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Should teaching children how to cook for themselves be mandatory in our schools?

No Irish child should leave school without having learned to cook for themselves.  That’s the vie...

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07.54 28 Sep 2021


Should teaching children how to cook for themselves be mandatory in our schools?


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07.54 28 Sep 2021


No Irish child should leave school without having learned to cook for themselves.  That’s the view of Darina Allen, Chef, Author, and founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School, who is submitting a petition to Minister Norma Foley demanding practical cooking classes for every child in the school curriculum and Darina spoke to us this morning.

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