A cyclist passes a closed bar in Dublin, Ireland, last October. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
LUXEMBOURG (CN) When Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha walked into a pharmacy to pick up medicine for his dog, he was not expecting to start a five-year legal battle over pharmaceutical labeling, culminating in the first Irish language case before the European Union’s high court. He just wanted his 10-year-old dog Samhain to feel better.
On Wednesday, the European Court of Justice found that Ireland must require the labels for pet medication to be written in both English and Irish, the country’s two official EU languages. The five-judge panel handed down their ruling on St. Patrick’s Day, including a version in Irish.
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