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Re:EU countries team up for semiconductor push by dbspin on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:39PM (#25363441)
Just want to confirm this as an Irish person. The language is of symbolic / nationalist importance only. It's not used in everyday life except by hobbyists or residents of a few tiny 'gaeltacht' areas.

In other words, English is in practice the first language of virtually every Irish person, the vast majority of media, and all business in the country.

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Re:EU countries team up for semiconductor push by Brakenshire on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @03:22PM (#25364231)
Out of interest, what’s the trend in that? Is it fading out or increasing?
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Re:EU countries team up for semiconductor push by deaddodo on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @10:51PM (#25369457)
Fading. There have been major pushes to try to make it significant again but, as mentioned above, most Irish speak English daily with little change in that trend. The Gaeltacht will probably keep it going for many decades, though; which is/was not the case for Scottish Gaelic (which is in a much more precarious position).
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