DUP up in arms over Irish

Member of the European Parliament Jim Allister said the decision had been taken “for the basest of political reasons” and accused Irish language activists of thriving “on a pretence of being deprived.”
All Irish MEPs, he said, had English as their first language and for 25 years had found it “more than adequate”. He criticized the Irish government for “giving in to pressure from Sinn Fein” and of “putting the pursuit of republican ideology above pragmatic common sense.”
His party leader, the Rev. Ian Paisley, said the move would require between 20 and 30 translators “and will cost