ROW BREWING OVER LAND FOR LOCAL GAELSCOIL

Date Published: 07-Mar-2008

An internal row is brewing at the Department of Education over land for a Galway city Gael scoil.The Primary school division has ear-marked a site adjacent to GMIT on the Dublin road for a permanent new school for Gael scoil Mhic Dara. The school, which is currently renting grounds belonging to the Brothers of Charity at Renmore, has been looking for a permanent site since 1984.Today, representatives from the school got the backing of Minister for Education Mary Hanafin for the site beside GMIT, during the Minister's visit to the city However it's believed the Third level division of the Department of Education are reluctant to hand the site over.