Ireland lacks Gaelic secondary schools, yet the country’s official language


23% of Irish people want to enroll their children in a Gaelic school.  One from Trinity College in Dublin.  (illustrative image)

Irish Gaelic became one of the official languages โ€‹โ€‹of the European Union in January. On the island, the Irish are 10% more each year to want to enroll their children in Irish schools. But of over 3,000 primary schools, less than 9% are in Gaelic. As a result, demand far exceeds supply at the moment. And more and more parents complain. The report in Dublin by Laura Taouchanov.

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