Results 1-2 of 2 for ("irish language" gaeilge) speaker:Dan Boyle

Seanad: Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: ...a native speaker and that my mother did her Árdteistiméaracht as Gaeilge, I do not even use the excuse that I was born in the United States to explain my continuing lack of confidence in using the Irish language. Like most people in this country, after an education for 13 years I can understand Irish in reading and hearing what others say, but the vital element of confidence in speaking...

Irish Language: Statements. (30 Mar 2006)

Dan Boyle: ...their heritage and birthright. People would be more inclined to use Irish if greater encouragement was given and less compulsion existed. Mythology is another factor that influences the state of the Irish language. Irish is associated with a certain way of life, a culture and a history. Those who have attempted to breathe life into the Irish language in recent years — TG4 must be...