School forced to close special educational needs centre

Teachers in the school will now be sharing teaching spaces, working in corridors and landings. File picture

A primary school on the northside of Cork City has been forced to close a section worked in by 13 teachers and used for special education.

In correspondence to parents, Scoil Oilibhéir in Ballyvolane said it made the decision this week to permanently close Cill Barra, its special educational needs centre, on health and safety grounds.