Around 20 people attended the event in the council chamber at Cork City Hall, organised by Liú na Laoi, the local branch of the language advocacy organisation. But it is an illustration of the struggle facing Conradh na Gaeilge and other organisations in getting people informed about all the arguments relating to this issue. Concern was expressed at that Ard Fheis that the Irish language movement would be left on the sidelines in Irish unity discussions between political parties and other stakeholders north and south. “In the north in the six counties, the number of people acknowledging that they have some Irish is at 12%. While organisations like Ireland’s Future have been focusing on Irish unity for a few years now, this Conradh na Gaeilge roadshow is the first series of meetings that has been organised on the subject with a particular emphasis on Irish language and Gaeltacht matters.