Coughlan in talks on school patronage row [sbpost.ie]
- Published: 30 May 2010
Education minister Mary Coughlan will meet the four TDs from the Dublin Mid West constituency this week to discuss the prospect of the country’s first Educate Together secondary school opening in the area.
The meeting will take place amid a turf war between Educate Together and County Dublin VEC over patronage of a new school planned for Clonburris in south Lucan. Educate Together sought unsuccessfully to be patron of the planned school, but the VEC was approved for the role.
However, the Department of Education is reviewing the decision.
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