Donal Flynn

The New Experiment in Gaeltacht Education

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In 2016 the Department of Education and Skill’s outlined its latest scheme for Gaeltacht (designated Irish-language) districts: ‘Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017 – 2022’. It aims to reverse the adoption  of English as the primary language of these areas, a process which is pretty well complete. Irish speakers are now in a minority in twenty … Read more

‘Wooden Legs on Hens’ – The Ongoing Failure of the Restoration of the Irish Language

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Last January, the Minister for Education, Joe McHugh, invited views from the public on the current system of granting exemptions to pupils from the compulsory study of Irish, following debate around the current regime. The Irish language organisations want exemptions to be kept to a minimum; they have long complained that these are granted too … Read more