Stark fight for Irish language school to stay
Aibreán 21, 2015
WINTER is coming for a Game of Thrones actor whose school in Donegal is threatened with closure.
Art Parkinson, who plays Rickon Stark in the fantasy series, said he would have to travel for almost two hours to the nearest Irish language school if his secondary school in Buncrana closed.
Colaiste Chineal Eoghain, the only Irish language secondary school on the Inishowen peninsula, is set to shut because of low student numbers. Some critics of the decision suggest that it is a result of internal disputes at the school.
“Last week the chief executive of the ETB [Education and Training Board] contacted us to say the school is not sustainable,” said 13-year-old Art. “It’s very annoying. I want to keep learning in Irish — a country without a language is a country without a soul.”
Tá an scéal iomlán le fáil ar shuíomh an Sunday Times: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/News/article1545920.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2015_04_18
