Labour leader calls for divestment of religious orders from schools to be ramped up

Report into historical sexual abuse revealed 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse at 308 schools around the country, including Blackrock College. Picture Colin Keegan/Collins 

The divestment of religious orders from schools must be accelerated in the wake of 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse at 308 schools around the country, Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said.

Abuse was found to have been widespread in religious-run schools, with 2,395 allegations of sexual abuse against a total of 884 teachers, priests and others within 208 schools.