Hopes high for new Dundalk school to open in September Reporter: '); '); Louth parents fighting for the right for their children to be educated through Irish have said they've received a significant boost after the disappointment of the November refusal by LMETB to assist with providing a premises. The proposed school patron, An Foras Pátrúnachta (AFP), sent out an update letter to parents that indicated a formal proposal from the Dept. of Education requiring Ministerial approval was likely to be imminent. A proposal initiated by the Department’s Forward Planning Section has not met any obstacles to date. It is thought that approval from the Minister will be swiftly forthcoming when presented.