Fix Dunboyne Junior & Senior Primary Schools Now — End the Longest School Build Delay in the County

For years, our school community has been waiting for progress on an approved new school building. In the meantime, hundreds of children continue to learn in an ageing main building that no longer meets the needs of a modern primary school. Several classes are housed in portacabins due to overcrowding.

Recent severe weather has exposed just how serious this situation has become.

While school staff handle these situations with professionalism and calm, the reality is stark: young children are being educated in infrastructure that is visibly failing.

This is no longer an inconvenience. It is an urgent issue affecting the safety, wellbeing, and educational experience of hundreds of local children.

At the same time, Dunboyne is expanding rapidly. A major housing development is already underway, and an influx of young families is inevitable. It is deeply concerning that while residential construction accelerates, critical educational infrastructure remains stalled.

Parents have shown patience and good faith for many years. But children only experience primary school once. They should not spend those formative years in deteriorating facilities while the wider area grows around them.

We are calling on our local representatives and the Department of Education to:

Our children deserve safe, modern learning environments. Our growing community deserves infrastructure that matches its expansion.

We are asking for action, clarity, and momentum — not further delay.

Dunboyne Junior & Senior Primary Schools - Parent Association