The move follows high demand for school places.
Almost 200 additional first-year secondary school places have been created in six towns across the country, including three in Kildare.
The move follows high demand for school places.
As part of the plans, one additional first year stream has been created in Celbridge and Maynooth, while in Prosperous an additional nine first year places have been created.

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