Gaeilgeoir ‘outrage’ at Joe McHugh a symptom of long term policy neglect of the Irish language
Joe McHugh has been the nearest thing Dublin has had to a Minister of State with responsibility for Northern Ireland. He’s made the most of his parliamentary role as Chair of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, and co-chair of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly. As Harry McGee points out, “he should really have been promoted years ago…” As the newly appointed Minister of State for the Gaeltacht he’s getting stick for not being fluent, …