Gaelscoil's 27-year wait for a permanent home drags on

Principal Róise Uí Labhraidh at Gaelscoil Phadraigh in Ballybrack, Co Dublin. The school which opened 27 years ago is still housed entirely in prefabs. Picture: Moya Nolan

A Gaelscoil waiting three decades for a permanent building is among a number of schools impacted by the knock-on effects of building projects delayed by the Department of Education.

Gaelscoil Phádraig, in Ballybrack, Dublin, has been in temporary accommodation for 27 years.