Re: irish
Rabbit, Podgeandrodge,
Well okay you have valid points, and many people would agree with you.
I don't waste time trying to convince people of the importance of the language, and I'm not going to do it now, each to their own and all that. I speak Irish fluently and regurlarly. I don't really care that some people hate the language, that's their problem really.
Rabbit, you are factually wrong, it's not a dead language, yes it's dying in the Gaeltachtai but not dead. It's actually growing outside the Gaeltachtai. Saying it's ugly is a bit subjective and, well, just silly.
Perhaps RTE1, RTE2 should also be made pay per view as well? I wouldn't watch most of the crap on those channels anyway so I'd be happy with that.
We either have a government that spends money on our heritage, or we don't. Most people would agree in principle with money being spent on heritage, arts, sport etc. even though they wouldn't directly benefit from most of the money spent.