Fine Gael agus An Ghaeilge

Madam, - The issue of compulsory Irish appears to be articulated solely in terms of the wellbeing of the Irish language, with…

Madam, - The issue of compulsory Irish appears to be articulated solely in terms of the wellbeing of the Irish language, with scant regard to the wellbeing of children.

How much of a child's wellbeing should be sacrificed in the cause of the language? Should forcing young children to undertake an onerous task that we adults are not prepared to do ourselves be considered as cultural child abuse? - Yours, etc,

DAVID JOYCE, Seabury Parade, Malahide, Co Dublin.