A campaign for secular education
Ireland has no non-denominational schools. Even the nine schools directly run by the state are religious
No non-denominational schools in Irish education system The Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan is the patron of nine state run religious schools. These nine schools are the old Model schools and they are not non-denominational despite being under the patronage of the Minister. The Report from the Forum ...
Irish public funded National schools, religion is integrated into the state curriculum In Irish publicly funded National schools, religion is integrated into the state curriculum. Rule 68 of the Rules for National Schools reads:- “Of all parts of a school curriculum, Religious Instruction is by far the most important, as ...
Religious Crests on school uniforms symbols of discrimination Atheist Ireland welcomes the comments of the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin regarding religious crests on school uniforms. In an article in the Sunday Independent Archbishop Michael Jackson (Anglican Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough) said there should be "scope for negotiation" around the ...
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