Five new special schools to open next year in Cork, Dublin, Tipperary, and Monaghan

Minister for Education Norma Foley. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins Photo

Five new special schools are to open next year as part of a bid to avoid the annual scramble by authorities to find appropriate school places.

Children with special educational needs are regularly left without appropriate school places each September, an issue that is often highlighted by their families and the Ombudsman for Children.