The school bags and lunchboxes of 350,000 young pupils were full again today as they returned to school as part of the phased reopening of education following Covid-19 lockdown.
And at Rush National School in North County Dublin the principal and staff were welcoming a full return for all its 753 students, 42 teachers, and 10 special needs assistants.
“We’ve had junior to second class back for the last two weeks but it’s felt like a half empty school, so it’s fantastic to get the full classes back from third to sixth class, and it’s a great feeling for staff, children and parents,” said principal Morgan Doran.