About this time last year I had a discussion with two non-Irish friends, both of whom were taking Irish classes. I was confused. ’Nobody speaks it’, I said. They were irritated.
This article touches upon tough questions for many Irish: Would you scrap or save Irish if you had to make a decision between these two policies? Which political party do you agree with below and why?
A resolution passed at last weekend’s Young Fine Gael national conference in Tullamore calling for the removal of Irish as a compulsory subject in the Leaving Certificate has been criticised by Fianna Fáil.
The motion, proposed by Young Fine Gael’s Wexford branch, called on Fine Gael “to live up to its election promise and remove Irish as a compulsory subject in the Leaving Certificate.”
Fianna Fáil spokesman on Justice, Equality and Defence Dara Calleary said Fine Gael’s policy “to downgrade Irish” within the education system was “not helpful” and would threaten the work carried out by the Irish language movement.
He said: “The continuation of this policy by Fine Gael to downgrade Irish within the education system has no merit and threatens to undo the significant work that has been carried out, particularly through the Gaelscoil movement, to increase Irish usage in our communities.”
Source: Irish Times
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