Geography as a school subject is under pressure. There aren't enough qualified teachers and it loses out to other subjects in school. In many countries, important aspects are left out of the curricula ...

Traditional A-level subjects such as mathematics, the sciences, history and geography are disappearing from many secondary schools, official statistics have shown.

Minister for Education Joe McHugh has said he has no plans to seek a review of the decision to remove Geography from the list of core subjects for the Junior Certificate.