Gregory Campbell DUP MLA and MP for East Derry and Caitríona Ruane Sinn Féin MLA for South Down appeared on yesterday evening’s UTV Live with Paul Clark to discuss Mr Campbell’s use of “Curry my yogurt, can of coca coalyer” in the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday.
Tikka or what?
Previously: Not Currying Favour
Ah here.
Idir an dá linn….
Níl brón ar Gregory.
DUP MP Gregory Campbell has been barred from addressing the Northern Ireland Assembly for a day for failing to apologise for an Irish language parody. Mr Campbell told BBC Radio Ulster on Tuesday: “I have nothing to apologise for and I won’t be apologising.”
He said comments made against him were “absurd and ludicrous” and he would continue to act as he had done, so long as Sinn Féin persisted with using Irish as they did in the assembly.
“I exposed the fallacy and the nonsense of people who insist on using Irish to begin every single contribution, no matter what the topic is, when most people don’t understand what they’re saying.”
‘Curry my yoghurt’: Gregory Campbell, DUP, barred from speaking for day (BBC News NI)
Via LAD
Gregory Campbell DUP Assembly Member and MP for East Derry attempted to ridicule the use of Irish in the Assembly today.
When invited to speak by principal deputy speaker Mitchel McLaughlin, Mr Campbell replied: “Curry my yoghurt can coca coalyer“.
Irish speakers in the Assembly when called to speak, routinely reply “Go raibh maith agat, Ceann Comhairle” which means “Thank you, speaker”.
Mr Campbell was accused of “pure ignorance” by Sinn Féin Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín.
Ná bac leis.
Tá sé jalfrezi.
‘Curry my yoghurt’: ‘Pure ignorance’ NI Assembly clash over Irish language (BBC News NI)
