Connemara teen highlights Irish language barriers in Leinster House

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Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Connemara teenager has been speaking at Leinster House this afternoon about barriers to Irish language learning.

16-year-old Eimear Nic Donnchadha from Carraroe is highlighting the barriers she's encountered in the education system as a native speaker.

She's one of seven young people to speak at Child Talks 2022 - an event hosted by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office, to mark World Children’s Day.

Eimear spoke to us from Leinster House ahead of her speech:

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