The final phase of schools reopening comes into effect tomorrow with the last cohort of second level students back in the classroom.
The return to school is being broadly welcomed by both teachers and pupils, but there is nervousness and uncertainty aswell.
The Reddan family from Moyross in Limerick are preparing for their return to classes at Thomand Community College. Morgan, Simone and Katelynn are 16-year-old triplets who missed out on sitting their Junior Cert exams due to the pandemic.
Their brothers Blake and Antone, aged 13 and 14, are second and third year students. All five are being raised by their grandmother, Helena Reddan, who says that the lockdown has not been easy on any of them. "It's been chaotic, totally wild is the only