Language school in voluntary liquidity bid

A private language school estimated to owe its overseas students up to €500,000 has applied for voluntary liquidation despite proposing, at the time of its shock closure last November, to reopen this week.

The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) issued a statement saying it was informed of the move by the Dublin-based Shelbourne College yesterday.

It said Shelbourne College will now be immediately removed from the Internationalisation Register, which means no immigration permission will be issued in respect of it.