The Church’s grip on Ireland has descended into farce.

The influence of the Catholic Church has always been overwhelming in Ireland. Its grip may have loosened over the past few decades, but around 90 per cent of the country’s primary schools are Catholic, the Angelus bells still chime out at 6pm on state TV and radio, and more than 78 per cent of people identified as Catholic in the 2016 census.

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