyone was allowed to use Irish in the EP just yet, I thought it wasn't coming in to force until 2007!?
In related news Jim Nicholson of the UUP has been whinging & moaning about the status upgrade of Irish.

Replies: 2 tráchtaí

I thought you could already speak in Irish in the parliament, you just had to notify / request permission (I think the former) in advance so they could get a translator on hand.

beano, Dé hAoine (Fri), Meitheamh (Jun) 24th,

Howdy Beano...

Actually I think you're right there, that never even entered my mind...

maca, Dé hAoine (Fri), Meitheamh (Jun) 24th,