Gaelscoile Demand Outpaces Supply

Over 65,000 Irish primary school children can’t get into a gaelscoil despite strong parental demand—13% of English-medium school parents want Irish-language education, with some estimates suggesting demand could be as high as 45%. With only 8% of students currently served by gaelscoileanna, the gap is widening, sparking urgent calls to expand infrastructure and rethink how demand is measured to meet the growing need for Irish-medium education. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f7566dda0332ba13