New Meath bishop urges support for Catholic schools

The newly-announced Catholic Bishop of Meath has urged greater support for Catholic schools.

As diocesan education secretary in Cork and Ross and a former head of the body representing Catholic primary schools, Canon Tom Deenihan is very aware of pressures on links between faith and schools.

The school admissions bill passed by the Dáil this month would mean oversubscribed schools could no longer use religion as a criterion to select pupils, with exemptions for minority faith schools.