Gaelscoil-lite plan to treble number of Irish speakers [TimesOnline]
- Last Updated: Sunday, 29 November 2009 10:18
A proposal to give children in primary schools a taste of “gaelscoil-lite” education, as part of a 20-year strategy to spread the use of Irish, has been given a lukewarm reception by some opposition TDs.
Michael Ring, Fine Gael’s gaeltacht spokesman, said that parents who decide not to send their children to gaelscoileanna should not then see them being forced to learn through Irish. “Let’s not make the same mistake with Irish that we’ve made since the foundation of the state,” Ring said.
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