Barry Roche, The Irish Times, History needs to play a greater role in society, says Martin, 28 September 2018. 
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Ronan McGreevy, The Irish Times, Micheál Martin slates removal of history from core curriculum, 18 August 2018.

Gillian O'Brien, RTÉ Brainstorm, ​Why history should remain compulsory for Junior Cycle, 30 July 2018.
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Anne Marie Flynn,The Mayo News, Lest we forget, 17 July 2018.

Liam Whelan, University Times, The Removal of Compulsory History in Secondary School is a Tragedy for Irish Education, June 25 2018.

John Connell, The Journal.ie, The past isn't the past, it's not even over: We can't discard Junior Cert History, 5 May 2018.

Darragh Bermingham, The Evening Echo, Teachers appeal for history to remain a core subject in Junior Cycle, 8 May 2018.

Diarmaid Ferriter, The Irish Times, Higgins is right that history should be compulsory for Junior Cert, 5 May 2018.

Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, ​Speech at the launch of the Cambridge History of Ireland, 30 April 2018.

Click here to view the new specification for junior cycle history

Irish Examiner, May 10th 2017- Junior cycle history format ‘will turn students off’

Read here: ​Cork HTA report on the junior cycle history draft specification

Read here: junior cycle history draft specification

Column: We need to produce a generation of independent thinkers – history is the key