New schools law âwill not change Catholic first policiesâ
Admissions legislation will not address enrolment issues, Oireachtas committee hears
There is no reason why we canât simply repeal the Eighth Amendment
There is a misconcenption that if it were removed something would have to replace it
How schoolsâ baptism barrier can be removed without breaching Constitution
âImagine the uproar if school admissions laws placed Christian families at a disadvantage for baptising their children?â
Prisoner smuggling drugs into jail found asleep on toilet
Eoin Daly (30) swallowed heroin and cocaine worth âŹ8,000 after attending sonâs communion
âBogusâ use of Constitution allows religious bias in schools
Arguments citing âconstitutional barriers to reformâ on religion in schools are âoverstatedâ
Efforts to divest schools âdisappointingâ, says forum chairman
Bishops not reading signs of the times or seeing whatâs in their own best interests
The religious and lay of the land: school ethos in flux
The departure of teaching religious from education has been dramatic. What is the impact on ethos at a time of social change?
Good relationship with Coalition critical as President pushes boundaries of office
Analysis: President Michael D Higginsâs good relations with Taoiseach have helped minimise political conflict
Three years for taxi driver who ran down passenger that bolted without paying
Driver given suspended sentence and four-year ban after âhot pursuitâ assault
Taxi driver ran down man who failed to pay fare
David Ryan expresses regret over incident in which he âsnappedâ and pursued passengers who left without paying
Change One Thing: School admissions overhaul must address religious discrimination
âTreatment of non-Catholics is an urgent human rights issue,â writes law lecturer Eoin Daly
The skyâs the limit for legal eagles on Twitter
Social media brings legal discussion to a much wider audience
Talk of âreligious freedomâ often obscures wish to defend institutional Catholicism
It is questionable whether denominational autonomy can be invoked by a voluntary hospital
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