There are genuine fears over the potential closure of some rural schools in County Sligo due to what’s been described as constraints in rural planning guidelines.
It comes as Culleens National School closed earlier this year while it’s also emerged that Ballinleg National School has no new students enrolled for this coming year.
Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council, Cllr Michael Clarke says urgent action must be taken in the new County Development Plan in a bid to prevent rural decline.
Cllr Clarke is warning that unless the local authority take a handle on the situation, rural areas will suffer drastically:
