
Gaeltacht: Just 23% Of Families Raising Their Children With Irish
30 July 2021 - 6 minsJust 23 percent of families located in the Gaeltacht are raising their children with Irish, according to an in-depth study of Gaeltacht language planning areas, and now only two areas remain where majority of children continue to speak Irish outside school. Julian de Spáinn General Secretary of Conradh na Gaeilge joined Mark Cagney on the show.
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