“The Taoiseach has given his strong backing to a programme of radical reform and change in Irish education. In a key address today, Enda Kenny said recent OECD results – which showed Ireland dropping down the international rankings on literacy and numeracy – ‘give us all reason to think carefully’. Mr Kenny said the Government is committed to reforms, even where difficult, that will ensure the State’s education system is fit for purpose …” (more)
[Seán Flynn, Irish Times, 26 May]