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Chuir na Sasanaigh tús le córas oideachais do pháistí na tíre ag tús na 1830idí. Ba í an phríomhchúis leis ná aigne na ndaoine a chur faoi smacht agus an Ghaeilge a bhriseadh in Éirinn. Bhí ar na páistí ‘an phaidir’ seo a rá ag tús gach lá scoile, ‘I thank the goodness and the […]
The Minister for Education Joe McHugh has announced that all Leaving Certificate students studying languages will receive marks of 100% in lieu of oral assessments.
In Britain, the Royal College of Nursing has issued new guidelines advising nurses not to address women as “ladies” or old people as “pensioners” in order to “avoid causing unwitting offence.” Members are also advised to avoid using the term “alcoholic” and instead say “alcohol misusers”. Gender sensibilities loom large: “mankind” should be replaced with […]
Senator Catherine Noone, a candidate for Fine Gael has issued an apology for calling Taoiseach Leo Varadkar “autistic” during an election canvass. The Times last night reported that Ms Noone, a candidate Dublin Bay North, said of Mr Varadkar “He’s autistic like, he’s on the spectrum, there’s no doubt about it. He’s uncomfortable socially and he […]
Mandarin-speaking Mainlanders are drowning the city-state’s Cantonese culture
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