The Department of Education has announced that 2 DEIS posts which were to have been axed from the Convent Of Mercy National School in Kilrush will now be saved.
The posts were among 235 teaching positions which were due to be axed from schools in disadvantaged areas, but are now being retained.
However, a legacy post at Killaloe Boys National School will not be retained, while Boston and Ballyvaughan National Schools are both set to lose a member of teaching staff.
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Maintenance budgets for all primary schools will now be cut in order to save the teaching posts and teaching unions have accused the Education Minister has been accused of “robbing Peter to pay Paul” .
