Parents in north county Dublin have been warned that a vote to remove the Catholic ethos of a local primary school could lead to a “Brexit-type disaster” for future generations of children. The Department of Education has requested that one Catholic school of eight in the Malahide - Portmarnock - Kinsealy area of the county divest its Catholic patronage. The move is part of a wider plan to increase access to multi-denominational schools on the basis that 90 per cent of schools are under Catholic patronage. Other Catholic schools in the areas have also issued similar warning that a change in patron could mean an end to the celebration of religious days and sacraments. The Government has pledged to deliver at least 400 multi-denominational schools with the next decade, through a combination of new schools and divesting existing schools.

Source: The Irish Times April 02, 2019 11:15 UTC