A father-of-one charged over a burglary at the home of Minister of Justice Alan Shatter earlier this month was further remanded in custody today pending directions from the DPP.

LAST February, Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe took it upon himself to abolish more than 120 special classes for children with mild general learning disabilities.

CHILDREN with learning difficulties will also lose out as a result of government cutbacks, teachers have warned.