Community college to cater for students from three counties

Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

The Minister for Education, Mary Hanafin has given the go-ahead for a new Community College in Abbeyfeale.

This will involve the amalgamation of the existing secondary schools in the town, Abbeyfeale Vocational School, St Joseph’s Post Primary and St Ita’s College. The town caters for a wide secondary school hinterland catering for students from West Limerick, North Kerry and North Cork.