Two Cork special schools to join pilot project to get therapists
A protest at St Killian's School, Mayfield, Cork in August. On Thursday night, junior minister Colm Burke confirmed it — and East Cork Community Special School, Carrigtwohill — will both get full-time therapists. Picture: Larry Cummins
Two Cork special schools are among 10 nationally to join a pilot project to have desperately-needed therapists introduced from January 1.
Munster’s largest special school, St Killian’s in Mayfield, along with the East Cork Community Special School in Carrigtwohill, are to join the second in-school therapies pilot project from January, Minister Colm Burke told the Irish Examiner on Thursday night.
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