Some 20 children have been put on a waiting list for places in a special school in a Waterford town that saw its applications triple this year, prompting calls for a new greenfield site.
The students from West Waterford, Cork and South Tipperary are aged between four and 16 and have been put on the waiting list for places at St John’s Special School in Dungarvan.
The school operated a draw for the eight places it has available for this September, overseen by a local Garda Superintendent.
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Published by The Irish Examiner, 7th February 2025