Track for special needs school to be ‘life-changing’

Students of a special needs school in Cork are set to benefit from a “life-changing” new running track, according to school principal Siobhan Allen.

Track for special needs school to be ‘life-changing’

The long-awaited amenity is to become a reality for Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Ballincollig after the Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF) made a donation of €12,500 to the charity, Balance, in support of the school.

The co-educational school caters for pupils from age four upwards with a moderate learning disability, including those with autism, Down syndrome and some wheelchair-bound students.

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