There has been a big increase in demand for places, but there are only two Irish-medium post-primary schools in NI.
In 2001 there were 1,602 pupils in Irish-medium education, compared to 7,811 in 2025 but there are only two Irish-medium post-primary schools in NI.
The number of Irish people living in Britain has fallen by 20% over the last decade, according to newly-released statistics. There were 324,670 Irish-born people living in England and Wales in 2021, a ...