Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Edwin stumbles
Culture Minister, Edwin Poots, has admitted to refusing to attend every Irish language event he has been invited to since taking office on the grounds that he was “not a speaker of Irish.”
However, his lack of knowledge of the “wee dafty wean” lingo has not prevented him from attending five Ulster Scots events in his time as Minister. Before the Chinese, Polish and other ethnic minority groups rip up their glossy invites to the Culture Minister, his spokesperson did inform the Irish News that he decides “on each event as it comes in.”
In which case, I think we can safely conclude, it’s a case of “No Irish Need Apply.”
Chris Donnelly @ 11:35 PM
Well of course Dewi, i didn’t want to brag…
Posted by on Mar 07, 2008 @ 04:17 PMPoor old Barnshee, stuck in his monoglot world....
Here’s another reminder of the DUP’s sectarian agenda regarding the Irish language:
A quote from statement issued by Laird Brown earlier today following the appearance at an Irish Language Event by the Minister for Big Ears, Edwin Poots.
By constantly linking this language to republicanism in general and republican terrorism in particular they ensure the outright rejection of this language by the unionist community
Of course he’s right, the DUP and other unionists have a great deal for which to answer.
Posted by on Mar 07, 2008 @ 04:31 PM
