More than 7,600 children in County Carlow will benefit from free schoolbooks from September

Children in County Carlow will benefit from free schoolbooks, workbooks and copy books from September under an initiative introduced by Minister Norma Foley TD. 

Over €730,000 of funding has been provided to Carlow to carry out this new initiative.  

Local Fianna Fáil TD Jennifer Murnane O'Connor said: “This is a landmark moment for Irish education, and one which will provide significant benefit for families around the country".

Over €50 million has been made available to support this scheme nationwide, including an administrative grant for schools rolling out the scheme. This will benefit more than 558,000 pupils enrolled in over 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools, will benefit from the scheme.