DEIS Gaelscoileanna pupils perform better at English reading than peers in English-speaking schools

Students in Deis schools who learn through Irish are doing better than their peers who learn through English, the study found.

Students in disadvantaged schools that learn through the Irish language do better academically in English reading than their peers in other disadvantaged schools. 

New research suggests that primary school students in Irish-medium DEIS schools do better in English reading than their counterparts, while also learning Irish as a second language.