The Bishop of Killaloe insists the vast majority of parents favour retaining a Catholic ethos in our schools.
A survey carried out in Ennis by the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board found that there was 10% interest among parents in non-denominational education.
It follows a call from the Labour Party for religious control to be removed from our schooling system.
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Bishop Fintan Monahan says the church would in theory be open to divestment from schools but it leaves questions as to where pupils would go:
