PARENTS of pupils starting school this week should tell their children to talk to them about bullying or other bad experiences to prevent such problems becoming worse, the National Parents Council-Primary has advised.

A RUSSIAN girl who must take a 80km round trip to school every day because her local school is all-Irish is being forced to pay €1,200 a year for the school bus.

A KERRY father is extremely worried about the educational future of his Russian stepdaughter, who could be forced to attend a school where all subjects are taught through Irish.