The pressure is proof of the increasing success of Irish-language schools across Belfast. That’s not what the Irish language is about. Consequently, they are immersed in the Irish language from the minute they come in, through play, though art, not just in class. Not every parent who sends their child to an Irish-language primary school wants to send them on to an Irish language secondary school. Unionist politicians have long resisted the Irish language, she says.

Source: The Irish Times November 13, 2025 10:32 UTC