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Leitrim councillor calls for improvements in school meals - not chicken nuggets and chips

Aug 27, 2025 13:14
By Eoghan Murphy
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Leitrim councillor calls for improvements in school meals - not chicken nuggets and chips

All primary schools are now eligible for free hot school meals, but not secondary schools.

A Leitrim councillor is calling for reform of school meal standards - saying some children are receiving chicken nuggets and chips.

All primary schools are now eligible for free hot school meals, but not secondary schools.

Independent councillor James Gilmartin is concerned about the quality of some of them.

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He's calling for independent oversight to ensure better meals across the board:

He says take-away-style food is given in some schools:

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