Parents 'in debt' to pay for school

Struggling parents claim they are cutting back on food and household bills to meet the costs of going back to school.

Struggling parents claim they are cutting back on food and household bills to meet the costs of going back to school.

Children’s charity Barnardos revealed mothers and fathers were frustrated at high prices, with some forking out €770 for a child’s first year of secondary school.

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