School axes celebrations amid sex attack probe

The school at the centre of sex assault allegations has cancelled its annual Charter Day celebrations as Garda and Tusla investigations get under way.

Pupils at the private, fee-paying Kings Hospital School were due to gather today for ceremonies to mark the 345th anniversary of the school receiving its royal charter in 1671.

The event, one of the biggest in the school calendar, is held every year in early December and features the headmaster’s annual address, a prize-giving ceremony recognising academic achievement, a choral performance, and a speech by an invited guest of honour.