Army of volunteers mobilises to transform ‘neglected and forgotten’ special school

Moved by their plight, they mobilised an army of volunteers. And tears of joy flowed yesterday as the results of their incredible DIY SOS-style makeover of a special school were unveiled.

Parents of students attending St Gabriel’s Special School in Cork, where grim building conditions had been compared to those of an orphanage in Chernobyl, said the overhaul led by Merck staff will transform lives.