Union to confer in wake of parent’s assault on school principal

A senior INTO representative said yesterday it was “very regrettable that a public servant was assaulted during the course of his work”.

INTO executive member for the Mid-West Sean McMahon was commenting on a district court hearing last week where a parent was found guilty of the assault on the principal of Labasheeda National School, Co Clare. Principal Liam Woulfe was punched in the face after a parent came to see him about an eight-year-old boy. The parent has since withdrawn his two children from the school.

Yesterday, Mr McMahon said: “Liam Woulfe has been a very effective school principal. He has a wealth of experience and would be more than amenable to discussion.”