Madam, - Niall Ginty (letters, 21st July) states that "too many of us are unwilling to bury the stinking corpse" of the Irish language.
The Irish language is not a "stinking corpse" but rather a beautiful and rich language.
Being an open, democratic nation, we allow people to make such offensive and controversial comments.
Irish is a gift that we parents can offer to our children even if, like me, we are not fluent Irish speakers.
To progress, all we need is to believe in ourselves and what we are doing will only benefit our children.
It is destructive to offer our children negative vibes for the Irish language as children are the future of the language.
I agree with Mr Ginty that the education system concerning Irish has failed us and those wrongs must be righted in the next 10 years, never mind 80 years. Speaking the language keeps it alive.- Yours, etc,
PETER DONAGHEY, Cathair Chorcaigh, Co Corcaigh