School building contractor says it is being used as ‘scapegoat’
Western Building Systems has called for report deadline into school building programme
Seventeen additional schools found to have structural flaws
Temporary remediation and precautionary measures to be put in place
Remediation work on 22 Western Building Systems schools to begin over summer
Series of information sessions for school authorities began this week
Firm sued over alleged defects in rapid build Dublin school
Tyrrelstown Educate Together one of two facilities closed following safety inspections
Cost of repairing structural defects to Dublin school likely to exceed €3 million
Court papers show Department of Education believes cost of repairs likely to be nearly as high as original cost of Balbriggan building
Repairing schools to cost ‘big money’, says Minister
‘I don’t have the estimates ... assessments will need to be carried out on all 42 schools’
Two schools at centre of structural concerns will not reopen today
Most schools set to reopen after engineering teams worked through the weekend to complete remedial works
Total of 22 schools found to need remedial work
Department of Education finds 19 of 42 inspected schools fit to reopen without work
Assessment of 42 schools at risk of structural defects near end
Minister not ruling out litigation concerning schools built by Western Building Systems
Engineers inspect 21 schools amid concerns over building standards
Structural issues found at five facilities with six cleared to fully reopen
Schools shut over structural concerns set to reopen after mid-term break
Engineering solutions mean many students will be able to return to their schools
Minister for Education unable to say how many more schools will have to close
Department signed off on rapid build schools, says Western Building Systems
The legacy of the ‘rapid build’ Celtic Tiger schools
Analysis: Up to 40 schools built within the last decade face structural assessments
School safety check finds 80% chance of wall falling out in storm force wind
Assessments to be carried out on 40 schools between now and the end of mid-term break
Safety fears prompt inspections of 40 schools built since 2008
Schools were fast-track builds by same developer, with two already closed
Two more Dublin schools to close over structural safety concerns
Alternative accommodation to be sought for 1,200 pupils
Schools built too quickly during Celtic Tiger, says McHugh
Minister wants to know ‘what happened, what went wrong [and] who’s responsible?’
Structural safety assessments ordered for 30 schools after defects found in Balbriggan
Fire safety audits had previously been ordered at the schools
North Dublin school building closed due to ‘structural issues’
Ardgillan Community College forced to find alternative accommodation for 200 pupils
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