Good news for 24 Carlow and Kilkenny schools with expansion of DEIS scheme

24 local schools have been awarded Deis status today.

The Education Minister’s announcing a €32m investment that will bring 310 schools around the country into the ‘Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools’ scheme.

It allows students from disadvantaged backgrounds to get valuable extra resources.

Fianna Fáil TD Jennifer Murnane O’Connor says this is a big win for the schools and students involved with funding for hot meals just one of the extras they will now be getting.

Today’s expansion of the programme included 13 primary schools in Carlow and nine in Kilkenny.

St Mary’s Academy CBS in Carlow and the Community School in Castlecomer are the local secondary schools to be included.

The full list of local primary schools is:

ST PATRICKS N S	Rathvilly	Co. Carlow
S N FHOIRTCHEIRN/FHININ	Myshall	Bagenalstown
S N PHADRAIG NAOFA	The Course	Tullow
SCOIL NAIS IOSEF NAOFA	St. Joseph’s Road	Co. Carlow
ST BRIDGETS MONASTERY BOYS SENIOR SCHOOL	Muinebheag	Co. Carlow
S N MUIRE LOURDES	Mill Street	Tullow
ST COLUMBAS N S	Dublin Road	Tullow
BISHOP FOLEY MEMORIAL SCHOOL BOYS SNR SCH	Station Road	Co. Carlow
QUEEN OF UNIVERSE N S	Long Range	Muinebeagh
S N MUIRE GAN SMAL	Green Lane	Carlow
S N Naomh Fhiach	Killeshin Road	Graiguecullen
HOLY FAMILY B N S	Askea	Tullow Road
Holy Family Girls N S	Askea	Co. Carlow

SCOIL LACHTAIN	Freshford	Co. Kilkenny
ST PATRICKS NS	Boneyarrow	Clogh
S N NAOMH CHIARAIN	Rathdowney Road	Johnstown
SCOIL MHICHIL NAOFA	CROSSPATRICK	CO KILKENNY (VIA THURLES)
Scoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa	Urlingford	Co Kilkenny
Scoil Mhuire	Mooncoin	Co. Kilkenny
PRESENTATION CONVENT NATIONAL SCHOOL	Kilkenny Street	Castlecomer
S N CAISLEAN AN CUMAIR	Donaguile	Castlecomer
ST JOHNS INFANTS N S	Michael Street	Kilkenny