GREYSTONES COMMUNITY NATIONAL SCHOOL GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD
GREYSTONES Community National School has been granted planning permission for a permanent home.
The school, which currently based at Greystones Rugby Club, opened its doors in 2015. The new permanent facility will be located in Charlesland.
At the start of its life, the school was briefly in Templecarrig school until the existing facility at the rugby club was ready.
The new 4,763 square metre school will include three storeys, 24 classrooms, a hall, and a two-classroom special needs unit.
‘We are thrilled that the new building is on the way and can’t wait to continue the Greystones CNS journey in what will be a state of the art school when completed,’ said principal Rory Kinane.
‘We have been very happy in the rugby club. We look forward to moving to our permanent home in Charlesland once the build is complete.’
The school will remain at the rugby club site in the existing portacabins until the new build is complete.
Cllr Jennifer Whitmore, who is chair of the board of the school, welcomed the decision.
‘ This is a big milestone for our school and I am looking forward to working with the parents, staff, KWETB and the Department to deliver a fantastic new primary school to Greystones,’ she said.
‘It’s great to see how far the school has progressed in the space of a couple of years and it already has become a big part of the Greystones community. It’s an exciting time for the school and I very much look forward to the next phase.’
Deputy Stephen Donnelly, who has campaigned for the school for the past five years, said: ‘I have been working closely with the Department of Education, parents and staff since the school opened its doors to find a permanent home for it.
‘It looks like that this has now become a reality. The department is setting a tar- get of 2018 for completion of the school, and credit is due to parents and staff for pushing for this project to be prioritised.
‘It’s vital that the school has a purpose-built facility that allows it to meet the growing demand in the Charlesland area.
The next priority is to ensure that building begins as quickly as possible in order to be completed in 2018.’
The school, which opened with one junior infants class, took in its third set of junior infants pupils in September 2017.