Dempsey slammed over threat to close school

INFURIATED parents and students last night accused Education Minister Noel Dempsey of double standards as he attempts to close their 150 year-old secondary school.

Four schools in Minister Dempsey's backyard are smaller than the school on the Kilkenny/Carlow border he is trying to close, according to parents from Goresbridge, who protested outside the Dáil yesterday.

Second year student, Lee-Anne Corcoran, aged 14, pleaded with Noel Dempsey not to close her school.