More study and less coffee: What's boarding school like in Ireland today?
"As schools across the country prepare to open their doors for another academic year, Arlene Harris chats to students who are packing bags to head to boarding school dorms, and their also speaks to their parents about their view on it"
As thousands of children are gearing themselves up for a return to school, a small percentage will have a lot more than just their daily lunch and sports kit to remember as they pack their bags for the new term at one of the 24 boarding schools around the country.
For many people, boarding school is the stuff of fiction (most notably from the pages of Enid Blyton’s books) but it is estimated that less than 4,000 teenagers in Ireland live at their place of education.
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