Irish in Ireland is adminstratively mandated, but as a language it is on life support. There's a particularly pernicious habit here (Ireland) of bleating about

Irish in Ireland is adminstratively mandated, but as a language it is on life support. There's a particularly pernicious habit here (Ireland) of bleating about the requirement for bilingual versions (Irish always first) of official texts. It serves only to bolster the self-importance of gaeilgoirs (Irish speakers) who have voluntarily made the language part of their identity. Of course, it is impossible to refute the arguments they put forward for the cultural value of the language... so it goes on.