School reports reveal poor and unsafe conditions

THE inadequate and unsafe conditions of some schools that rely on fundraising for equipment was highlighted by Department of Education inspectors yesterday.

More than 50 reports of evaluations of schools and subject inspections appeared on the department website, with many referring to the shortage of space in schools.

The inspector who visited Coláiste Íde Naofa in Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, last October to evaluate science and chemistry at the school recommended that a number of safety issues be resolved as a priority.