Emer Nowlan to take over body which is patron of 90 primary and 17 second-level schools with 30,000 pupils
Educate Together in new partnership to run schools in Cabra and Crumlin
Greater role for parishes and parents in preparing children for the religious rites of passage
After-school religion classes are common in multi-denominational schools
Despite media messages, Catholic parishes are mainly benign presences in schools
Opening of Dalkey School Project in 1978 marked start of multi-denominational education
Catholic schools still account for over 90% of primary enrolments
Pupils to learn about the non-religious belief system humanism, atheism and agnosticism
Education body skews debate by claiming some schools ‘eligible’ for Deis status
Multidenominational education body claims deal benefits Community National Schools
Minister says issue not being put on ‘long finger’ and Dáil has appetite to deal with it
Admissions legislation will not address enrolment issues, Oireachtas committee hears
Minister for Education makes changes to allow early payment of capitation funding
Mayo councillor Frank Durcan appealed persmission for ‘elitist’ school in the town
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