When the then Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn launched an independent forum on patronage and pluralism in primary schools in 2011, I don’t believe that he or any of those present imagined that 14 years later there would have been little or no change in the status quo. Although there has been widespread agreement between…

It has been said that the leaders of tomorrow are in today’s classrooms. Assuming this also applies to future leaders in Catholic education then we have a major challenge on our hands. There are growing concerns about the extent to which the culture and ethos of Catholic schools can continue to support and nurture faith…