John and Edward reward Jack and Jill fundraisers

THERE were shocked faces and screams of delight at St Colmcille’s National School, Knocklyon and Presentation Convent, Drogheda yesterday as X Factor double-act, Jedward, paid students a visit.

Pupils at both schools were among more than 2,000 schools which collected old mobile phones for the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation in exchange for interactive whiteboards.

The 1,300 students at St Colmcille’s School in Knocklyon collected a massive 2,293 mobile phones. And pupils of Presentation Primary School in Drogheda collected the most phones per capita with a total of 2,137 mobile phones collected by its 364 pupils.