Is French and Spanish taught in Irish Schools?

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just wondering

Primary or Secondary? Irish Primary Schools are teaching a European language (in addition to English and Irish), at about the same level as it is taught in Scottish secondary schools. This is often, but not always French. Secondary schools usually offer a variety of languages, one of which is usually French. German, Spanish and Italian are all popular as a second language offered. Irish and English are also both compulsory.

Just a thought - this is the Irish Republic, not Northern Ireland about which I have not a clue!!!
In Ireland, children start Primary School at 4 or 5, have 8 years there, and then a minimum of 4 years at Secondary (more commonly 6, to gain qualifications for Further Education).

Hope that helped!!

brilliant thank you - someone told me that the Irish dont speak a MFL as its not taught at school!!!

Yes. A few schools offer (usually French) for the last 2 years of primary.
But all secondary schools offer foreign languages for both junior and leaving cert. Its also compulsory to have a foreign language, to leaving cert level, for entry into most of the universities.

Yes, Yes, Yes!
I left school in Dublin many years ago and we had to study English, Irish and French until leaving school aged 17/18yrs. They also taught Spanish, German and Italian as optional subjects in my school.

This has resulted in my langauage skills being excellent when we travel abroad and my poor English dh's being non-existant