Dunshaughlin Mum Still Without School Place For Her Child, Despite Promises from Government - 17/04/2026

Over the past month on The Agenda we have been covering the massive problem parents in Dunshaughlin are having over a lack of school places for their children. The issue of school places in Dunshaughlin remains “unresolved” for a number of families, despite progress in securing additional capacity at one local school, a Meath TD has said.Sinn Féin TD, Darren O'Rourke, said the situation has entered a “critical new phase”, with around 25 children still awaiting places in “Irish-medium education”.Additional places have recently been committed at Dunshaughlin Community National School, but demand for places at Gaelscoil na Ríthe remains high, however, not all parents have received places despite promises from local Government.We were on The Agenda this morning by Aine McKenna, who has been keeping us up to date with all the latest developments on this - Aine still has no school place for her daughter, depsite multiple promises from Government that there would a place secured for her daughter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.