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Schools are due to close for mid-term break later this month, but could this be extended by an extra week? The government is said to be considering this possibility to try to curb the spread of COVID-19, but the Department of Education says no decision has been taken. Michael Gillespie, General Secretary of the Teachers Union of Ireland, health and medical journalist Danielle Barron and Tadgh Daly, CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland, joined us to discuss this. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/10/09173221/LW-Midterm.mp3"][/audio]