A multidenominational secondary school discriminated against a Catholic girl on religious grounds by favouring the admission of Church of Ireland students from a local primary school.

That is the finding of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) which has ordered the Dublin community school to admit the girl to second year next September.

WRC adjudication officer Brian Dalton has also ordered the school to cease giving Church of Ireland pupils from the nearby national school priority when it comes to enrolment in first year. In addition, it has been ordered to amend its admissions policy to ensure the prohibited conduct under the Equal Status Act ends.