Ireland’s Inclusive Education Crisis | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 1m

Ireland’s education system is veering off course, with experts warning that up to six percent of students could soon be sent to separate special schools — a sharp rise from under two percent just a decade ago. Despite official commitments to inclusive education and co-located schools since 2011, new special schools are being built in isolation, forcing kids to travel long distances and cutting off peer interaction. This trend undermines mainstream schools’ incentive to adapt, turning inclusion into exclusion — and pushing the system away from its goal of supporting every student within a…