Languages
# languages - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Gardaà examine practices after complaint about use of Irish language
An absence of staff with competence in both official languages of the State is one of the main factors restricting state bodies in their delivery of services to the public in Irish, according to a report.
# languages - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Polish named as Britain’s second most widely-spoken language
About 1 per cent of the entire population of England and Wales speaks Polish – more than Punjabi or Urdu.
# languages - Tuesday 17 July, 2012
Kenny admits concerns over standards of language teaching after PayPal jobs news
Enda Kenny wonders why children cannot speak Irish after 14 years’ tuition, after PayPal says it can’t find locals to fill jobs.
# languages - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Column: Yes, we can save Irish – but there’s no point trying to spread it
If Irish is to survive as a real language we must focus on preservation – and just forget about promoting it to English speakers, writes Ian Mac Eochagáin.
# languages - Tuesday 15 May, 2012
Revenue spent €31,000 on interpreters since 2007
Finance Minister says Revenue sometimes requires interpreters when questioning passengers who have insufficient Irish or English.
# languages - Thursday 29 March, 2012
Census 2011: Half a million people speak a language other than English at home
Polish was by far the most common foreign language spoken in the home, followed by French, Lithuanian and German.
# languages - Sunday 18 December, 2011
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# languages - Thursday 27 October, 2011
Column: ‘People who learn foreign languages have the choice to stay in Ireland’
In Ireland’s export economy, languages are a direct route to jobs. So why aren’t we teaching them, asks Fergal Browne.
# languages - Friday 7 October, 2011
Should we all be learning Chinese?
Treasury Holdings co-founder says Irish students should be learning a Chinese language – Enda Kenny says it’s up to schools. What do you say?
# languages - Friday 9 September, 2011
Twitter hits 100 million users
From seven to 100 million. Twitter says it now has 100 million active users around the world.
# languages - Thursday 7 October, 2010
Dead? Far from it – scientists discover ‘new’ language
Researchers discover a language spoken in the Himalayas that had never been recorded before.
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