Nearly half of schools to remain shut in big freeze [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 07 January 2010
CHILDREN from around half the country’s 4,000 schools are getting an extended Christmas holiday because of the freezing weather, which may also cause childcare and transport headaches for working parents.
The majority of the schools that are unable to reopen this morning are in rural areas and most will stay closed until Monday, in many cases due to burst pipes or problems with heating systems.
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