College conditions cause concern

POST-GRADUATE students at an overcrowded teacher training college are paying up to €5,000 a year to be taught in prefabs.

St Patrick's College in Drumcondra has space for 800 students but currently caters for 2,200.

The numbers have spiralled in the last five years since degree holders were allowed take an 18-month teacher training course to meet the shortage of qualified teachers in primary schools.