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Are children lacking basic skills when starting school?

Are children starting school lacking basic skills? There are concerns that kids' exposure to phon...

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16.34 15 Jan 2026


Are children lacking basic skills when starting school?


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16.34 15 Jan 2026


Are children starting school lacking basic skills? There are concerns that kids' exposure to phones and the internet from an early age is having a negative impact in ways that were once taken for granted.

To discuss this,Ciara is joined by Principal of St Patrick’s National School in Greystones, Co Wicklow, Rachel Harper, and Principal of Bunscoil na Cathrach in Co Tipperary, and Vice President of the Irish National Teachers Organisation, Brendan Horan.


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