E2,783,000 has been awarded to eight Monaghan schools by the Department of Education. Over 250 schools throughout the country benefited from the E87 million hand-out.

Minister for Education, Mary Hanafin says funding will deliver almost 300 additional classrooms and over 170 rooms for special education.The eight schools to benefit are All Saints NS in Doohamlet, Scoil Mhuire in Monaghan, Scoil Cholmcille in Blackstaff, Corcreagh NS, Lisdoonan N.S. IN Carrickmacross, Scoil Phadraig Naofa, Gransha N.S. in Clones and Billis N.S. in Glaslough.