Member's statement: Seachtain na Gaeilge
Member's statement by Ms Emma Sheerin on .
- MLA
- Ms Emma Sheerin
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 4 March 2025
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Seachtain na Gaeilge
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4832753
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Seo Seachtain na Gaeilge, am tábhactach dúinne uile go léir a bhfuil meas an-mhór againn ar ár dteanga dhúchais. Rinne Rialtas Shasana iarracht mhór ar dteanga a chur den tsaol, ach níor éirigh leo. Tá muid an-bhródúil go bhfuil ár dteanga anois ag gabháil ó neart go neart mar gheall ar an obair, agus ar an dul cun cinn atá á ndéanamh ag gníomhaithe Gaelige. I mo cheantar féin, Doire theas, tá go leor ranganna le fáil ag gach léibheal. Tá mé féin ag baint an-sult as bheith ag freastal ar ranganna i nGlór na Speiríní i mBaile na Scrine. Gabhaim buíochas le Conchúr, le mo mhúinteoir Clare, agus leis an fhoireann uile. Is é an dearcadh a bhíodh ann i bhfad ó shin in Éirinn go raibh ár sinsear bocht agus ainbhiosach mar gur labhair siad Gaeilge. Ach tá páistí go fóill ag caint Gaeilge. Tá cuid mhór le ceiliúradh againn. Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.
158 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.09 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.83).
- Subject area: Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.50 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.40 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.04 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.09 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.09 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.09 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.83 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.07 |
| Adopts it | 0.10 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 1.00 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
| Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 12:02 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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