Parents 'delighted' as Cork special school delayed by works to open temporary classrooms

School, which had been unable to open three classes due to delayed building works, will now operate from community centre until building is complete

Tracy Lynch Mekki and her son Karim, who will start the new school year at St Killian's in Mayfield.

A special school in Cork which had been unable to open three classes next month due to delayed building works has now found alternative classrooms for those students.

St Killian’s special school in Mayfield has found a community centre in Mayfield to rent, which is to be paid for by the Department of Education.