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# seachtain na Gaeilge 2020

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The Irish For: 'Hope & History Rhyme' - the background to a much-quoted line

Joe Biden quoted Seamus Heaney after his Super Tuesday win in the US this week. Darach Ó Séaghdha examines Heaney’s words.

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Mar 8th 2020, 8:30 AM

Opinion: Many would like compulsory Gaeilge taken off the Leaving Cert, but it's a slippery slope

Caoimhín De Barra says if we take compulsory Irish off the curriculum, we’re undermining our language and our identity.

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Mar 6th 2020, 7:00 PM