President’s message gets lost in translation

In hindsight, maybe they should have just asked for Dáil translation headphones.

A well-intentioned YouTube attempt to take part in the St Patrick’s Day festivities fell flat on its face yesterday after the website wrongly translated President Michael D Higgins’ joyous as Gaeilge message into a garbled rant about iPhones, Tina Fey, blackjack, and a bizarre ban on gift cards.