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Poll: Should children fluent in Irish get priority admission to Irish language schools?

Is this fair enough?

PROSPECTIVE RULES REGARDING admissions to schools have focused on the removal of the so-called baptism barrier, but another significant move is proposed.

Irish language schools are to be allowed give priority to children “with a reasonable age appropriate” level of oral fluency in the Irish language.

The rationale is that young children with such a level of fluency may lose it if they don’t go to an Irish school.

Parents must give evidence of their child’s fluency and this may take the form of a video. But do you agree with this?

Some may argue that children who are less fluent may catch up quickly with their Irish-speaking peers, given how susceptible young children are to learning.

Poll: Should children fluent in Irish get priority admission to Irish language schools?


Poll Results:

Yes (8420)
No (3709)
I don't know (596)

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