It will make Drumshanbo Vocational School one of the biggest school campuses in Leitrim.

€62 million in funding has been made available to cover small-scale ventilation improvements.

The funds will focus on building the digital infrastructure of local education providers.

The Longford design was chosen from hundreds of entries.

Last week, primary schools were directed to refuse entry to older pupils who presented without masks.

The funding is part of a national allocation of 50 million euro.

The new rules hope to tackle a major rise in Covid among children under 12.

The requirement in schools will start tomorrow.