Village school celebrates 100 years of vital role in community

A VIBRANT East Cork village is celebrating a remarkable achievement this weekend after its local school reached its centenary year.

For exactly 100 years Scoil Réalt na Mara in Ballycotton has been teaching around 100 children each year from the surrounding area.

Despite the threat of cutbacks in the education system, and suggestions some rural schools may be closed or merged, the vital East Cork facility is in high demand.