News - Primary schools

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.

Aug 27, 2025 13:14

Number of local primary schools added to hot meals programme from today

The Hot School Meals Programme was initially introduced as a pilot of 30 schools but has now extended to almost 3,000 schools across the country.

Apr 11, 2025 13:39

Supporting students to access STEAM subjects will encourage local tech jobs- Longford CEO

Students have been working with their teachers over the last number of weeks to prepare devices, software and awareness campaigns.

May 26, 2023 14:19

900 students have been expelled from school in the past six years

28 students have been expelled from primary schools since September 2020.

May 5, 2023 14:09

Longford lunch supplier welcomes expansion of hot school meals scheme

Every child in a Deis primary school is set to get a hot meal in September.

Mar 30, 2023 13:12

Free schoolbooks to be provided for primary schools

It's the first time the state has covered the costs of such materials

Mar 22, 2023 17:54

Local primary schools report overcrowded classrooms as new term begins

It comes as children return to school this week after their summer holidays.

Aug 29, 2022 13:41

Figures prove over half of local classrooms are overcrowded

More than half of primary school pupils in the Shannonside Northern Sound region are in overcrowded classrooms. Ireland has the most overcrowded primary classrooms in

Aug 17, 2020 14:17

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