School brings together rival faiths in prayer service

THE growing diversity of Irish society is about to be embraced in the first prayer service of its kind in an Irish school.

Christian and Muslim students at Coláiste Chiarain, Croom, Co Limerick will worship together next Thursday. The service has been organised by the school’s head of religious education, Tony Kenny.

Coláiste Chiarain is a 450- pupil non-denominational secondary school managed by County Limerick VEC.