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Sat 01 Jan 2010Irish speakers a social and educational elite - report
IRISH IS the language of the elite in Ireland with speakers of the language enjoying higher incomes than the rest of the population, according to a controversial new report.
The report, compiled by researchers at the University of Ulster and the University of Limerick (UL), concludes Irish speakers are educated to a higher level and are less likely to be unemployed than people who have no Irish.
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