Áine Hyland

Áine Hyland is an Emeritus Professor of Education at University College Cork, renowned for her contributions to educational policy and reform in Ireland. She has been an advocate for addressing educational disadvantage, having chaired the Educational Disadvantage Committee, which produced significant recommendations over two decades ago that have largely been overlooked by successive governments. Hyland's recent correspondence in The Irish Times highlights the ongoing challenges in addressing these issues, as a recent OECD review echoed the committee's earlier recommendations, underscoring the persistent neglect of educational equity in policy-making.