These issues, combined, created an environment that caused high levels of anxiety and dysregulation among the school’s students, resulting in students becoming distressed or “lashing out”. "Carrigaline Community Special School has ongoing engagement with the NCSE and CAMHS-ID, with this engagement intensifying over the past week. "National shortages of qualified teachers continue to present challenges, particularly for special schools that must compete with mainstream primary schools for substitute teachers and SNAs. "Cork ETB is open to any support that will benefit Carrigaline Community Special School. "This builds on close engagement over recent months on a range of measures to support Carrigaline Community Special School.

Source: Irish Examiner March 07, 2026 06:03 UTC