How much Irish do the Irish actually speak?

(Jan 5, 2008)
http://www.eurotopics.net/en/search/results/archiv_article/ARTICLE13211-How-much-Irish-do-the-Irish-actually-speak
"Irish became an official language of the EU on January 1st, but writer and travel documentary maker Manchán Magan was taken aback by reactions as he travelled the country speaking only its official native tongue."
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