School board ‘kept in dark’ over costly deal

NEWLY released documents have shown the board of a Cork community college believed it was kept in the dark about a controversial contract which collapsed and exposed the school to a €162,000 debt.

The Board of Glanmire Community College said the computers deal with a software company, Mobile Voyager Solutions (MVS), was heavily stacked in favour of the private franchise.

As part of the arrangement a €215,985 lease was signed by Cork County VEC to secure laptops and IT equipment for Glanmire Community College.