Sport helps keep children at school

THE importance of sport in helping children stay at school was stressed by Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe as he tried out his hand against some of the country’s top gaelic games players yesterday.

The National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) is driving home the message through its sponsorship of 2,000 footballs and 2,000 sliotars for the schools’ sports organisation Cumann na mBunscol.

The slogan Every Day Counts has been printed on each ball for the campaign which was launched in Cork by Mr O’Keeffe.