Long-awaited east Cork school campus gets go-ahead for construction

Announced in 2012 as a 'rapid build', the project suffered a series of delays due to unsuccessful planning applications

The way has been cleared for construction on the three-school building project on Station Road, which will bring together Carrigtwohill Community College, Scoil Mhuire Naofa, and Scoil Chliodhna CNS to the same campus. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A much-needed and long-awaited three-school campus project, which includes a post-primary school for up to 1,000 students, in East Cork has been given the green light for construction to begin.

The Department of Education has confirmed that the letters of acceptance were issued this week to contractors' tenders for the Carrigtwohill School Campus project. This clears the way for construction to commence on the three-school building project on Station Road, which will bring together Carrigtwohill Community College, Scoil Mhuire Naofa, and Scoil Chliodhna CNS to the same campus.