On strike: Sinn Féin MEP will only speak Irish in Brussels

Sinn Féin's Liadh Ní Riada is going on "language strike" in her work as a Member of the European Parliament.

On strike: Sinn Féin MEP will only speak Irish in Brussels
Wed, 18 Feb, 2015 - 13:34

Sinn Féin's Liadh Ní Riada is going on "language strike" in her work as a Member of the European Parliament.

Cork's Ní Riada is Sinn Féin's Irish language officer, and announced her strike yesterday during a conference on language rights hosted by Conradh na Gaeilge in Dublin.

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