# education equality

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2022

Opinion: To achieve equal education, we must remove religious instruction from school hours

Paddy Monahan of Education Equality says it’s time to separate religion and education, once and for all.

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Apr 9th 2022, 8:30 PM

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"It's not something that should be up for vote" - can the problem with religion in Irish schools be solved?

96% of Ireland’s national schools are still run by religious orders with the divestment of education proceeding at a snail’s pace.

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Aug 3rd 2016, 9:05 PM

Admission fees, waiting lists and explicit discrimination to be banned in schools, says Minister for Education

The new laws have been given a guarded welcome.

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Jul 6th 2016, 10:59 AM

'Baptising my son so he could go to school was the most hypocritical thing I have done'

Parents spoke out about education equality in Ireland at a protest today.

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Jul 3rd 2016, 4:46 PM