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Gaeltacht owner says Irish language education is 'not functioning'

The head of one of the country's best-known Gaeltacht summer colleges has said the standard of Irish in students is shameful and that the Government is putting its head in the sand about it. Mícheál Ó Foighil, CEO of Coláiste Lurgan, Cllr Hazel de...

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13.05 8 Dec 2022


Gaeltacht owner says Irish language education is 'not functioning'


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The head of one of the country's best-known Gaeltacht summer colleges has said the standard of Irish in students is shameful and that the Government is putting its head in the sand about it.

Mícheál Ó Foighil, CEO of Coláiste Lurgan, Cllr Hazel de Nortúin, Founder of Cafe Glic in Ballyfermot and other listeners joined Clare McKenna to discuss…


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