Progressive school accused of city ‘brain drain’

A COUNTY Limerick secondary school, which almost closed seven years ago due to falling numbers, is now being accused of creaming off the county’s brightest and best.

Record numbers are enrolling at Coláiste Chiaráin in Croom and more than 40% of its students travel 12 miles from Limerick city.

Principals at city secondary schools are concerned at the brain drain to the county school and have written to the Department of Education and the County Vocational Education Committee, which runs Coláiste Chiaráin.