Pupils told to bring own toilet paper to school

Government cuts have forced a primary school to ask children to bring in their own toilet roll, soap, and hand towels.

The message to parents of pupils at Gaelscoil Chloch na gCoillte in Clonakilty, Co Cork, comes in response to cuts in Department of Education funding of recent years. Principal Carmel Nic Airt said that despite pupil numbers rising to 320, grants for running costs, maintenance, secretarial, and caretaking last year fell almost €25,500 to €101,587.

In an email ahead of classes resuming on Wednesday, parents of pupils from first to sixth classes were told their children needed to bring wash bags.