Parents demand direct school service to avoid children crossing busy road

Parents sending their children to Dungarvan are charged €40 weekly per child to avail of a privately run service, compared to just €75 annually to travel to Youghal

Parents and students marched in Ardmore, Waterford, for a second weekend in protest over the Government's 'nearest school' criteria. Picture: Christy Parker

Parents say their children's lives are being endangered as they are forced to cross a busy national road to circumvent the Government’s "nearest school" criteria for subsidised school transport.

Hundreds of parents and children marched in Ardmore, Waterford, to demand a direct school service to Dungarvan for the second weekend in succession.