La Malpliiĝo de la Progresivaj Demokratoj

…de la Irish Independent:

...And most of the plain people of Ireland -- especially younger ones -- want to see a revival in the Irish language.

For the PDs, Irish was a symbol of a backward past, something they wanted to put behind us.

As Des Bishop creates a new wave of enthusiasm for the language, the old West Brits in the PDs told us the language was passe. But it was they who were out of date....