Irish bishops, government officials discuss Church handover of primary schools

November 12, 2009

Irish bishops and government education officials are meeting today to discuss the handover of some of the Church’s primary schools to the state education system. “Over the past 18 months, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has repeatedly signalled his willingness to let go of schools in areas where the Catholic Church is over-represented,” according to The Irish Times. The Church operates 92% of the nation’s primary schools.

 

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Further information:

• Church control of schools discussed (Irish Times)
• Irish bishops to give some primary schools to government (CWN, 10/19/2009)
• Irish Church can no longer operate public school system, archbishop says (CWN, 6/17/2009)