Jennifer Horgan: Whole island of Ireland united in removing religion from schools

INTO’s motion on religion highlights a connection between two very different systems of education in the North and the Republic, writes Jennifer Horgan

There is a shared desire both north and south of the border to change the role of education. Picture: Larry Cummins

For all their differences, a desire to change the dominant role of religion in schools is uniting education systems north and south of the border.

In the North, this desire is manifesting in a strengthening call for integrated education, which seeks to educate Catholic and Protestant children together.