Irish is given recognition by the Irish Constitution as the national and first official language of the Republic of Ireland (English is the other official language). Although the Irish requirement was also dropped for wider public service jobs, Irish remains a required subject of study in all schools within the Republic which receive public money. Those wishing to teach in primary schools in the State must also pass a compulsory examination called Scrúdú Cáilíochta sa Ghaeilge (Examination for Quality in Irish). The need for a pass in Leaving Certificate Irish…
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Response rates from 602 Tralee voters.
65% Yes |
35% No |
54% Yes |
35% No |
11% Yes, but focus more on the ability to speak and understand the language instead of analysing poems, stories, and phrases |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 602 Tralee voters.
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Unique answers from Tralee voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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It should be the only language thought in schools as it is OUR language and other languages mostly English should be discouraged being spoken in schools, churches, and Government buildings
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Students study Irish for 8 years in primary and are better able to pick up a MFL in post primary e.g French. Serious review of archaic system, modernisation required to teach more like MFL.
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Yes, but focus on the language including its history the importance of it and when it comes to an exam have more % going towards the speaking exam. This will encourage a more positive attitude to the language and increase its popularity. The hatred and decline in the langage stems from the course being too long and stressful.
@9ZCKR2Y2wks2W
All Primary schools in Ireland should be taught through Irish. Secondary schools need to refocus their Irish teaching to the ability to understand and speak Irish, with Irish culture teachings too.
@9ZNFQ5F2 days2D
In my opinion if you are ethnically Irish it should be mandatory to learn Irish to the preserve the culture however they do need to change how it’s taught because they need to learn how to understand and speak in the language instead of being forced to revise poems and stories
@9ZHSYZ91wk1W
Yes, but focus on the language as a living thing, instead of simply demonstrating how many words you know, or how many ways you can say the same sentence.
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Yes, but they should teach it correctly instead of the current system where they omit VERY important details about pronunciation and spelling correlations.
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No it prevents international teachers teaching in our schools, there are also many groups of students who it's significantly harder for like students with disabilities and from immigrant families. It should be an option but not a necessity in secondary, and not be taught in primary.
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