Schools will be 'lucky to open in January at all', says Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Education Minister Norma Foley held an online call with education spokespeople this evening criticised as a "box ticking exercise". 

Education Minister Norma Foley held an online call with education spokespeople this evening criticised as a "box ticking exercise". 

Mon, 04 Jan, 2021 - 19:15
Aoife Moore, Political Correspondent

Some opposition politicians don't believe schools will reopen at all in January.

Education Minister Norma Foley held an online call with education spokespeople this evening, described by one TD present as a "box-ticking exercise".

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