But they picked Irish and Maltese ad their "EU must support it" language, since English was already there.

When Brexit was looming there was a bit of a scare that when the UK was gone English would no longer be supported.

But luckily the EU institutions were not insane.

this kind of thing doesn't happen immediately, English support gone in one generation would be more the thing.

Ireland would change their request if it comes to it, because practically nobody speaks Irish