Following the closure of Coláiste Lú, the Dept. of Education considered a proposal from An Foras Pátrúnachta to provide immersive Irish medium education in Co. Louth and wider North East. While this proposal is still in the final stages of approval, the Dept. have advised it is conditional on suitable buildings being available. The Dept. will not purchase any premises. Parents, therefore, will have to secure a suitable building for the school.