The DUP repeatedly attacked the Irish language through derogatory remarks. Sammy Wilson described Irish as a “leprechaun language.” Gregory Campbell said Sinn Féin’s wish list, including an Irish language act, would be treated as “toilet paper.” The DUP’s stance was later challenged when restoring Stormont in 2020 required an Irish language commissioner. Sinn Féin insisted on the commissioner as part of the agreement. The demand humbled the DUP by forcing acceptance of an Irish language role tied to restoring Stormont.
"For years, the DUP wallowed in gratuitous attacks on the Irish language. Sammy Wilson called it a "leprechaun language". Gregory Campbell said Sinn Féin's entire wish list, which included an Irish language act, would be treated as "toilet paper"."
"But the party was humbled when, as the price of restoring Stormont in 2020, Sinn Féin insisted on an Irish language commissioner."
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