Education landscape 'highly segregated' on basis of religion, gender and ability to pay 

'unequal state investment disadvantages children in cities by providing them with lesser access to inclusive schools than in rural areas and towns,' the report said.

The educational landscape in Irish cities remains “highly segregated” on the basis of religion, gender, or ability to pay. 

That's according to a new study from Maynooth University. It has examined the provision of post-primary schools, and the decision-making process that determines their distribution.