Dáil Passes Law Requiring All Laws to Be Read Aloud in Irish, English, and Emoji
To improve accessibility, the Irish parliament has passed a groundbreaking law that requires all new legislation to be summarized in 50 emojis or less.
The FY Times Staff
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A Trilingual Mandate
In a historic compromise, the Oireachtas mandated that every bill be translated into Irish, English, and a 50-emoji summary. The first test: the Finance Bill became 🤑📉💸. Debate lasted three days; nobody understood the crying-laughing face in clause 47.
By The Numbers
Factual nugget: Irish is spoken daily by 1.8 % of citizens; 73 % of TDs need Google Translate. Emoji use in official docs rose 400 % since 2022.
The New Sheriff in Town
Satirical twist: The Ceann Comhairle hired a teen TikToker as Chief Emoji Officer at €120,000. The salary sparked outrage until translated as 🤑😡👍. Opposition walked out; their protest emoji was 🚪🏃💨. The Attorney General ruled emoji legally binding ‘in spirit.’ Courts now accept 😂 as mitigation.
Public Reaction
Public reaction: 12 % loved it, 88 % googled ‘how to disable emoji keyboard before jury duty.’