Education Minister Joe McHugh: Lives put at risk in school buildings

Two Celtic Tiger-era schools have been shut immediately and 40 more are undergoing emergency structural examinations amid real fears their ongoing use is putting thousands of children and teachers’ “lives at risk”.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Education Minister Joe McHugh confirmed the decision last night as it emerged they have asked Attorney General Seamus Woulfe about widescale legal action against the firm involved.