It's claimed rural schools in the Shannonside region are struggling to survive because people can't get planning permission for one-off housing.
Drumboylan National School in north Roscommon has only 11 pupils - and that's set to drop down to 8 in September.
The school has been open for the past 75 years and has three teachers.
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Tommy Ferguson, from the board of management, says housing is a factor in their declining pupil numbers:
He says he's concerned the school could lose one of its three teachers if numbers continue to drop:
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