Young people will be 'historically illiterate' if subject remains optional

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Young people will be 'historically illiterate' if subject remains optional
Wed, 25 Sep, 2019 - 17:52

Young people will be 'historically illiterate' if history continues to be optional, according to a teachers' association.

It was dropped as a core subject for the junior cycle in secondary school last September.

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