Irish schools need not teach English to junior infants [IrishTimes]
- Published: 21 January 2010
IRISH LANGUAGE schools will no longer have to teach English to junior infants following the withdrawal yesterday of a controversial directive by the Department of Education.
Circular 44, introduced by Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin in July 2007, directed all Irish language primary schools to teach English for a minimum of 30 minutes every day despite opposition from Irish language groups and educationalists.
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