Bishop: O’Keeffe making Ireland hostile for Protestants

A LEADING Protestant Bishop has accused the Education Minister of making Ireland a hostile place for the children of the Protestant minority.

Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Paul Colton also contradicted Batt O’Keeffe’s version of the dispute over funding for Protestant schools.

Mr O’Keeffe told the Dáil on Tuesday that he could not continue extra grants of €2.8m to fee-paying Protestant schools because it was unconstitutional.