Church welcomes patronage report [IrishTimes]
- Published: 03 August 2010
The Catholic Bishops have welcomed a report published today that examines the possibility of the church divesting itself of patronage of some primary schools.
They said the Catholic Church in Ireland “does not see itself in the future as the sole or dominant provider of schools”.
Tánaiste and Minister for Education Mary Coughlan published the outcome of work undertaken by her Department, at the request of the church, to identify areas that may offer potential for the church to divest its patronage of certain primary schools.
Areas examined included Arklow, Co Wicklow; Athlone, Co Westmeath; Ballinasloe, Co Galway; Birr, Co Offaly; Killarney, Co Kerry; Tramore, Co Waterford; Dublin 4, 6 and 8; Portmarnock/Malahide, Co Dublin and Whitehall, Dublin.
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