Hundreds attend Connemara rally for outgoing language commissioner
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Around 600 people attended a rally in Connemara this afternoon as a token of thanks to outgoing Irish language commissioner Seán Ó'Cuirreáin.
An Coimisinéar Teanga stepped down from his post today, and was presented with a letter of gratitude at the Department of the Gaeltacht offices.The former commissioner has voiced his dissatisfaction with the state's support for the commissioner's office and the rights of Irish speakers.A framed letter thanking him for his work as Coimisinéar Teanga was presented to Seán Ó'Cuirreáin at his office in Spiddal, on his last day in the job after 10 years.Mr Ó'Cuirreáin thanked the organisers of today's event for their support and he also gave his best wishes to the new commissioner, Ronán O'Domhnaill.The march then moved to the Department of the Gaeltacht headquarters in Furbo, where a letter was handed in for the attention of the Minister of State Dinny McGinley.The letter outlined a number of demands aimed at establishing the Irish language in a stronger position across the entire spectrum of the state's services.