Cavan remains the area with the most amount of students enrolled compared to Monaghan

Local TD Niamh Smyth has welcomed the investment.

New figures from the Department of Education, show that there were 190 primary school pupils in classes with 30 or more students in Cavan and 230 primary school pupils in classes with 30 or more students in Monaghan for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The TUI say more needs to be done in the upcoming budget to help the situation.

The go-ahead for extension works at Scoil Bhride in Tyholland was approved by Department of Education.

We need to move away from describing the Leaving Cert as a three-digit number.

The official announcement came from the Department of Education on Friday which will see the extension and the refurbishment of two special needs education rooms at the Co Monaghan School.

Over 1000 primary and secondary school positions are lying unfilled nationwide today.