Different sides in High Court Dingle school dispute won't speak the same language.

[White Horse]

A High court case is underway arising from a dispute in Dingle/Daingain over the decision of a recently amalgamated community school to offer education exclusively in the Gaelic language.

Partents who gather together under the umbrella "Dingle Concerned Parents For Justice" are suing the Department of Education for oppressing their cultural rights to an education in the native language of the parents and children.

RTE are reporting that proceedings in the court are fractious and that the school and department are speaking to the court exclusively in Gaelic while the parents are speaking only in English.

And I thought Derry/Londonderry was bad.

Language row splits community - News, frontpage - Kerryman.ie

http://rainbowirishschool.groupsite.com/

[Ah Well]

A High court case is underway arising from a dispute in Dingle/Daingain over the decision of a recently amalgamated community school to offer education exclusively in the Gaelic language.

Partents who gather together under the umbrella "Dingle Concerned Parents For Justice" are suing the Department of Education for oppressing their cultural rights to an education in the native language of the parents and children.

RTE are reporting that proceedings in the court are fractious and that the school and department are speaking to the court exclusively in Gaelic while the parents are speaking only in English.

And I thought Derry/Londonderry was bad.

Language row splits community - News, frontpage - Kerryman.ie

http://rainbowirishschool.groupsite.com/

Hmmmm Article 8 of the Constitution seems relevant;

Article 8
1. The Irish language as the national language is the first official language.
2. The English language is recognised as a second official language.
3. Provision may, however, be made by law for the exclusive use of either of the said languages for any one or more official purposes, either throughout the State or in any part thereof.

Await with interest hearing as to the outcome of this