A report by a high-level task force has recommended that the Irish language requirement for college places should be removed for courses which are not taught through Irish.

The task force's report applies to colleges of the National University of Ireland and recommends that the Irish language requirement for entry "be dropped".

The report was carried out by the Task Group on Reform of University Selection and Entry.

It was obtained by Irish-language news site Tuairisc.ie via a Freedom of Information request and has recommended that Irish "should only be required... if Irish is the language of instruction for specific courses".

This would mean that there would be no entry requirement of Irish for University courses taught through English - the vast majority of courses in the University group.

In instances where Irish would be the language of instruction, a D3 in honours Irish would be the recommended entry grade.

The Irish language requirement for students entering colleges of the National University of Ireland should be dropped according to a report form a high-level task force.

According to Tuairisc.ie, this recommendation would "bring to an end a 100-year old tradition which saw a qualification in Irish as a basic requirement for all students entering the colleges of the NUI".

The task group has also recommended that foreign languages be removed as an entry requirement also.

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