As More Irish Turn Away From Catholicism, Parents Call For Non-Religious Schools

Almost all the schools in Ireland are owned and run by the Catholic Church, which leaves few options for the many Irish parents who rejected the church following the priest-child abuse scandals...
http://www.npr.org/2015/08/17/432619097/as-more-irish-turn-away-from-catholicism-parents-call-for-non-religious-schools