It’s not every day you get to talk to a “rock star philosopher”! I was fortunate enough to be able to interview Michael Sandel about his latest book The Tyranny of Merit:
The same issue is explored further with Carl Cullinane, head of research and policy at the UK Sutton Trust, Dr Peter Stone at Trinity College Dublin and Shane Bergin at UCD, in the context of the Leaving Cert:

An earlier interview with Peter Stone on the same topic (without the paywall) can be found here:
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/unthinkable-should-college-places-be-awarded-by-lottery-1.2364922