School will be built despite objection

A DECISION by An Bórd Pleanála to grant planning permission for a new school on land zoned for sport is final, Cork city councillors will be told tonight.

And there are no legal grounds for a judicial review of the decision affecting a portion of the northside’s Tank Field, the city’s legal advice is expected to confirm.

Several councillors are planning to question city manager Joe Gavin on the issue tonight. They are furious with the Bórd’s decision and want to know how it could overturn a vote last year not to rezone a 2.3 acre portion of the 11 acre site for a new school.