Trutz Haase

Disadvantaged programme expanded to include schools attended by 60,000 students

St Mary’s Park in Limerick city is most disadvantaged area, Pobal study indicates

Reasons for optimism but disappointment at lack of action on rural report

The Republic’s rural areas are more likely to experience deprivation extremes

Index measures 10 key indicators based on information contained in the 2011 census

Children from better-off backgrounds kept advantage over poorer children, study funds