Ian Paisley talking on Irish Language radio station - Radio Fáilte (as Gaeilge)

Caoimhe Ní Chathail ag cur agallamh ar Ian Paisley

Ian Paisley talking on Irish Language radio station - Radio Fáilte (as Gaeilge)

ULSTER'S former First Minister Ian Paisley spoke to an Irish language radio station about his admiration of the work of Irish saints such as St Patrick in a radio interview.
The DUP North Antrim MP spoke to Belfast-based Irish language radio station Raidio Failte, after being approached by one of its reporters at the launch of an exhibition of a painting last week.

Dr Paisley said that the interview had been a friendly enough thing.

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[strengthnfaith]

Ireland For the Irish!!! NOT London NOT Rome

Tioch faidh Ar Lá

[IrishTHFCfan]

Disgraceful human being paisley is

[gespb32]

Thank God Rev Paisley has opened his eyes, hatred is an awful covering, it clouds all rationale & compromise.

[96cambridge]

@CORBYLOYALIST Can you give examples of Southern state stopping protestants bringing their children up in their religion? agree the 26c state gave the catholic church 2 large a role in the country, but that has and is changing. I agree the church has too much of a role in education, but this is also changeing. My cousin is married to a southern protestant and they bring their children up in the Church of Ireland faith and the children attend state funded church of Ireland schools.

[CORBYLOYALIST]

@malachy1847 the people the goverment and not lest the catholic church made it almost impossible to be protestant in eire.protestants who married outside the own community had no choices any children had to be brought up catholic otherwise the state got involved isolated examples indeed spun the myth that most protestants are the rich minority. nothing could be futher from the truth.the educated always got voted into office the uneducated followed them not saying its right but thats the truth

[TheFutureadvocate]

@CORBYLOYALIST But the people of the ROI didn't treat the Protestant community poorly.Granted,there are some isolated examples of discrimination but the difference is that it wasn't endemic like it was in N.I. Take a look at people like Basil Brooke who actively encouraged Protestant businessmen not to employ Catholics.Your community consistently voted people like this into office which is what made the problem endemic.The ROI isn't perfect but it isn't even as bad as Scotland let alone N.I.

[CORBYLOYALIST]

@malachy1847 talking about the boot on the neck of minority your lucky the british didnt treat you as bad as the people in eire treated protestants you would only be 10% of population in northern ireland thats how hard done by yous are .what difference to the poor man in dublin or anywere else in eire when the republic was founded nothing.and dont say at lest they were free no they werent in fact it got harder dont let the facts stand in the way of republican history

[taibshe]

Maith thú Caoimhe. Bhí Ian mór go measartha dheás san agallamh seo.

[bacabu30]

Ian Paisley is an old dog but he should realise that some would take offence at the term 'Romanism'. It's considered a derogatory. thefreedictionaryDOTcom/Romani­sm

[bacabu30]

He makes an interesting point about reading the works of St Patrick, etc...there is no getting away from the fact that doing so would open people's eyes to early Irish and Latin etc. It has helped Paisley realise that there is a huge heritage attached to Irish (and Scot's Gaelic) and that it is a very old European language, almost as old as Latin itself. St Patrick himself spoke Irish and lived in Co. Down for much of his life. This fact isn't lost on Ian Paisley! Maybe other 'Unionists' too?

[Faighbas]

@IrishTHFCfan A man that helped lead Northern Ireland to peace and power sharing with people he once regarded as enemies is a "disgraceful" human being??????

I'm a nationalist and want a United Ireland, but I could have a beer(whoops! he doesn't drink, I forgot!), I mean a cup of tea with this man!

Ian Paisley has moved on from the past! Why can't you?

[afrikanherbs]

neither Queen or Pope.

We serve only Ireland.

TáL