Protest at merger plans for Cork City schools 

Parents, staff and students at St Vincent’s girls secondary school have protested over a potential amalgamation with the North Monastery and the North Presentation

Parents, staff and students standing in unity while socially distanced outside the grounds of St Vincent's Girls Secondary School in Cork, to protect the all-girls status and the first all-girls Autism Spectrum Disorder unit in Ireland. Photo: Denis Minihane

Parents of students at a girls school on the northside of Cork City fear a proposed amalgamation will jeopardize its inclusive environment and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) centre.

Parents, staff and students at St Vincent’s girls secondary school have protested outside the school gates over a potential amalgamation of the school with the North Monastery and the North Presentation.