Archbishop accuses politicians over patronage The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin has said local politicians, including Labour party politicians, are opposing attempts by the church to reduce its patronage of primary … News • 30 Apr 14
Quinn seeks progress on school patronage transfers Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has said efforts need to be intensified to divest primary schools of Catholic Church patronage. News • 10 Feb 14
Applications sought for four new primary schools Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has invited patronage bodies invited to apply to run four new primary schools due to open in September of next … News • 22 Apr 13
Survey measures demand for school diversity Almost 2,000 parents have participated in a Department of Education survey to measure demand for new kinds of primary schools in five towns and areas … News • 14 Nov 12
Parents surveyed over primary school patronage Parents of young children in five towns and areas around the country have been asked to complete an online survey on the kind of Primary … Special Reports • 09 Nov 12
School divesting process to begin 'immediately' Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has said his Department is to immediately begin a process which could lead to the divestment of up to 50 … News • 20 Jun 12
27% would chose church-run schools - survey A Red C survey has indicated that 27% of parents of under-16s would opt to send their children to a church-owned primary school. News • 01 May 12
Catholic association welcomes religion rule report The Catholic School Partnership has broadly welcomed a report on the future of primary education, which calls for a review of a rule which obliges … News • 10 Apr 12
