Church and schools: the public speak [IrishTimes]
- Published: 30 January 2010
In an ‘Irish Times’ survey this week, 61 per cent of people said the Catholic Church should cede control of primary schools – and 28 per cent said it should not. ROSITA BOLAND talks to people in Portlaoise and Dublin, to explore the attitudes behind the statistics
THE IRISH Times/Ipsos MRBI poll published this week found that 61 per cent of those polled believed the Catholic Church should give up its control of the primary school system. Respondents in the greater Leinster area were found to be most supportive of the church’s involvement with primary schools. Those polled in Dublin were the least supportive.
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