Irish universities offer a range of options for those wishing to take postgraduate courses through Irish. New employment opportunities have emerged in recent years for graduates with skills in the language, especially since the introduction of the Official Languages Act 2003 and the recognition of Irish as an official working language in the European Union. Students seeking to study through Irish are attracted by the prospect of well-paid jobs interpreting and translating texts and legislation into Irish in the EU’s institutions, mainly in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg. In an interview in February with TG4 for Election 2016, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he favoured a higher level of...
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