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Statistics, Strategy, Analysis, and Irreverent Observations from Irish Politics. Vector. Co-host of the Atlantic Current Podcast. @Ac_Pod

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Read my latest about Sinn Féin's latest bout of hypocrisy. In the Dáil, they accuse the Irish government of not doing enough to hold Israel to account, while in Northern Ireland, they quietly endorse a firm that supplies fighter jet parts to Israel. irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/sinn-fein-is…
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@IrishPoliticsNL Didn't they lambaste Joe McHugh for not having Irish. They couldn't have a decent conversation with him now in Irish. Numptys
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What's so bad about this is - that it was flagged by department of Foreign Affairs in committee meetings and by the ministers that its first time we’ve held a presidency with Irish as an official working language. And Sinn Féin didnt know?
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@IrishPoliticsNL Whining about F-35 parts, while Ireland sends mountains of aluminum to the Russian war machine committing genocide in Europe. Which Russian oligarch pays you hypocritical whores to write this shite? 🫵🇮🇪🤡
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This is shocking. At an EU Foreign Affairs Committee meeting, Lynn Boylan lamented that it was “a pity we can’t use our own language.” When it was pointed out that she could, in fact, speak Irish, she backtracked almost instantly: "I wasn’t prepared, so I’ll use English."
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@eoinmauricedaly It was her performative spoofery that did her in. Most Irish politicians wouldn't try to be arseholes about it in the first place. Also, everyone knew this was the first time we’ve held a presidency with Irish as an official working language. Sinn Féin were told all this.
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Eoin Daly@eoinmauricedaly·
@IrishPoliticsNL Language proficiency is relative,l; nothing wrong with wanting to make an official contribution in a language you are relatively proficient in but which you still need time to prepare. Perhaps your language proficiency is perfect in all the languages you speak.
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On 1 January 2022, the Irish language gained full status as an official language of the European Union. This means that Irish has equal status with the other 23 official languages of the EU. #job-opportunities-for-irish-language-experts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ireland.ie/en/eu-jobs/eu-…
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Bit to unpack here. Didnt know there would be Irish translators during Irelands EU Presidency. It was flagged there would be. She was showboating and being sarcastic pretending she cared about the Irish language. She's a massive spoofer and got caught out very publicly.
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Read my latest about Sinn Féin's latest bout of hypocrisy. In the Dáil, they accuse the Irish government of not doing enough to hold Israel to account, while in Northern Ireland, they quietly endorse a firm that supplies fighter jet parts to Israel. irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/sinn-fein-is…
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@IrishPoliticsNL Lynn Ní Bhaoighealláin? The failed Kerry South council candidate?
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@JP_Mc_C It was her performative spoofery that did her in. Most Irish politicans wouldn't try and be arseholes about it in the first place. Also, everyone knew there would be Irish translators for Ireland hosting the EU presidency.
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@IrishPoliticsNL I don't know how many Irish pols could confidently translate on the hoof a speech written in front of them in English. She made a mistake and looked silly but that is about it.
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