Why are Protestants still discriminated against in the Republic of Ireland?

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aloha welly boots

repatriation bring them home and help boost the protestant majority in ulster, to one of the answerers HOW can catholic schools meet the needs of protestants?? and anyway why isn't there integrated schools?

Priscilla Duck

Educate together and the VECs provide non-denominational schooling at primary and secondary level. Fee-paying schools (both Catholic AND Protestant) are free to join the free education scheme which would shift responsibility for their funding and upkeep onto the Govt and enable them to remain open.

No one is being discriminated against - education cuts in the budget are hurting every school, teacher and pupil in the country - there are no targetted communities, all are suffering.

hi223

Nice stir-up, go back to wacking goats.

Like a Fox

I am protestant living in the Rep and have never had any problems.
I even went to a community school that had a catholic majority and still had no problems. Generally people don't care what sect you are. Not that it applies anymore as i am in no way religious. Seems to me you need to get out of the dark ages and stop presuming that people are going to judge you.

Aisling Kelledia

Without a doubt, no one should be discriminated against ANYWHERE, EVER. My only explanation for it,though, is that people may want their homeland unified and to regain the self-identity which it once had. From my distant vantage point, it seems that Protestant=English, over there, but that may only be the impression I'm getting. A very complicated subject, isn't it! (as I hope all understand, English is seen by myself, as different from Celtic, but certainly not less admirable, despite the insinuations of some.That is why we have both Irish and English historical re-enactors, because their cultures are different enough to be recognizable).Which brings us back to the question: "When will they ever come out of the Dark Ages?" - Soon, VERY soon, I hope and pray.

In There Like SwimWear

em serioulsy...
nobody really gives a sh*t.....
you cud be a jew.muslim.protestant,catholic, or any other religon........ jumping in front of me dressed up as a teletubby and honeslty
i coluld still care less..........

Flying mop dog

I'm a Protestant living in the Republic and I think they're kicking up sh*t over nothing. I have never in my life been discriminated against and this isn't discrimination. Children don't need to be sent to 'Protestant' schools. Children shouldn't be sent to them. Children need to be around children of all faiths etc. It promotes tolerance. If I had my way Protestant schools would be banned.

Tounarouze

I hate to say it but there are some very ignorant people in Ireland. I am English and a catholic (not that it matters what religion I am) and I have been called a protestant all my childhood and even now as an adult. Some people sincerely believe that all English are protestants and 'hippies'!!!!

Sarah

Why don't you stand for UKIP in the next election? I'm sure someone who is capable of spouting such odious bile would be welcome as their new chief. Out with Kilroy Silk, in with the goat.

My neighbours are protestant, they are great people, and it matters not to anyone I know. How is withdrawing a payment that ONLY protestant schools get discrimination. Paying it was reverse discrimination - assuming of course that you can believe the Belfast Telegraph.

All it means is that their kids get out of religious services, they are treated no differently in any other way and none of the other kids in their school have a problem with them.

Unlike parts of the North, we don't have protestant communities and Catholic communities. We have communities that have both Catholic and Protestant people in them.

Why When How

an inflammatory question and simplistically put.

bluebell

The cuts across the educational sector are savage, penal and unjust - affecting every child and every school, whether Protestant or not. I don't understand why there should be a special service support grant for Protestants and not for every other deserving school. That is unfair to other Irish children.
In Ireland, denominational faith is not a divisive issue. People accept others of every faith and none, and there is no discrimination. We don't have one-upmanship supposedly based on religion, and we didn't have any of the historical episodes that featured north of the border. No gangs in balaclavas beating up young people because they were of the wrong ethos, no children having to be escorted to school by police because of fear of attack, no firebombs at churches, nobody preaching sectarian hate from the pulpits, nobody denied work or housing or other rights because of their religion, even though very strangely, it was Christianity that all adhered to, both the aggressors and the victims. What we did have was many people coming south to take up good positions and live in peace and harmony with all their neighbours, they way they would have liked to do at home up North. That they have stayed and prospered is testament to the happier culture here, where they found no bigotry.

Ireland is not perfect. We have our problems, but not the ones you believe. I don't understand your reference to parasites, creatures who live off an unwilling host. We do not live off you or your country. We are independent.

You have preconceived ideas about us, not based on fact. That's a pity. You might have liked us if you got to know us. But you'd probably be happier up where you are, knowing no better.

PrEgNaNt WiTh #2! KaTiE 2 iN MaY

Am a proestant living in Dublin and i have never been discriminated all the years i have lived here!!

when the sun goes down

no they aren't really
noone gives a crap whether you're catholic or protestant nor do they even care or want to know.

kids of every faith and culture go to catholic schools, they're just called catholic because that was how they were set-up years back.

Langer

All religion every piece of it Catholics,Protestants, christians, muslims whatever.Are just mind controlling.There are more important things to worry about then religious brainwashed freaks!

david d

This is a non-issue.
Secondary schools in Ireland do not have a religious 'ethos', as students of many faiths, and none, attend any secondary school in their area that they choose. It's up to the individual school to cater for any students religious needs or education, and there is no exclusion based on religion or anythine else.....there never has been.

This question is part of the separatist nonsense and fear-mongering by division-seeking unionists.

The Nine Lives of Laura Gonzales

Nobody with any sense does. Honestly, the vast majority of people don't give a shite either way. It's a total non-issue.

Also, that article is complete bull. We'd all love to be able to send our kids to private school, but realistically we can't. Why should Protestant kids get special treatment?

I mean, the school I go to isn't in line with my beliefs, but do I go running to the government looking for grants so I can go to a secular school? The schools that have a Catholic ethos are that in name only. They accommodate for everyone.

btw, Aisling, Protestant does not equate to English and English does not equate to bad. =]

edit: Welly Boots, you obviously didn't read my answer properly. "The schools that have a Catholic ethos are that in NAME ONLY." They ARE integrated. If you ask me, education in this country should be completely secular but it's not that far off from secularism as it is. And how can "Catholic" schools accommodate for me, as a non religious person? If you're going to play the minority card, then why can't I?

Lord Charlemount

My my goat whacker aren't we a lovely wee bigot...

(BTW very classy picture - grow up!)

big red and funny

it's not like that in the north is it?

Orla C

They are? This is the first I'm hearing of it.

There are hundreds of Protestant families living in the Limerick area, which is supposed to be a very Nationalist enclave. But nobody even cares about the religion anymore, seriously. Of course the article you have linked to is related to politics, go figure ....

Even the stricter Catholic schools are becoming increasingly non-denominational in practice, given that there are now Muslim, Hindi, Jewish and many other religions attending them. So I suppose the fee-paying in strictly Protestant schools is to maintain the Protestant ethos, perhaps?

Purple Goat

The Rep of Ireland is run by sectarian gangsters who hate Protestants. We should all boycott the HELLHOLE.

benny

Go fish somewhere else, if you don't like it down here don't come here, you still just continue to be a royal subject to a foreign Monarchy how doesn't care about you, we're happy been citizens of our own country.

Red R

There not, i go to school with prods, and i go to a catholic school, they go there too. There is 0% difference between them and me.

However, loyalists who oppose irish freedom are of course hated by the native peoples, thats like wandering why the jews hated hitler hahaha

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