Mayo politician objects to ‘elitist’ Educate Together

Cllr Frank Durcan opposes conversion of building into school to be run by group

A proposal to lease Marsh House was ratified, subject to amendments, by the Castlebar Municipal District last month.

A proposal to lease Marsh House was ratified, subject to amendments, by the Castlebar Municipal District last month.

A Mayo county councillor is objecting to the conversion of Castlebar’s former municipal building into a school to be run by the non-denominational Educate Together group, which he says is an “elitist” organisation.

Cllr Frank Durcan (Independent ) has appealed to An Bord Pleanála over the council’s recent decision to grant the Minister of Education permission to convert Marsh House, home to the town council until 2014, into a school.

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