Education Minister

Education Minister signals he’s open to history being core Junior Cert subject EDUCATION minister Joe McHugh has signalled he’s open to history being made a core subject for Junior Cert students telling the Dáil that it’s “vital” young people learn from the past. Click Here for more.

Meeting with Minister McHugh

A message from the President of the HTAI, Deirdre Mac Mathúna   ‘ Protect our Past’.   We had a very positive meeting with the Minister for Education Joe Mc Hugh and Maureen O’Sullivan T.D. in government buildings on 16th January 2019. It was a great opportunity to impress on the Minister the serious consequences […]

Junior Cycle History Updates

Junior Cycle History Updates   Why History should remain compulsory for Junior Cycle RTE Brainstorm   History in Schools Irish Times, Dec 17th  2018   Restoring History as a core subject Irish Times, Dec 1st  2018   Review of History for Junior cycle due by March A review of the place of History in the […]