Under new rules children will have to opt in to take part in religion at school
The Department of Education will be bringing a new rule into Irish state schools. Under the new rule children will have to opt in if they want to take part in religious studies. This change will affect approximately 160,000 secondary school students. According to The Irish Times it will now be assumed that all children […]
8 years ago
Dr Peter Boylan says there’s no place for religious education in Irish schools
Highly respected consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Peter Boylan, who resigned from the executive board of the National Maternity Hospital in the row over ownership and governance, says it’s now time to end religious teaching in schools. Dr Boylan, the former Master of the National Maternity Hospital who has delivered over six thousand babies in his time, hit the […]
9 years ago
Bruton Set To Battle School Baptism Rules
Minister for education Richard Bruton will announce his plans to take on the country’s baptism rules that currently give priority admission to Catholic children. Mr. Bruton says he plans to make significant changes to the school admission process, which will be announced today at a conference organised by Equate, a children and family rights organisation campaigning for greater equality […]
10 years ago
Comment: I’m Worried About My Non-Catholic Child Attending A Catholic School
So, here we are. We’re at the point we were hoping not to be at with our children – our eldest starts school next week and our best available option for him was a Catholic School. Even though he isn’t Catholic. There are three schools in our immediate area that are convenient for us to […]
10 years ago