Schools forced to learn harsh reality of broken promises on education

Deplorable school buildings could cost the Government at elections, write Eoin English, Sean O’Riordan and Pat Brosnan.

IT'S like a picture from the archives. Children huddled around a fire in a rundown classroom.

However, the photograph above, which was taken yesterday is the harsh reality as hundreds of schools throughout the country struggle to operate in appalling and neglectful conditions.