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According to the most recent league table, four out of the top ten schools in Ireland teach their pupils through the medium of Irish.

http://www.gaelport.com/index.php?page=clippings&id=1460&viewby=date

http://www.gaelport.com/index.php?page=clippings&id=1459&viewby=date

I'm glad Gaelscoilana are doing well. If I can manage to find an Irishman to marry and we raise our children in Eire then I definitely want them in a Gaelscoil and not because it may be on the top ten list. I'm very very glad that Gaelscoilana are not private schools because I've determined that I don't want my children going to private school.

Beir bua agus beannacht

Sin go maith. Bunaithe ar thorthaí scrúduithe, an ea?

If that's the case then getting their mark up for answering as Gaeilge is probably the only reason.
(Níl an nasc ag obair dom so sin an chúis le mo speculation)

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If that's the case then getting their mark up for answering as Gaeilge is probably the only reason

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Seafóid. Aitheantas atá sna marcanna breise, i. 10 % den mharc a bhain tú amach pé scéal é gop mbíonn breis dua ar lucht gaelscoile toisc go mbíonn orthu a lán abhár a aistríu iad féin. Samhlaigh, mar shampla, go bhfuil tú ag déanamh taighde ar an Dara Cogadh Domhanda sa Stair. Cé mhéid foinsí atá ann i nGaeilge?

Ciallaíonn an scéim úd, a bhaineann le scrúdaithe scríofa amháin, go fhaigheann duine a fuair marc 70% 77% as an freagra bheith i nGaeilge.

Ní mórán de dhifear é sin.

http://www.gaelport.com/index.php?page=clippings&id=1467&viewby=date

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Ba cheart agóid náisiúnta a eagrú chun aird a tharraingt ar dhrochstaid na ngaelscoileanna, de réir príomhoide scoil lán-Ghaeilge i mBaile Átha Cliath

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'Tá 17 bliain caite agam ag múineadh i ngaelscoileanna agus tá 16 bliain díobh sin caite agam i seomraí réamhdhéanta.
"Tá sé éasca don rialtas a rá linn go bhfuil na seomraí seo sásúil nuair atá oifigí breátha acu féin.'

Cuireann sé cantal as cuimse orm nuair a mhaítear go dtugann an Riailtas tús áite do ghaelscoileanna. A Mhalairt ar fad atá fíor, caithfear gach rud a sracadh as an Roinn Éadóchais.[sic]

ive always been curious about Gaelscoilanna- i mean, how are all the technical phrases translated? eg, ox bow lake, confluence etc. also, are there any secondary schools thought through irish? Go raibh míle maith agat!

The gaelscoilleanna seem really nice. But it's some ways it seems pointless if there's no meaningful way to use the language during and after university. If people can't become successful in life through the medium of Irish in all kinds of occupations, it seems like the schools are building up to nothing. There are other rewards and benefits from speaking Irish, obviously, but this seems like the biggest issue, and there seems to be such a lack of it in the business, government, and professional life in Ireland. No good if the kids spend 12 years living through the language academically but then can't pursue the career of their dreams through Irish ...

Not meaning to be too negative. I'm really glad parents are feeling encouraged to do this for their children, and that it's public.

Riona - ask him if he has a sister should he materialize.

If and when I have children, regardless of whether in IE or the US, I plan to speak only Irish to them from birth (I am assuming this will be some time after I'm fluent). I figure that way, they will be truly bilingual. I'm not worried about them learning english, they will do so from tv, school, friends, other family and possibly my future wife as well.

Yeah Antaine, English is pretty unavoidable. So I think that would be fabulous for you to do and there would be absolutely no downside to it.

I wish that all schools were Irish medium and then it would be no difficulty at all to see that the kids are taught through Irish.

Beir bua agus beannacht

Needam,

tá an tearmaíocht ar fad, fch, mar shampla

http://www.focal.ie

Tá feabhas ag teacht sna leabhra, a bhuí le COGG

http://www.cogg.ie

Tá meanscoileanna lán ghaeilge ann, fch

http://www.gaelscoileanna.ie

Tá ollscoilíocht tré ghaeilge ann chomh maith.

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this will be some time after I'm fluent

Faoi Lá Philib an Chleite? Idir an dá linn, lean ort ag spalpadh Béarla.

Scríobh Aindréas: If people can't become successful in life through the medium of Irish in all kinds of occupations, it seems like the schools are building up to nothing. There are other rewards and benefits from speaking Irish, obviously, but this seems like the biggest issue, and there seems to be such a lack of it in the business, government, and professional life in Ireland.

Take a look at the Turas Teanga DVD's and I think you'll get a good idea of how Irish is used throughout Ireland. Except for the acting scenes, all the people that the host interviews are real people, and there's many of them - of all ages and many occupations. I'm I firm believer that you don't need to know millions of people in order to enjoy a language, I few thousand will do. It's one of those "quality versus quantity" kinda of things.

Pilib an Chleite

Tearma go maith!

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Take a look at the Turas Teanga DVD's and I think you'll get a good idea of how Irish is used throughout Ireland.

Nó éist leis an Nuacht ar TG4. Feicfidh tú chuile shórt duine faoi agallamh acu, agus iad go léir ag caint i nGaeilge.

Re: luath vs. go luath argument

téarma go maith: goodly term vs. téarma maith: good term

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téarma go maith

Ní féidir é sin a rá i nGaeilge.

Mah a' fear, a Dhonnacha