Buala bos Samsung

Silicon Republic have the news of the world’s first mobile phone that will feature an Irish language option.

The ‘Tocco’ device, which will debut on these shores on 1 July next, will retail from €129 and will be available in O2, Vodafone, Meteor and Carphone Warehouse stores nationwide. Samsung country manager, Gary Twohig, said the new phone with Irish language features is a strong statement of intent for the Irish market. “We are now living in a modern, confident Ireland. To reflect this we decided to launch the Irish language on our leading-edge touchscreen device, Tocco.

Piccies on samsungtocco.com

No doubt the Oireachtas will be putting in a big order for these along with the judiciary, teachers and Gardai.

Sady, gobshite, amadán, feck or craic aren’t included in the 44,000 pre-installed Irish words on the device. Or maybe they are, who knows.