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Should compulsory Irish be scrapped in schools?

“There’s now a huge, fresh interest in the tongue, and so here’s a golden opportunity to capitalise on that trend by scrapping compulsory Irish” That is the view of Brenda Power, Columnist with The Sunday Times and Daily Mail who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast along with Julian De Spainn, General Secretary of Conradh Na Gaeillge.

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08.00 27 Feb 2023


Should compulsory Irish be scrapped in schools?


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08.00 27 Feb 2023


“There’s now a huge, fresh interest in the tongue, and so here’s a golden opportunity to capitalise on that trend by scrapping compulsory Irish”

That is the view of Brenda Power, Columnist with The Sunday Times and Daily Mail who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast along with Julian De Spainn, General Secretary of Conradh Na Gaeillge.


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