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In Ireland (ROI), Irish being the first official language of the state, constitutionally the Irish language version of a law takes precedence (Article 25, 4.6º)
by mrspuratic 5y ago
In Ireland (ROI), Irish being the first official language of the state, constitutionally the Irish language version of a law takes precedence (Article 25, 4.6º) over an English language version (this applies to the constitution itself also).
Many laws are written in English in the first place though (the president can sign either form), sadly it's sometimes a decade or more before an official translation is made. A secondary problem is the insistence of a defendant to have his trial heard in the Irish language, or have Irish forms of the various laws/summons/transgressions. We usually call those people "cute hoors".