Johnny Howard (4) lives just around the corner from the school which his older brothers Patrick (7) and Liam (10) go to. It is the result of an end to sibling-first admission policies across Catholic primary schools in the greater Dublin area. “Whoever came up with this policy doesn’t understand the practicalities of day to day life for working parents,” Brendan Howard said. So, when we heard about the end of the sibling-first policy, it just sounded mad. “He is number 31 on the waiting list [for the school], so I am very worried,” she said.

Source: The Irish Times November 28, 2020 01:07 UTC