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Irish language seeing boost in popularity

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Irish language seeing boost in popularity

A new survey has found increased positivity for the Irish language.

 

A survey by Studyclix has shown seven in ten sixth-year students have outlined a love and appreciation for the language, despite 81 per cent saying the teaching method is outdated.

 

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Ronan Ó Dochartaigh is Course Manager at Oideas Gael, located in Glencolmcille, which provides graded language courses to adults from March until October.

 

He feels that a number of factors can be attributed to the increase in popularity among both students and adults.