Results 1-6 of 6 for ("irish language" gaeilge) speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: ...;ospóireacht a bheith ann faoin méid ama a thugtar don Ghaeilge. Molaim don Cheannaire an pointe sin a choimeád ina haigne sna seachtainí seo chugainn. The Senator has made an important point. It is a slightly lateral point, but I am of the view that the big thing we need to do for the Irish language - we can afford it now, thankfully, for a lot of good reasons - is...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Linda Ervine to mark Seachtain na Gaeilge (3 Mar 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: ...ábhachtach. The language, as you clearly delineated in your remarks, in your life and in all the great work you do with the Turas project etc, is not the possession of any demographic or religion. In fact, you follow in a great tradition of a wonderful Protestant churchman of the 17th century, Bishop Bedell, who was the Bishop of Kilmore and translated the bible into Gaelic. You...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...believe it is so important and I will come back to that point. We very much need a functioning Administration in Northern Ireland at this time. I am strongly of the view that we should support an Irish language Act being put on a statutory basis in Northern Ireland. It should be in existence. I hope that in the process of the completion of the talks that will be achieved. I say that...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Common Travel Area: Department of Justice and Equality (23 Mar 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...is the raison d'êtrefor Brexit in the first instance, and that it would apply to tourist visas to which he referred. I ask Mr. Waters to address those issues. I was at a committee meeting on the Irish language recently, coiste na Gaeilge. One would assume that Brexit could not greatly impact there, but there was a presentation on how Brexit could impact on the Irish language...

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: ...basis. My own sons have done this with great effect. Spending time in the Gaeltacht is important and I commend this practice to the Minister of State. This will involve support for the mná tí, the women who take these students into their homes. The Department must offer support to make it financially attractive for mná tí to take in these students and to make it...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: ...a úsáid, ba chóir dúinn é sin a dhéanamh. Is páirt d'oidhreacht na tíre í an Ghaeilge. Tá an teanga thar a bheith tábhachtach. As Senator Ó Murchú has noted, we should support the Irish language as part of our heritage, particularly as we approach St. Patrick's Day. It is important that we instil a proper sense of patriotism in people and the Irish language is the key to...