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Monday, 2 September 2019 07:00

Action group ”still no school” are holding a protest at Curraghmore National School in Mullingar.

Action group ”still no school” are holding a protest at Curraghmore National School in Mullingar this morning.

Twelve kids with special needs were supposed to begin school today but the facility is still under construction.

The affected five year olds will now have to travel to Kinnegad to attend primary school until the site is ready.

One of the organisers of the protest Cathy Savage says its the most vulnerable people in society who are being affected:

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