Member's statement: Seachtain na Gaeilge
Member's statement by Mr Colm Gildernew on .
- MLA
- Mr Colm Gildernew
- 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 4832801
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Tá go leor le ceiliúradh againn inniu le fás agus forbairt leanúnach na Gaeilge, agus is léir sin don té a dhearcann ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge. Tá an Ghaeilge ag borradh léi i bpobail áitiúla ar fud na Sé Chontae. Feicimid an méid sin, ní hé amháin san éileamh ollmhór atá ar an Ghaeloideachas, ach sa dóigh a bhfuil pobail ag titim isteach leis an Ghaeilge agus á foghlaim. Mar sin féin, tá iomaire fada romhainn go fóill. Ní mór a chinntiú go bhfaighidh eagraíochtaí Gaeilge maoiniú cóir ceart ionas gur féidir leo leanúint ar aghaidh ag forbairt na teanga. Ba mhaith liom an deis seo a thapú ní hamháin le buíochas a gabháil leis na heagraíochtaí sin as an obair luachmhar a dhéanann siad, ach chomh maith leis sin, lenár dtacaíocht iomlán agus lenár ndlúthpháirtíocht iomlán a chur in iúl do na grúpaí a bhí ar stailc an tseachtain seo caite. Tá easpa maoinithe d’eagraíochtaí Gaeilge ina bac go fóill ar fhás na teanga, agus ní mór aghaidh a thabhairt ar an cheist sin. Caithfear an straitéis Gaeilge a chur i bhfeidhm gan mhoill. Is minic a chuir mé an méid sin ina luí ar an Aire Pobal. Le cur i bhfeidhm na straitéise Gaeilge, déanfar an teanga a chosaint agus a chothú, agus beifear in ann riar ar ráchairt na nGaeilgeoirí, rachairt atá ag dul i méid i rith an ama. Is céim ríthábhachtach chun tosaigh í, agus ceann a mbeidh tionchar buan, dearfach aici ar thodhchaí na Gaeilge inár bpobail.
253 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: 0.08 (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).
- Assessed as legitimate policy scrutiny (0.75).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.98).
- 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 | 0.09 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.28 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.08 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.75 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.08 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.98 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.01 |
| Adopts it | 0.01 |
| 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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