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Opting out of religion in schools - do kids get accommodated?

As parents of primary school children around the country participate in the largest ever survey o...

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15.09 13 Nov 2025


Opting out of religion in schools - do kids get accommodated?


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15.09 13 Nov 2025


As parents of primary school children around the country participate in the largest ever survey of attitudes to school ethos, Seán’s guest has been sharing her personal experiences of her four children who have opted out of religious instruction.

Aoife Cassidy, Communications Officer at Education Equality, who has been writing about this in the Irish Examiner, joins to discuss…


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