'It’s unbelievable he had to wait this long': Autistic Cork boy offered school place after 17 rejections 

Boy's mother says it will be 'very tricky' to get to the school in Fermoy from the family home on Cork's northside but as it's the only place he has been offered, she had to accept

Leon has been offered a place in Carrignavar Special School, currently operating from Fermoy, some distance from his home on Blarney Street on the northside of Cork City.

A six-year-old autistic boy from Cork City has finally been offered a special school place after facing repeated rejections over the last two years.

During that time, Kellie Mullins’ son Leon, who is autistic, non-verbal, and has global developmental delay, was rejected from 17 schools, with Ms Mullins saying it was "starting to make me think that no one wanted to deal with him and his disability".