EDUCATION MINISTER GIVES GO AHEAD FOR TWO NEW CITY SCHOOLS

Date Published: 16-Dec-2008

The Education Minister, Batt O' Keefe has given the go-ahead for new primary and post-primary schools in Doughiska.The announcement, made this morning, will mean the schools will be built under a Public Private Partnership deal.The Doughiska schools will be built in a joined campus, one of the first in the country on a 7-acre site which was acquired from the City Council.Deputy Frank Fahey and Councillor Mary Leahy are welcoming the news, following a series of meetings in support of the schools over the past 12 months.