Parents and public representatives in Dublin 8 are calling on the Department of Education to provide new secondary schools for the area to address the dire under-provision of secondary school places locally. The stark shortfall of places in Dublin 8 means many local teenagers face 15 hours of commuting a week to get to and from school.

Parents in the area are calling on the Department of Education to provide a new secondary school to deal with the dire under-provision of secondary school places locally.

Louise Fitzpatrick from the Dublin 8 Secondary School parent’s group joined Andrea on the show to discuss the situation...