IT is with more than a little bemusement that I have been following recent media repots of the stand-off between Bishop Buckley, sole trustee of St Finbarr’s College, Farranferris, Cork, and the staff and parents of the students, regarding the proposed closure or amalgamation of the college.

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to amalgamate two of Cork City’s best-known schools must go ahead, despite opposition from teachers and parents, the Bishop of Cork and Ross has told the Irish Examiner.