The reopening of all schools and colleges is "a top priority" for Government, the Minister for Health has said. Speaking on the week that schools return, Minister Stephen Donnelly has said he fully expects all schools and colleges to reopen as planned.
Speaking at a Covid vaccination and testing centre at Croke Park, he said there has been "absolutely no suggestion that that wouldn't be the case".
Earlier this morning 140 twelve- and thirteen-year-olds began their second level education in Cork at one of the first schools to reopen after the summer break.
Coláiste Éamann Rís in Cork City held entrance exams for incoming first years this morning. This afternoon students will participate in games and other activities designed to allow them to