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VIDEO: Atheist Ireland meet Taoiseach for first time in history of the State

Representatives from Atheist Ireland will tell the Taoiseach this evening that non-religious chil...
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12.27 10 Feb 2015


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VIDEO: Atheist Ireland meet Ta...

VIDEO: Atheist Ireland meet Taoiseach for first time in history of the State

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12.27 10 Feb 2015


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Representatives from Atheist Ireland will tell the Taoiseach this evening that non-religious children are being discriminated against at school.

The Catholic Church runs 90% of schools here, and so far the plan to divest schools from the Church has been unsuccessful.

Some 340,000 people did not identify with any religion in the last census, yet many families do not have the option of sending their children to anything other than a Catholic-run school.

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Human rights officer with Atheist Ireland, Jane Donnelly, says many families are forced to travel long distances to get the education they want for their children.


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