A heated debate on the viability and necessity of same-sex schools had Today with Claire Byrne listeners reacting in a major way on Tuesday morning.
The Government is being urged to end the process of same-sex education, with Labour set to bring a Private Member’s Bill which seeks to end gender discrimination in school admission.
Barbara Ennis, the principal of all-girls school Alexandra College in Clonskeagh, was joined by Aidan Regan, Associate Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD, to debate the issue with Claire.