30 October 2024
By Mary Bermingham
mary@TheCork.ie
Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East and Youghal resident, Deputy James O’Connor, has announced that Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, Youghal has been given the green light to proceed to tender of a major expansion by the Department of Education on the 29th of October 2024. Once a contractor is appointed, the works which have been granted planning can commence.
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Pobalscoil na Tríonóide is one of the biggest schools in Cork county with just over 1,100 students. It was opened in 2006 following the amalgamation of three secondary schools into a new building on the outskirts of the town on Parkmountain near the N25 bypass.
Deputy O’Connor stated: “The extension will see the addition of six general classrooms, a new special education teaching unit of two classrooms, a technical graphics room, a woodwork room, two science rooms and shared preparation areas, one home economics room, toilets and a much-needed additional social area for students attending the school.
“This is a massive multi-million euro investment in Youghal’s only secondary school. As a former pupil of Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, I am proud to support the school, their new principal, board of management, parents’ association, staff and students in their continued development.”