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Ireland lost 300 primary school classrooms in a year due to abortion - Bishop Kevin Doran

Feb 9, 2026 08:12
By Eoghan Murphy
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Ireland lost 300 primary school classrooms in a year due to abortion - Bishop Kevin Doran
Bishop Kevin Doran

He cited official figures showing 10,852 babies were aborted in Ireland in 2024.

The Bishop of Achonry and Elphin says Ireland has lost the equivalent of 300 primary school classrooms in a single year due to abortion.

Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Bishop Kevin Doran says the consequences are now being felt in school closures and declining school enrolments across the country.

He cited official figures showing 10,852 babies were aborted in Ireland in 2024.

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Pro-choice campaigner Bernie Linnane, from Co Leitrim, is dismissing his comments:

 

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