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New Schools Announced
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today (27th June 2011) announced that 20 new primary schools and 20 new post-primary schools are to be established in the next six years.
The new primary schools already announced to be established are as follows:
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| County | Area | Patron | Date Required |
| Dublin Fingal | Blanchardstown West | Educate Together | 2011 |
| Dublin Fingal | Mulhuddart | Educate Together | 2011 |
| Dublin Fingal | Mulhuddart | An Foras Patrúnachta | 2012 |
| Meath | Ashbourne | An Foras Patrúnachta | 2011 |
| Meath | Ashbourne | Educate Together | 2012 |
The following new primary schools are to be established between 2012 and 2015.
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| County | Area |
| Cork | Midleton/Carrigtwohill |
| Cork | South Suburbs (Grange/ Douglas) |
| Cork | Mallow |
| Cork | Riverstown/Glanmire |
| Dublin City | Sandymount/Ringsend |
| Dublin Fingal | Swords |
| Dublin Fingal | Carpenterstown |
| Dublin South | Tallaght (City West) |
| Dublin South | Tallaght (City West) |
| Dublin South | Ballinteer (Stepaside) |
| Dublin South | Ballinteer |
| Dublin South | Firhouse/Oldbawn |
| Dublin South | Lucan |
| Galway | Galway City (West) |
| Kildare | Kildare |
The new second-level schools are to be established between 2012 and 2017.
The new second-level schools already announced to be established are as follows:
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| County | Area | Patron |
| Wexford | Gorey | Co Wexford VEC – opening September 2011 |
| Galway | Doughiska | Co Galway VEC – opening September 2013 |
| Dublin | Lucan/Clonburris | Co Dublin VEC in partnership with Educate Together |
| Meath | Navan | |
| Kildare | Naas | |
| Galway | Claregalway | |
| Dublin | Mulhuddart | |
| Dublin | West Blanchardstown | |
| Kildare | Maynooth | |
| Louth | Drogheda | |
| Meath | Ashbourne | |
| Cavan | Kingscourt | |
| North County Dublin/
South County Louth | | |
The seven areas identified as requiring new second-level schools are as follows:
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| County | Area |
| Dublin | Rush/Lusk |
| Dublin | South Dublin
(Ballinteer/ Stepaside) |
| Louth | Dundalk |
| Wicklow | Greystones |
| Kildare | Celbridge |
| Cork | Cork city south/Carrigaline |
| Cork | Cork Middleton/Carrigtwohill |
Source: Dept of Education Website
