Fermoy school goes digital thanks to anoymous benefactor

Heavy school bags are set to become a thing of the past in a school with its eyes on the future.

An anonymous benefactor has helped Bishop Murphy Memorial School in Fermoy, north Cork, to become the first in Ireland to fully embrace the digital age.

While several schools have seen selected classes use iPads in the classroom, this 102-pupil six teacher school believes it is first primary school to provide everybody in the school — students and staff members alike — with their own personal tablet.