Revamp of decades-old teaching will reflect current discourse

WHILE the main drive behind a review of sex education in Irish schools is that so much of it is decades old, the discussions it should help begin will undoubtedly return to more recent public and political debate, writes Education Correspondent, Niall Murray.

Some of the topics Education Minister Richard Bruton wants emphasised, like consent and positive sexual relationships, were at the heart of the reaction to the recent Belfast rape trial.