Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A new report suggests that up to 22.5% of secondary school students could be exempt from studying Irish by 2030, raising major questions about how the language is taught in Irish schools.
Professor Pádraig Ó Duibhir (DCU), Rosie Bissett (CEO, Dyslexia Ireland) and Kevin Shortall (Principal, St. Aidan's Community College, Tallaght) discuss whether Ireland needs to rethink its approach to teaching Irish.
The panel debates:
🍀 Why Irish language exemptions are rising rapidly
📚 Whether students with dyslexia should be exempt from Irish
🗣️ The case for focusing more on spoken Irish
🎓 How Irish is taught in schools today
🌍 What Ireland can learn from multilingual countries
📈 The impact of new exemption rules introduced in 2019
🇮🇪 Whether Irish remains central to Irish identity and culture
🎤 The influence of Kneecap and renewed interest in the language
Do we need a complete overhaul of Irish language education, or should Irish remain a compulsory subject for all students?
Broadcast on 11/06/2026
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A new report suggests that up to 22.5% of secondary school students could be exempt from studying Irish by 2030, raising major questions about how the language is taught in Irish schools.
Professor Pádraig Ó Duibhir (DCU), Rosie Bissett (CEO, Dyslexia Ireland) and Kevin Shortall (Principal, St. Aidan's Community College, Tallaght) discuss whether Ireland needs to rethink its approach to teaching Irish.
The panel debates:
🍀 Why Irish language exemptions are rising rapidly
📚 Whether students with dyslexia should be exempt from Irish
🗣️ The case for focusing more on spoken Irish
🎓 How Irish is taught in schools today
🌍 What Ireland can learn from multilingual countries
📈 The impact of new exemption rules introduced in 2019
🇮🇪 Whether Irish remains central to Irish identity and culture
🎤 The influence of Kneecap and renewed interest in the language
Do we need a complete overhaul of Irish language education, or should Irish remain a compulsory subject for all students?
Broadcast on 11/06/2026
Subscribe to Ireland AM for more exclusive videos: bit.ly/4cZifj3
FOLLOW US:
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instagram.com/irelandamvmtv
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MORE ABOUT IRELAND AM:
Welcome to the official Ireland AM Channel! We are Ireland's biggest breakfast show live weekdays from 7am-10am & weekends from 9am-12pm on Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One. Join us as we explore various news topics of interests while guests open up for interviews that cover a multitude of subjects such as politics, food and human interest!
#IrelandAM #IrishLanguage #Education #IrishSchools #Dyslexia #Gaeilge #Ireland
