Anonymous donor gives iPad to every pupil in Cork school

A north Cork primary school claims it will be the first in the country to provide all pupils with an iPad following a substantial donation from an anonymous benefactor.

Bishop Murphy Memorial School in Fermoy has been handed an “opportunity of a lifetime”, according to principal James O’Donoghue. He believes it will be the first primary school in the country to provide a tablet to each individual pupil.

“It is fantastic for us, it really is an exciting development for the school and we are really looking forward to having it up and running,” Mr O’Donoghue said. The principal explained that the 103-pupil school was approached by an anonymous donor with links to the technology sector who chose Bishop Murphy’s because of its previous IT-driven initiatives.