Written by well-known writer, Dr. Helen Ó Murchú, and published in 2008 by the Irish Committee of the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages, ‘More Facts About Irish’ provides an invaluable source of accurate information for the interested public, journalists, students, even politicians and policy makers.
The book is divided into eight sections covering history, the present language community, State provision for Irish, education, social life, economic life, the voluntary sector and the Irish language in Northern Ireland and is written in English with a final summary in Irish. Beautifully designed, containing tables and illustrations it covers a broad range of material, literally something for all interests.
The Irish language movement has encountered many changes since 2008, and in Volume 2 of ‘More Facts About Irish’ Ó Murchú details the political, economic, and social influences affecting language planning efforts in modern day Ireland.