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S/S/305. Impact of language rights on promoting cultural life in Irish republic

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2011
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The paper addresses the issue of promoting language rights (LR) in the Irish republic providing definitions of LR with regard to human rights and the European linguistic identity, reviewing the history of the Irish language, discussing the role of language in the cultural identity, examining the Gaeltacht grassroots movement, and evaluating the application of the Official Languages Act.

 

KEYWORDS: language rights, human rights, cultural identity, Irish republic, Gaeltacht,