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Response rates from 16.8k St. Thomas's voters.

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Yes, but focus more on the ability to speak and understand the language instead of analysing poems, stories, and phrases

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 @9DN5KJSanswered…1yr1Y

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

 @9ZDR8KQanswered…1mo1MO

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.

 @9ZD3L99answered…1mo1MO

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.

 @9ZCKR2Yanswered…1mo1MO

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.

 @9ZVK2S8answered…2wks2W

I think it should be compulsory until junior cert, but a choice for leaving cert. And yes it should be taught around the ability to speak and understand the language instead of through poem, stories and phrases

 @9ZTFTGGanswered…2wks2W

Yes, but focus more on understanding the language, and also add some modules on understanding the origin of our culture, myths and folklore

 @9ZHSYZ9answered…4wks4W

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.

 @9ZSSNDYanswered…2wks2W

Yes and should have the extra 25 points given to higher level maths to incentive the use of the language