Most students feel Irish is pointless

I AM a fifth-year student with a great interest in the Irish language and I was delighted to see your feature, headlined ‘Language lesson’ (Irish Examiner, October 27).

Most students feel Irish is pointless
Thu, 10 Nov, 2005 - 00:00

However, I was surprised to read Brendán MacCraith’s comment that schoolchildren can choose from some 400 titles in Irish for their studies.

Mr MacCraith gives the impression of a delightful course. When receiving my booklist in the summer, there was one prescribed book.

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