Covid-19: Two Kerry schools send pupils home as Clare primary school does 'right thing' by closing

Meelick National School in Clare closed yesterday while rooms in the Kerry secondary school have been disinfected

Parents of pupils attending the school received a text message from the school which informed them of the temporary closure. Picture: File photo

Update: Two schools in Kerry have sent some of their students home after pupils tested positive for coronavirus.

A second-level school sent students from one class home after a pupil tested positive for Covid-19, while two classes from a primary school were also sent home after a positive test.