ranks in last place out of 36 developed countries for investment in education as a measure of our national wealth or gross domestic product , according to latest OECD data.
Ireland has fewer children from lower socio-economic groups performing at the lowest level in standardised tests -- 16 per cent compared to the OECD average of 29 per cent. The spread of Covid-19 continued to impede access to in-person education in many countries around the world in 2021. Ireland, however, was an exception. In Ireland, pre-schools were fully closed for an average of 72 days between January 2020 and May 2021, while primary schools closed for at least 96 days and secondary for 72 days.
Considering the Pandemic we are all still reeling from, unprecedented levels of hygiene awareness, To then discover Dublin North has a shanty school from a 3rd world country in absolutely disgusting condition. The schools surrounding, GCReachrann