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A quarter of young people in Ireland admit not knowing key events of the Troubles

“It’s important that people of all ages have a good understanding of our national story and our history, warts and all,” that’s the call from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. It comes after a Sunday Times poll revealed 1 in 4 young people are uneducated on The Troubles. Darragh Gannon, Head of Irish Studies at University College Dublin and Fulbright Irish Scholar at Georgetown University

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06.42 3 Apr 2023


A quarter of young people in Ireland admit not knowing key events of the Troubles


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“It’s important that people of all ages have a good understanding of our national story and our history, warts and all,” that’s the call from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

It comes after a Sunday Times poll revealed 1 in 4 young people are uneducated on The Troubles.

Darragh Gannon, Head of Irish Studies at University College Dublin and Fulbright Irish Scholar at Georgetown University


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