School to close for 14 days as precautionary measure after coronavirus case

A secondary school has been closed for 14 days on foot of the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland.

A secondary school on the northside of Dublin has been closed for 14 days on foot of the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland.

Scoil Chaitríona, a school of around 400 pupils in the suburb of Glasnevin, will be shut for the duration of the virus’s incubation period, the Department of Health said.