Jack, 8, has to commute four hours every day for school in Cork

Despite its size, there is no special school for all of West Cork. This leaves children with no other option but to leave their community and travel to the city each day

Jack's long commute leaves him exhausted, says his mother, Sarah. Picture Dan Linehan

Eight-year-old Jack O’Donovan is the first on, and the last off, his bus to school every day.

Attending St Gabriel’s Special School, he spends almost four hours every day commuting to and from school in Bishopstown, Cork city, from his home near Clonakilty in West Cork.