Compulsory Irish only encourages rejection

COUNCILLOR John Brady is completely disingenuous in his assertion that Enda Kenny is seeking to abolish Irish from the school curriculum (Irish Examiner letters, June 27).

If Cllr Brady had checked the facts, he would realise that the FG proposal is to end the compulsion to take Irish for the Leaving Cert — a far cry from abolition.

He might also note that Irish is the only subject students are compelled to take for Leaving Cert Maths and English are not compulsory subjects as he erroneously suggests.