Teachers in special schools say they are seen as “second rate” because they teach children with Special Educational Needs (SEN).

The cost to the taxpayer of sending a select number of senior local government officials to an exclusive management course at Harvard University tops €315,000 for the past seven years, figures show.

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THE Cork autumn federation meeting was hosted by Ballyclough, a guild in north Cork which was formed in 1964.