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About 50 post-primary schools have been asked to explain why higher numbers of students have got exemptions from studying Irish. In 2023, 12% of second level students secured an exemption, up from 9% in 2018. Paul Crone, Director of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals, tells us more...