"Significant" Progress Made On Acquisition Of School Campus Site In Celbridge.

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 10:52

3 schools to be moved on to the lands.

"Significant progress" has been made on the acquisition of a school campus in Celbridge.

St. Patrick's National School, St. Raphael's Special School and Celbridge Community College are to be relocated to single site in Ballyoulster.

Kildare County Council has been informed by the Dept. of Education that it expects "the acquisition to proceed to legal conveyancing stage in the near future. "

Labour Cllr. Ciara Galvin raised the matter at this month's meeting of the Celbridge/Leixlip Municipal District and has been speaking to Kildare Today.

Cllr. Galvin joined Clem Ryan on Tuesday's edition of the programme.

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