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
- 3 March 2025
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Seachtain na Gaeilge
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4825690
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Cuirim fáilte roimh an Cheann Comhairle agus roimh na hoifigigh eile ón Dáil chuig an Tionól anseo inniu. Cuirfear tús ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge inniu, coicís d'imeachtaí bríomhara lena ndéanfar ceiliúradh ar neart na Gaeilge nach bhfuil inse béil air agus ar an áit thábhachtach atá ag an Ghaeilge inár sochaí. Tá an teanga ag borradh léi, agus bíonn sí le feiceáil thart timpeall orainn gach lá, rud a bheadh doshamhlaithe tá tamall beag gairid ó shin féin. Seirbhísí aistriúcháin agus ateangaireachta anseo sa Tionól, comharthaíocht tráchta agus sráide i gcodanna den Cheathrú Ghaeltachta, Acht na Gaeilge, fógraí as Gaeilge ar an chóras iompair phoiblí, straitéisí Gaeilge na gcomhairlí, agus coimisinéir le bheith ann amach anseo; níl iontu sin ach cuid de na céimeanna chun tosaigh atá déanta againn mar shochaí. Is í an Ghaelscolaíocht an earnáil is mó fás san oideachas. Ní raibh riamh oiread páistí ag roghnú bheith ag foghlaim tríd an Ghaeilge, in ainneoin a mbíonn de dhúshláin roimh scoileanna agus múinteoirí gach aon lá. Sin ráite, ní san oideachas amháin atá fás mór faoin Ghaeilge. Tá méadú suntasach ag teacht ar úsáid na Gaeilge sna healaíona, sa spórt agus inár bpobail ar fud an oileáin. Agus Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl, molaim do gach duine sult a bhaint as an cheiliúradh is mó sa bhliain ar an Ghaeilge agus ar chultúr na Gaeilge agus páirt a ghlacadh in imeachtaí áitiúla. Tá moladh tuillte ag na daoine sin a d'eagraigh imeachtaí faoi choinne Sheachtain na Gaeilge as a gcuid oibre. Leanfaimid orainn ag cur na Gaeilge chun cinn lena chinntiú gur féidir le hathbheochan na teanga dul i neart go gasta ar fud an oileáin. Ach ní mór maoiniú cóir a bheith mar chuid de sin.
289 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: 0.05 (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 (0.99).
- 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 | 0.11 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.09 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.01 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.03 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.26 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.05 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.99 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| 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 12:03 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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