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As the Department of Education rolls out a national survey of primary school and pre-school parents on the future of school provision, we visited a school which has switched from Catholic to multi-denominational ethos. Cornamaddy CNS in Athlone made the change two years ago, replacing Catholic instruction with a multi-denominational beliefs and values programme. The school's principal, Yvonne Naughton, told us that apart from that, 'not a lot' has changed. | RTÉ News