Back to school: parents under pressure as bills loom despite ‘free’ education
‘There is genuine outrage from working parents that despite being in full-time employment they still struggle to make ends meet at back to school time’
School costs an ‘unacceptable burden on parents’
Costs for books and uniforms can run to €350 for a primary school child and €785 for a first-year student, Barnardos reports
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