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06 Sept 2025

#Breaking News: ALL schools in Longford will be CLOSED tomorrow owing to Hurricane #Ophelia

Department of Education orders all schools, colleges and other education institutions

In response to the imminent Storm Ophelia, the Department of Education and Skills is now publicly informing all schools, colleges and other education institutions that they are to remain closed tomorrow, Monday October 16.

This decision has been made following discussions with members of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning and in light of the advice from Met Éireann on this unprecedented storm.

All schools and colleges will be closed tomorrow.

You may also be interested in reading: #Ophelia Alert: #Longford third level students should note that University of Limerick, GMIT and NUI Galway are CLOSED tomorrow

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