Member's statement: Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026
Member's statement by Mr Gerry Carroll on .
- MLA
- Mr Gerry Carroll
- Party at the time
- People Before Profit Alliance
- Date
- 9 March 2026
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5452850
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Text
Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026 faoi lán seoil. Is féile iontach í seo atá ag dul ó neart go neart. Tá na mílte imeachtaí ag tarlú ar fud na hÉireann. Tá rudaí ar siúl do gach aon duine: foghlaimeoirí, daoine gan Ghaeilge agus daoine óga. Is léiriú í ar fhás agus ar fhorbairt na Gaeilge. Tá níos mó daoine á labhairt, tá níos mó daoine á foghlaim, agus tá níos mó daoine ag cur suim inti. Tá pobal na teanga lán brí agus beochta. Guím gach rath ar na grúpaí ar fad atá ag eagrú imeachtaí idir anois agus Lá Fhéile Pádraig. Molaim do gach aon duine a bheith ag freastal ar imeachtaí le linn Sheachtain na Gaeilge. Más rud é nach raibh tú ar imeacht Gaeilge, gabh sa tseans. Buailfidh tú le pobal fáilteach, fíorchairdiúil. Tá scoth na n-imeachtaí ar siúl i mo cheantar féin. Tá gach sórt imeachta ar siúl sna hionaid Ghaeilge, amhail Raidió Fáilte, an Chultúrlann, Ionad Uíbh Eachach, Glór na Móna, Cumann Chluain Árd, Spórtlann na hÉireann, agus neart áiteanna eile. Molaim fosta na grúpaí eile atá ag cur spás ar fáil d’imeachtaí teanga mar chuid den fhéile seo. Bhí lá mór teaghlaigh i lár na cathrach fosta ag an deireadh seachtaine. Bhí mé ann anuraidh le mo chlann agus bhain muid an-sult as. Críochnóidh mé ar phointe polaitíochta: ceiliúradh atá i Seachtain na Gaeilge ach cur i gcuimhne atá ann chomh maith. Cuireann sí i gcuimhne dúinn go bhfuil freagracht ollmhór ar an stát freastal ceart a dhéanamh ar an teanga. Tá cearta, meas agus, thar aon rud eile, infheistíocht ag teastáil. Chan amháin go bhfuil na rudaí sin ag teastáil ach is fada thar am iad. Mar sin de, bainimis sult as Seachtain na Gaeilge. Cuirimis i gcuimhne dóibh siúd atá i gcumhacht go bhfuil ag teip orthu beart a dhéanamh de réir a mbriathair.
312 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: 0.12 (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 (0.97).
- 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 | 0.13 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.41 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.03 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.12 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.29 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.12 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.97 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.01 |
| Adopts it | 0.02 |
| 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 15:03 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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