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English is by far the more widely used language in Ireland but Irish is enshrined in the constitution as the first language of the country (Photo: Irish Presidency)

Dublin puts in request for Irish as official EU language

Dublin has applied for Irish to become an official language of the European Union.

Ireland's ambassador Anne Anderson formally tabled a proposal at a meeting of EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday (24 November).

The proposal stops short of asking that all documents be translated into Irish.

"We recognise that there is a problem with the linguistic services - that they are overworked", said an Irish diplomat.

Instead, for a temporary period of four years, Irish woul...

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English is by far the more widely used language in Ireland but Irish is enshrined in the constitution as the first language of the country (Photo: Irish Presidency)

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