Free school meals 'extended' to all Deis schools

Thousands of primary school children are set to benefit from the government's free hot school meals programme. The scheme will be expanded to all remaining Deis schools this September, with plans to introduce hot meals to all primary schools next year.

It currently costs the state around 106.5 million euro a year. Paddy Lavelle, General Secretary of Education and Training Boards, says it's a "really important" initiative.