The trustees of Cork’s northside primary schools have been urged to consult properly before making any new proposals to deal with enrolment issues in the area.

Plans to close the North Monastery primary school in Cork City have been withdrawn after angry opposition by parents, pupils, staff and the wider local community.

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Cork to demand removal of plans that would close the North Monastery primary school on the city’s northside.

The trustees of a Cork city school whose management and parents oppose plans to close it are being asked to explain their proposal to TDs and senators next month.

Parents at the second of two Cork city primary schools proposed for amalgamation have voted unanimously against the move.

The Department of Education has not been approached about reform plans for four northside Cork schools that include closing the North Monastery primary school.

THE progress that boys have made in reading and maths will be eroded overnight by budget cuts to a school serving one of Cork’s most disadvantaged communities, its principal has warned.

GAS board staff will be reading more than meters over the next six months as they devote their energy to help local children improve their literacy skills.