Cork centre for school drop-outs launches petition to avoid closure

Staff at a centre for school dropouts which faces possible closure due to a lack of funding have launched a petition in a bid to convince the Department of Education to save it.

The Life Centre in Cork has been providing continuing education for early school leavers for the past 14 years.

Earlier this year, the Irish Examiner highlighted how staff and management at the centre feared the facility may close due to a shortfall in funding, with trustees of the Christian Brothers claiming that they are no longer in a position to provide the annual €90,000 per year in funding.