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Wed 10 Oct 2009Use of Irish very low in courts
SOME 71 languages were used in Irish courts last year, but Irish didn’t even make the top 10, according to the Irish Language Commissioner, An Coimisinéir Teanga.
Many native Irish speakers are unaware of their right to use the first language for court business, said commissioner Seán Ó Cuirreáin. His office is starting a campaign to advise Irish speakers of their statutory rights and to counteract the perception of “compulsory English” in legal affairs.
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