New rules banning schools from discriminating against children who are not baptised or prioritising those who are baptised should come into effect later this year.

Dermot and Dave ran a poll on the show this morning asking listeners how they felt about baptism barriers and they responded in their thousands. 

We discovered that 49% of respondents baptised their child to get them into a school. 

For decades, parents in Ireland have baptised their children to ensure they would be guaranteed a place in schools across the country.

Where Catholic schools were over-subscribed, baptism has allowed certain students to skip the queues and be fast-tracked onto their roll. 

Minister for Education Richard Bruton, along with the backing of his Government and FF has introduced this new rule as a necessary step forward.

To find out more, Dermot and Dave chatted to Group Political Correspondent for Communicorp Sean Defoe, who took a look at the finer details. 

You can listen to the chat in full by pressing play in the image above the headline at the top of the page.