New Knocknacarra school foundation stone laid

THE official blessing of the foundation stone of a new primary school in Knocknacarra was performed last week by the Bishop of Galway Dr Martin Drennan.Construction work on a new two-storey building for St John’s National School commenced in August and the foundation is now in place — it is expected to be completed in July of next year and will be fully operational by September 2009.Currently the school is operating from temporary accommodation at a former crèche on the Clybaun Road and at the Knocknacarra Church meeting room. The new school is located behind Tom Sheridan’s pub and will have a separate entrance linking onto the Western Distributor Road and will have 16 classrooms and will cater for more than 400 students in the suburb over the next decade.The school is adjacent to 11 acres of land that is zoned recreational and the Board of Management is hopeful that this could be bought by Galway City Council and used for a playground.St John’s is one of only ...