Gaelscoil gets green light in Westport

mayo | miscellaneous | press release Monday January 16, 2006 01:30 by Keith Martin - Westport Town Councillor newseditor at ireland dot com

School Building gets funding and go ahead.

Cead Mile Failte for Gaelscoil


Cllr Keith Martin, chairman of the Pairc Na Coille Residents Association and a member of the Golf Course Road Community Building Committee has issued a ‘Cead Mile Failte’ to Gaelscoile Na Cruaiche following a green light to build the new school from the Dept of Education. The new school will be constructed on a 2.5 acre site which Westport Town Council voted to sell last year to the Office of Public Works to accommodate the school. On Friday the Dept of Education gave the go-ahead to begin architectural planning for building the school.


Cllr Martin said “When the children and parents of the school handed in their petition to the council I gave an undertaking to them to assist Gaelscoil Na Cruiche in finding a permanent home. I didn't think it would happen so quickly or so close to home; but I am delighted on both counts. As a resident of the area I look forward to working with the school to develop our shared community. This development was much needed and it is now much welcomed” he added.
Cllr Martin says the school will be built in conjunction with a new park for the Golf Course Road. “It is important to highlight the massive difference that two playgrounds, walkways, a playing pitch, the use of basketball and volleyball courts and a green area will mean to the area. Having a first class school in the area is also a huge benefit. These new facilities will establish the Golf Course Road as the high standard for other areas and other local authorities to aspire to” he concluded