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#686 Is It Time to Kick Religion Out of the Classroom?
On today’s episode of The Niall Boylan Podcast, Niall is joined by journalist Laura Perrins to tackle a debate that goes right to the heart of Irish education: is it time to remove religion from public schools altogether?
The discussion follows comments from Social Democrats TD Jen Cummins, who criticised what she described as a “fundamentally flawed” system, where some children are left sitting at the back of the classroom while others prepare for sacraments like Communion and Confirmation. Her remarks have reignited calls for a clearer separation between church and state in Irish education…
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