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

Published: April 3, 2023, 6:42 a.m.

\u201cIt\u2019s important that people of all ages have a good understanding of our national story and our history, warts and all,\u201d that\u2019s the call from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. \n\nIt comes after a Sunday Times poll revealed 1 in 4 young people are uneducated on The Troubles. \n\nDarragh Gannon, Head of Irish Studies at University College Dublin and Fulbright Irish Scholar at Georgetown University