Catholic schools in Ireland

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The Catholic Church plays a big role in public education in Ireland. But some Irish parents are uncomfortable with that, and there’s a debate in Ireland about the role of religion in the schools. The World’s religion correspondent Matthew Bell reports from Dublin.

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