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"People who speak Irish need to be given jobs!"

Under new government plans, a fifth of all new recruits to the public service will have to be com...

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17.10 11 Dec 2019


"People who speak Irish need to be given jobs!"


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17.10 11 Dec 2019


Under new government plans, a fifth of all new recruits to the public service will have to be competent in Irish.

It’s after the Cabinet signed of on the Irish Languages Amendment Bill on Tuesday.

A good idea?

Councillor Peter Kavanagh, Green Party’s Irish language spokesperson and the co-founder of Pop Up Gaeltacht, joined Ivan and told him why he welcomes this warmly, but wants to see action soon.


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