Cork, Limerick, and Youghal schools to take part in pilot scheme to transfer patronage

Schools in eight Irish towns and cities with no multidenominational primary schools are being invited to take part in the pilot if they wish to change patronage. File picture: PA

Cork, Limerick, and Youghal are among eight towns and cities with no multidenominational primary schools which are to form part of a pilot programme to identify schools which could transfer their patronage.

Most primary schools in Ireland are State-aided parish schools, with the local bishop as patron, although this is changing as demand grows for multidenominational education.