If I were the Minister for Education...
How many times have you said to yourself, “If I were the Minister for Education…?” Well I do! Rather than grumble to myself, I decided to podcast my thoughts on ways I’d change the primary education system in Ireland.

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Latest Episode:
Join me as I tackle a question that I feel we should be asking more often: Is the Catholic Certificate in Religious Education discriminatory? Following on from Peter Maguire’s excellent article on the subject, I dive into all sides of the debate, chatting about the contents of the certificate, the challenges it poses for non-Catholics,...
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Episode 083: Scrap the Catholic Religious Certificate
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If I Were the Minister for Education…
Episode 083: Scrap the Catholic Religious Certificate
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On my Medium.com Blog
- Notes from an Unremarkable Ancestor of an Unvetted Migrant in an Unprecedented Ireland
- Why are education stakeholders are playing a knock up instead of a match?
- Where are all the primary school teachers?
- Is it Discrimination to Ask for the Catholic Certificate in Religious Education?
- An analysis of two articles featuring the role of the Catholic Church in Irish Schools
Interviews
Interview 20: Dan Carroll, Clever.com

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7th November 2023
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10th October 2023
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27th June 2023
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30th May 2023
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2nd May 2023
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EdTech
Who Needs Technology Funding Anyway?

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13th June 2023
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21st July 2022
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Special Focus
Smartphone Bans and Schools Solving Societal Issues

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22nd August 2023
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1st August 2023
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16th May 2023
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21st February 2023
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23rd January 2023
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Special Series
Droichead
The Story of Droichead: Part 7

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14th September 2022
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7th September 2022
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31st August 2022
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24th August 2022
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17th August 2022
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50 Most Influential
The 50 most influential people in education — where are they now? (Part 2/5)

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26th September 2023
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Patronage and Pluralism
Why Reconfiguration is Never going to Work

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18th April 2023
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19th April 2022
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Thank You, Racists
Thank you, Racists – 1 Year On

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12th July 2022
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23rd July 2021
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23rd July 2021
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COVID19 – Unsanitised
Post Pandemic Boundaries

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12th May 2022
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26th February 2022
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3rd January 2022
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1st January 2022
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3rd December 2021
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