Statethecan'tspeakwithouteffingandblinding is using a classic rhetorical ploy - to move a discussion to what *you* want to talk about, rather than what it's originally about. May I suggest that he start his own lonely thread where he can raven on about the pointlessness of Irish?

Meanwhile, there are various internet resources - Gaeilge-B maillist, SBO (the Skye Gaedhlig college), Everson Gunn Teo, etc. But the best way to learn Irish is to move to the Gaeltacht and speak it.