O'Keeffe faces storm over closed schools [Independent.ie]
- Published: 11 January 2010
EDUCATION Minister Batt O'Keeffe faces a furious backlash over his decision to impose a blanket three-day closure on the country's 4,000 schools from today, writes Katherine Donnelly.
As parts of the country experienced the first signs of a thaw yesterday, more than 1,000 primary schools said there was no need for them to shut.
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