A chara, – As we approach the end of Seachtain na Gaeilge, I’d like to acknowledge the efforts of advertisers who have been using the Irish language and subtitles in their ads.
The guitar-playing canary warning of carbon monoxide poisoning is entertaining and effective. But as someone who was educated by Christian Brothers in the 1970s, I can only imagine the response if I had been clever enough to translate “obair tí” as “poxy chores”. – Is mise,
DONAL HARRINGTON,
Westport,
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