Educate Together is correct about the ETBs’ conflict of interest in managing the school divestment process
Educate Together is right to express concern about the ETBs' conflict of interest in the divestment process announced recently by the Minister for Education Richard Bruton. The ETBs (Education & Training Boards), who are managing the process, will also be applying to be patron of these schools. Educate Together states that: ...
Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance, and Ahmadi Muslims welcome part and reject part of Schools Admissions Bill
Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland, welcome part and reject part of the Schools Admissions Bill passed by the Dail yesterday. Despite our different world views, we campaign together for a State-funded secular education system that respects equally everybody’s constitutional and human ...
Catholic Church again tries to blur distinction between religious education and religious instruction
In a recent article by Emma O’Kelly from RTE, Fr Paul Connell has said that the recent directive to ETB secondary schools, issued by the Department, has mistakenly equated religious education with religious instruction. Fr. Connell, who is the head of the organisation representing religious-run secondary schools, also said that while the directive did ...
Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance, and Ahmadi Muslims welcome plan to end religious discrimination in access to schools
Minister for Education Richard Bruton has announced plans to prohibit State-funded primary schools run by the Catholic Church from discriminating in access on the ground of religion, but which will allow State-funded schools run by minority religions to continue to discriminate on the ground of religion if they are oversubscribed. ...