EU court issues first judgement in Irish on St Patrick’s Day

The ruling represents a major victory for an Irish language activist, Peadar MacFhlannchadha of Moycullen, Co Galway who had initiated a case.

In its first-ever full case conducted in Irish, the EU’s top court has issued a ruling that will require courts here to take remedial steps to ensure veterinary medicine products sold in Ireland are labelled in Irish.

The Court of Justice of the European Union said national courts cannot disregard the obligations on EU member states to ensure EU legislation is transposed correctly into legislation in their own country.