Everything I wish I’d known about the school enrolment process
My son is four, five in September and that means one thing: where the eff are we sending him to school?! We luckily have quite a few things in our favour; we live in a thriving town in north county Dublin that is closely surrounded by other busy villages, all of which have more than […]
11 years ago
Irish Dad’s petition for equal access to education goes viral
More than three thousand people have signed an Irish dad’s petition to remove religious discrimination from the school enrollment process. Paddy Monahan, from Raheny in Dublin, plans to put the petition before the Oireachtas Petitions Committee when it reconvenes in early September. “Section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act 2000 allows schools operated by religious institutions […]
12 years ago