Following the language’s new full official + working status in the EU, The Irish Times reports that Irish-speakers are suddenly in demand, not only in Luxembourg and Brussels, but even in recruitment campaigns based in Greece. It’s a real example of how language status becomes labour-market reality almost instantly: jobs don’t just symbolically recognise multilingualism: they begin to require it.
Full article here:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/irish-speakers-in-demand-in-brussels-and-even-in-sunny-greece-1.4769658
There will be more to say about all this; but for now, it’s simply exciting to see multilingual identity + policy shifts translating straight into professional openings in Europe.
