I REFER to Darren Mac an Phriora’s letter (Irish Examiner, September 2) in relation to Conradh na Gaeilge’s work in general and to our campaign to improve the teaching of Irish in education in particular.

THE president of Conradh na Gaeilge, Daithí MacCárthaigh, asks “are we to expect Fine Gael to blame compulsion and call for maths to be made an optional extra for the exam in future in light of the disappointing results in the Leaving Cert?” (Irish Examiner Letters, August 18).

I WAS bemused by recent claims of Conradh na Gaeilge in relation to Enda Kenny’s policies on the Irish language.

Irish language enthusiasts are lobbying for Irish to be recognised as an official language of the European Union.