Search
22 Oct 2025
Search
22 Oct 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
'The loss of this teacher over a single student will be a devastating blow that will be felt by every child'
Local Sinn Féin TD Natasha Newsome Drennan has called on the Minister for Education to intervene and prevent the loss of a vital teaching post at Burnchurch National School, due to being just one student short of the departmental enrolment threshold.
The school provides renowned education for community with an excellent ASD unit. It will be forced to let a teacher go unless common sense prevails and the Department shows flexibility.
Deputy Newsome Drennan stated: “It is incredibly frustrating that a model school like Burnchurch is being penalised by a rigid administrative rule. The loss of this teacher over a single student will be a devastating blow that will be felt by every child in the school and will result in a dedicated teacher losing their job.”
TAP HERE FOR MORE KILKENNY SCHOOLS NEWS
“The Department’s black and white application of this rule fails to consider the real-world impact on a small community. Forcing the school to increase its class sizes and lose a valued staff member over such a minor technicality is counterproductive and deeply unfair.”
“I have written to the Minister for Education urging her to engage directly with the school board to find a solution. We need flexibility and common sense. Protecting the quality of education for the children at Burnchurch National School must be the top priority.”
“The Minister has the power to fix this. I am calling on her to use that power to keep this essential teaching post in place.”
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
