Certain schools are better squeezed than others

Private institutions still receive substantial State funding, which seems unfair in light of cuts to DEIS schools, writes Michael McNamara

The loss of two teaching posts in Co Clare might not seem a calamity given the scale of the proposed cuts in other areas of the country.

However, the funding of schools that cater for disadvantage raises fundamental questions about how seriously we take equality of opportunity to all children born in this Republic, and how we spend our overall education budget.