Member's statement: Seachtain na Gaeilge
Member's statement by Mr Pat Sheehan on .
- MLA
- Mr Pat Sheehan
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 2 March 2026
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Seachtain na Gaeilge
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5432497
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Seo againn Seachtain na Gaeilge, an fhéile Ghaeilge is mó in Éirinn agus ar fud an domhain. Is féile idirnáisiúnta Ghaeilge í Seachtain na Gaeilge. Tá sí ar cheann de na ceiliúrthaí is mó dár dteanga agus dár gcultúr dúchais, agus bíonn sí ar siúl in Éirinn agus in go leor tíortha eile gach bliain. Tugtar deis do gach duine le linn Sheachtain na Gaeilge sult a bhaint as an Ghaeilge trí bheith páirteach san fhéile, idir chainteoirí dúchais, fhoghlaimeoirí agus lucht an chúpla focal ar aon. Bíonn imeachtaí ann a riarfaidh ort, cuma cén aois thú ná cad é an chiall atá agat do chuideachta. Beidh tús áite ag an cheol i rith Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2026. Déanann téama na bliana seo "A Ghaeilge, mo cheol thú" déanann sin ceiliúradh ar an nasc dhomhain bhuan idir an Ghaeilge agus an ceol. Beidh tréan imeachtaí ceoil ann i mbliana, rud a thabharfaidh léargas dúinn ar an phléisiúr atá i ndán don chathair nuair a thiocfaidh an fhleadh sa tsamhradh. Beidh Féile an Earraigh, Féile Trad Trail agus Ceiliúradh Mór na Féile Pádraig ar na himeachtaí lena gcuirfear bailchríoch ar cheiliúradh Lá Fhéile Pádraig. Molaim do Chomhaltaí eolas a chur ar na himeachtaí atá ar siúl thart orthu nó a mbeidh suim acu iontu. Is le gach duine agus le gach pobal Seachtain na Gaeilge. Bain úsáid as cibé Gaeilge atá agat. Bí páirteach inti.
234 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: 0.04 (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 (1.00).
- 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 | 0.05 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.04 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.01 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.03 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.05 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.04 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| 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 14:57 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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