Hot Meals Program Reinstated In Ennistymon Secondary School

A Clare Independent TD is calling for a North Clare Secondary School to be granted DEIS status. In September, the amalgamation of Scoil Mhuire, Meánscoil na mBráithre CBS, and Ennistymon Vocational School resulted in only one-third of the pupils being elegible for the free school meals scheme. The new amalgamation would not be considered a DEIS school although the vocational school had previosuly been granted DEIS status for six years. Speaking in the Dail this week, Kilrush Deputy Violet Anne Wynne said the school is not recieving nearly enough supports to meet their needs.