Department provides new special school in Cork with temporary plot until permanent site ready

The former site of Scoil an Athar Tadhg in the Cork village of Carrignavar, which has been earmarked by the Department of Education for a new special school for Cork. Announced last November, work has yet to start on the vacant two-and-a-half-acre site. The school was expected to open for September 2025.

A new special school in Cork will open temporarily in Fermoy for September 2025, as its permanent site will not be ready at the start of the new school year.

Capacity at other existing special schools is also being “significantly” increased for the 2025/26 school year to accommodate children who have yet to receive an offer of a school place. The news comes as many families are waiting for school places for their children.