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New special school to open in Cork after families left without places

Carrigaline school to cater for children with dual diagnosis of learning disability and autism

Darragh Murphy, with his parents Gary and Alison, was left without a school place for two years in a row.

Fri, 16 Apr, 2021 - 13:25

Jess Casey, Education Correspondent

A new special school is set to open in Cork, and work is underway to ensure new places are established as early as possible for the 2021/22 school year.

This follows campaigning from families locally who said their children were being denied an appropriate education due to a lack of special school places.

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