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Are holiday homes killing the Irish language?

Holiday homeowners are a threat to the survival of the Irish language - well that's according to Údarás na Gaeltachta. The organisation says that the purchase of holiday homes is eating into the limited housing supply in Irish-speaking areas – driving...

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07.45 28 Sep 2022


Are holiday homes killing the Irish language?


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07.45 28 Sep 2022


Holiday homeowners are a threat to the survival of the Irish language - well that's according to Údarás na Gaeltachta.

The organisation says that the purchase of holiday homes is eating into the limited housing supply in Irish-speaking areas – driving young people out and killing the language in the process.

Board Chairperson Anna Ní Ghallachair joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss.


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