Former principal of Cork school used false information for grants to pay for extra teachers

A former principal who furnished false information to get €244,000 in grants for her school should not be permitted to apply for any promotional post for the next 10 years, the High Court has found.

Eileen O'Connor (38) was principal of Gaelscoil Mhuscraí in Blarney, Co Cork, when she made the applications for capitation grants to which the school was not entitled to the Department of Education and Skills.