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The Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) guarantees your freedom in Ireland to practise your religion and your freedom of conscience. The state guarantees not to endow or favour any religion and not to discriminate on the grounds of religion.
State aid for schools cannot discriminate between schools of different religious denominations. Every child has the right to attend a denominational school receiving State funding without having to participate in religious instruction in the school.
Your right to religious liberty may be limited to protect public order and morality.
The right of citizens to religious liberty in Ireland is set down in Article 44 of the Constitution. You can view the full text of the (pdf)Irish Constitution here.
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