Failure to translate around 500 laws into our official language 'a bit Irish'

Failure to translate around 500 laws into our official language 'a bit Irish'

Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh said Irish has always been seen as an "afterthought", but warned that the lack of translation also raises legal issues. Picture: Sam Boal 

Mon, 15 Mar, 2021 - 08:30
Elaine Loughlin, Deputy Political Editor

The failure to translate around 500 laws into our official language has been described as "a bit Irish".

Houses of the Oireachtas officials have said a considerable backlog of legislation that has yet to be translated into Irish has built up which will now take until 2024 to clear.

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