RTE News Headlines<p>[09:49] 'Safety first' says Foley as number of schools close</p><p> Minister for Education Norma Foley has said that the vast majority of the country's 4,000 schools are open amid the cold snap, but that a "substantial" number will remain closed in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Limerick, Kerry, Tipperary and Cork.</p><p> <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0106/1489260-schools-weather/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/2025/0106/1489260-</span><span class="invisible">schools-weather/</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/NormaFoley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NormaFoley</span></a> #4,000 <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Carlow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carlow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Kilkenny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kilkenny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Limerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Limerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Kerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kerry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Tipperary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tipperary</span></a></p>