2024-2025年, 超过60,000名爱尔兰中学生获得免学爱尔兰语的豁免, Over 60,000 Irish secondary students got exemptions from studying Irish in 2024–2025, sparking debate over the language’s future.

爱尔兰有创纪录的60 946名中学生在2024-2025学年豁免学习爱尔兰语,占小学后学生的14.3%,比前一年的55 660人有所增加。 A record 60,946 secondary school students in Ireland received exemptions from studying Irish in the 2024–2025 school year, representing 14.3% of post-primary students, up from 55,660 the previous year. 尽管通过音乐、暑期学院和在线内容在年轻人中恢复了文化语言,但对越来越多的豁免却越来越令人担心,教育领袖批评当前的制度。 Despite a cultural revival of the language among youth through music, summer colleges, and online content, concerns grow over the increasing number of exemptions, with education leaders criticizing the current system. 全国校长和副校长协会敦促终止校长以父母压力、滥用医疗笔记和情绪紧张为由给予豁免的权力。 The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals urges ending principals’ authority to grant waivers, citing parental pressure, misuse of medical notes, and emotional strain. 教育部仍然对爱尔兰人实行义务教育,原因是有特殊需求的学生和国际移民人数增多。 The Department of Education maintains Irish remains compulsory, attributing the rise to more students with special needs and international arrivals. 2025年9月24日播出的AG4纪录片**As Láthair*探讨了政策与实践之间的紧张关系。 A TG4 documentary, *As Láthair*, airing September 24, 2025, explores the tension between policy and practice.