The approach of the Catholic Church to its responsibilities and aspirations can be baffling, writes Michael Clifford.

The Government has pledged to survey parents of pre-school children in the coming weeks to see if the Catholic Church should relinquish control of some schools.

Parents are simply asking for equal access to local schools for their children, who are more concerned with ‘Paw Patrol’ than the ‘secularisation agenda’ writes David Graham

Plans to further restrict the use of religion as grounds to exclude pupils could be introduced sooner than previously expected, Education Minister Richard Bruton hinted.

What changes are planned and what is proposed? Noel Baker has the answers. 

Catholic primary schools will no longer be permitted to use religion as a basis for admission.

Latest: The Educate Together movement has tonight welcomed the announcement the government will bring in legislation to end the so-called ‘baptism barrier’ that allows Catholic primary schools turn away non-Catholic children for enrolment.

A bill by the Labour Party that seeks to make it harder for schools to use religion to select pupils might benefit nobody but the legal profession, a Catholic schools’ body claims.

Richard Bruton plans to divest patronage from Catholic primary schools. We’ve been here before and the Church still holds all the cards, writes Michael Clifford.

Minister’s endorsement of the community national school (CNS) system comes as it vies with Educate Together to open more schools.

Fewer than one in 20 Catholic schools in Dublin are turning away children who have not been baptised.

There’s no subject that Foil, Arms and Hog can’t tackle with aplomb.

It is unclear when parents will see changes to the rules that allow links between religion and school enrolment, despite Education Minister Richard Bruton’s plans to deal with the issue.

Campaign group EQUATE says the only way to make all primary school children equal is to remove the Baptism requirement for schools.

Four options have been unveiled by the Education Minister to tackle the so-called baptism barrier which allows publicly funded schools to refuse places to children based on religion.

A group representing Catholic primary schools is insisting there is no baptism requirement for their school places.

Education Minister Richard Bruton is due to announce plans this morning to legislate on the controversial school admissions system.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Education Minister Richard Bruton will announce plans today to resolve problems for parents who can not get their children into schools because they are of a different faith or non-religious.

Sinn Féin has called on the Government to support a Bill that would prevent State-funded schools excluding children from entry on religious grounds.